Saints
- Hieromartyr Clement of Ancyra, bishop, and martyr Agathangelus (312)
- Saint Paulinus the Merciful, Bishop of Nola (431)
- Saint Mausimas the Syrian, monk (4th century)
- Saint Salamanes the Silent of the Euphrates, monk (400)
- Saint Gennadius of Kostroma, monk (1565)
- Saint Eusebius, recluse of Mount Coryphe near Antioch (4th century)
- Saint Dionysius of Olympus
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Famous quotes containing the word saints:
“For all the saints who from their labors rest,
Who, to the world their steadfast faith confessed,
your name, O Jesus, be forever blessed
Alleluia!”
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“If man were happy, he would be the more so, the less he was diverted, like the saints and God.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)