Saints
- Saint Macrina the Elder, grandmother of St. Basil the Great (340)
- Saint Emmelia of Caesarea, mother of Saint Basil the Great (375)
- Venerable Isaac the Confessor, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (383)
- Martyrs Aphrodisius, Agapius, Eusebios, Charalampos and Christina, in Nicomedia, by fire (65)
- Martyrs Romanos and Teletios, in Nicomedia, by the sword.
- Martyr Euplius (Efplos).
- Martyr Natalios, by the sword.
- Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea in Cappadocia.
- Hieromartyr Eutyches.
- Saint Cyprian of Antioch, reposed in peace.
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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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Purblind manifestoes, never-ending complaints,”
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“The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.”
—Bible: New Testament, Ephesians 4:11.