Saint
Barsus
Bishop of Damascus
A bishop of Damascus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- February 28old style March 13
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Hierarchs
Life
Saint Barsus the Venerable was bishop of Damascus and is commemorated on 28 February (new style, the calendar of the Church of Greece). The synaxarion says only that he departed this life in peace.
The sources consulted give no other details about his time or his shepherding.
Commemorated the same day February 28
Romanus of CondatVenerable · Hermit of the JuraFeb 28.jpg)
Nestor of MagydosHieromartyr · Bishop of MagydosFeb 28
Kyranna of ThessalonicaNew Martyr · Martyr of ThessalonicaFeb 28
Nicholas Salos of PskovFool-for-Christ · Fool for Christ of PskovFeb 28
Basil the ConfessorVenerable · Byzantine monkFeb 28.jpg)
Marina and CyraHoly Venerables · Nuns of SyriaFeb 28- NymphasApostle · One of the SeventyFeb 28
- Leo of CappadociaVenerable · Ascetic of CappadociaFeb 28
- AvrikiosMartyrFeb 28
- Cairalius, Pupulius, Gaius and SerapionHoly MartyrsFeb 28
Cyra of BeroeaVenerableFeb 28- Diochuill of Airiudh MuiltSaintFeb 28