Venerable
Basil Sukhy
Venerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Feast
- July 6old style July 19
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Holy Venerable Basil Sukhy came from the region of the Northern Dvina and was a disciple of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh. He is mentioned in the life of that saint. He was the first monk of the Holy Trinity-Saint Sergius Monastery and is buried in the Lavra of Saint Sergius.
He is commemorated on 19 July in the Synaxis of the Saints of Radonezh and on 5 September (a movable date) in the Synaxis of the Saints of Moscow, in the new style.
Commemorated the same day July 6
Sisoes the GreatVenerable · Hermit in EgyptJul 6
Sexburga of ElyVenerable · Abbess of ElyJul 6
Quirinus of TegernseeMartyr · Martyr of RomeJul 6
Juliana of OlshankaRight-Believing · Princess of the Olshansky familyJul 6
Romulus of FiesoleSaint · Bishop of FiesoleJul 6
Dorotheus of RadonezhVenerable · Monk of St Sergius LavraJul 6
Sisoes the SchemamonkVenerableJul 6- Euthymius LyubovichevVenerable Martyr · Hieromonk of OptinaJul 6
Vassian RyloSaint · Archbishop of RostovJul 6- Dometios the MercifulVenerable · Archimandrite of RâmețJul 6
- Ferapont of BorovenskVenerable · Hieromonk and monastery founderJul 6
Michael II of SmolenskSaint · Bishop of SmolenskJul 6