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Venerable
Christopher
A holy monk commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Feast
- June 5old style June 18
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Venerable Christopher is a venerable father commemorated in the Orthodox calendar. The sources at hand do not preserve details of his life, of the place where he struggled, or of the time in which he lived.
The name Christopher means "bearer of Christ". The Church honours him as a venerable father, that is, a monk who pleased God by ascetic struggle.
Commemorated the same day June 5
Boniface of MainzHieromartyr · Apostle of the GermansJun 5
Dorotheus of GazaVenerable · Abbot near GazaJun 5
Igor of ChernigovPassion-Bearer · Grand Prince of KievJun 5
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Dorotheus of TyreHieromartyr · Bishop of TyreJun 5
Constantine I of KievSaint · Metropolitan of KievJun 5- EobanHieromartyr · Bishop, companion of Saint BonifaceJun 5
John of ValaamVenerable · Schema-abbot at New ValamoJun 5
Jonah and VassianHoly VenerablesJun 5_-_%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0_10052_%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B9.png)
Anoub of ScetisVenerable · Desert Father of ScetisJun 5
Theodore YaroslavichRight-Believing · Prince of NovgorodJun 5
Peter of KorišaVenerable · HermitJun 5