Venerable
Four Holy Ascetics
A group of four holy ascetics, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- August 18old style August 31
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
The Four Holy Ascetics are four strugglers commemorated together on 18 August in the calendar of the Church of Greece (new style). The synaxarion on saint.gr says only that they fell asleep in peace and that no other details of their lives are known; their names are not preserved in the sources consulted.
Commemorated the same day August 18
Sixtus IIISaint · Bishop of RomeAug 18
George I of ConstantinopleSaint · Patriarch of ConstantinopleAug 18.jpg)
Agapitus of PraenesteMartyr · Martyr of PraenesteAug 18
Florus and LaurusHoly MartyrsAug 18
Sophrony of EssexVenerable · Archimandrite, disciple of SilouanAug 18- John V of ConstantinopleSaint · Patriarch of ConstantinopleAug 18
Inan of IrvineSaintAug 18- Agapius of GalatistaHieromartyr · HieromonkAug 18
- Christopher of TrebizondVenerable · Abbot of Soumela MonasteryAug 18
- Daig of InniskeenSaint · Bishop of Inis-Caoin-DeaghaAug 18
- Aeonius of ArlesSaint · Bishop of ArlesAug 18
- AgonSaintAug 18