Saint
Gurias
A saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- December 15old style December 28
- Era
- unknown
Life
Saint Gurias is commemorated on 15 December (new style, the Greek calendar). The Greek source says of him only that, together with Saint Barsanuphius (commemorated on 11 April, bishop of Tver and Kazan), he strove to spread the Christian faith among Muslims.
No further details of his life are preserved in the source consulted.
Commemorated the same day December 15
Tryphon of PechengaVenerable · Founder of Pechenga MonasteryDec 15
UrbiciusVenerable · Hermit of the Aragon PyreneesDec 15.jpg)
Eleutherius and AnthiaHoly Hieromartyrs · Bishop of Illyricum and his motherDec 15
Stephen of SurozhSaint · Archbishop of SugdeaDec 15- Offa of EssexRight-Believing · King of EssexDec 15
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Susanna the DeaconessVenerable Martyr · Deaconess of PalestineDec 15
Gury KarpovSaint · Archbishop of Taurida and SimferopolDec 15- Paul of LatrosVenerableDec 15
Nectarius of BitolaSaintDec 15- Pardus the HermitVenerableDec 15
- Gurius of PechengaHieromartyr · Abbot of Pechenga MonasteryDec 15
- DrosisMartyrDec 15