Venerable
Ignatius of Cappadocia
Venerable of the Savior Monastery
A venerable father from Cappadocia, linked with the Savior Monastery at Glubokaya.
- Feast
- September 27old style October 10
- Reposed
- 97510th century
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Holy Venerable Ignatius of Cappadocia, called also Ignatius of the Deep Rivers (Glubokorechensky), lived in the tenth century in Cappadocia and from childhood was dedicated to God by his parents. At the age of manhood he received monasticism and soon was ordained a priest. Then Saint Ignatius was made hegumen of the Saviour monastery called the Deep Rivers, near Constantinople. He cared for the monastery, adorned the churches and surrounded the monastery with a wall. Venerable Ignatius reposed in the city of Amorion in the year 975. After a long time his relics were found incorrupt.
He is commemorated on 10 October (new style).
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