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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Joseph of Solovki the Elder

Hermit

A hermit of the Solovki Islands, known as the Elder.

Feast
August 9old style August 22
Era
unknown
Order
Venerables

Life

Holy Venerable Joseph of Solovki the Elder, a hermit, is counted among the saints of the Solovki monastery on the White Sea. The source of these facts does not contain a life of him and gives no data about him other than the days of commemoration.

He is commemorated on 22 August, in the Synaxis of the Saints of Solovki, and on 11 July, in the Synaxis of the Saints of Novgorod, a movable day, in new style.

Commemorated the same day August 9