Venerable
Mazota
A holy nun of Irish birth.
- Feast
- December 23old style January 5
- Era
- 7th century
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Venerable Mazota was, according to tradition, the leader of a group of nineteen holy virgins who went from Ireland to Scotland and founded a monastery at Abernethy on the Tay. She is said to have lived in the eighth century. She is honoured as a saint of the undivided Church and remembered on 23 December in the Western calendar (new style).
Commemorated the same day December 23
Dagobert IIRight-Believing · King of AustrasiaDec 23- Nephon I of ConstantinopleSaint · Patriarch of ConstantinopleDec 23
Theoctistus of NovgorodSaint · Archbishop of NovgorodDec 23- Niphon of CyprusSaint · Bishop of Constantia in CyprusDec 23
- Paul of NeocaesareaConfessor · Bishop of NeocaesareaDec 23
- Antonina of TismanaVenerable · Nun of Tismana MonasteryDec 23
- David of DvinskMartyrDec 23
Saturninus of CreteMartyrDec 23- AgathopusMartyr · Martyr of GortynaDec 23
- Agathopus of CreteMartyrDec 23
- Anfadan of Ros IngiteSaintDec 23
- Basil SpasskyHieromartyrDec 23