Venerable
Sebastian of Solovki
The hermit
Venerable hermit of Solovki, venerated in the Russian Orthodox calendar.
- Feast
- August 9old style August 22
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Holy Venerable Sebastian of Solovki was a hermit. The sources consulted preserve no life of him, so no further facts of his time and labours can be given.
He is commemorated, in the new style, on 11 July, a movable date, in the Synaxis of the Saints of Novgorod, and on 22 August in the Synaxis of the Saints of Solovki.
Commemorated the same day August 9
MatthiasApostle · Apostle chosen in place of JudasAug 9
Irene of AthensRight-Believing · Byzantine EmpressAug 9
Sava of OhridSaint · Disciple of Saints Cyril and MethodiusAug 9
Romanus OstiariusMartyr · Doorkeeper of the church in RomeAug 9
Firmus and RusticusMartyr · Martyrs of VeronaAug 9
Secundianus, Marcellianus and VerianusHoly Martyrs · Martyrs of ItalyAug 9
Anthony MonkinFool-for-ChristAug 9- Jacob of SolovkiVenerable · Abbot of Solovki MonasteryAug 9
- Marcellus of VologdaSaint · Archbishop of VologdaAug 9
- Adrian of SolovkiVenerable · HermitAug 9
- Alexis of ConstantinopleMartyrAug 9
- Alexis of SolovkiVenerable · HermitAug 9