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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Stephen Xylinites

A venerable monk commemorated together with Saint Basil the New.

Feast
March 26old style April 8
Era
unknown
Order
Venerables

Life

Saint Stephen Xylinites is commemorated in the Greek calendar on 26 March (new style, the calendar of the Church of Greece) together with Basil the New; another list of the Church also gives him on 24 March, with Abraham of Mount Latros, Zacharias and Martin the Theban. The synaxarion says that he led a strict life of ascetic struggle and that God granted him the gift of foresight.

The sources consulted give no other details about his place, time or deeds.

Commemorated the same day March 26