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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Saint

Timothy the Wonderworker

Archbishop of Proconnesus

Archbishop of Proconnesus in the Propontis, honored as a wonderworker.

Feast
August 1old style August 14
Era
6th century
Place
Thrace
Order
Hierarchs

Life

Holy Hierarch Timothy the Wonderworker lived around the middle of the sixth century, in the time of the emperor Justin. For his great virtue he was made bishop of Proconnesus (Prikonnisos), the island now called Marmara, in the Sea of Marmara. He carried out his pastoral duties very well, through meekness and prayer. On one occasion he even healed the daughter of the emperor Justinian from a demon.

He fell asleep in peace on 1 August. Later the empress Theodora, in gratitude to the saint, built a monastery in his name at the place where his holy relics were found; a spring of holy water was also found nearby. He is commemorated on 1 August, in the calendar of the Church of Greece (new style).

Commemorated the same day August 1