Titus the Wonderworker

Venerable Titus the Wonderworker struggled in the ninth century at the Studion Monastery near Constantinople, where from his youth he showed zeal for the monastic life. By his fasting and gentleness he won the love of the brethren, who asked him to accept ordination as a hieromonk.

His soul was full of fervent love for God and for his neighbour, and his food was to do the will of the heavenly Father and to use his life for the spiritual building up of his brethren. For the purity of his soul and his virtuous life, God gave him the gift of working miracles, and he became the spiritual father of many laymen and monks. During the iconoclast persecution he defended the veneration of the holy icons and remained steadfast in the faith to the end, when he departed to the Lord. He is commemorated on 2 April.