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May 8, 2018

Saints and Feasts of May 8


On the eighth is celebrated the blossoming of the son of thunder.
 
Synaxis of the Holy Dust That Proceeds From the Tomb 
of the  Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian 
 
 
 
 
Venerable Arsenios the Great

Life and Sayings of Holy Abba Arsenios the Great (+ 449)

Saint Arsenios the Great as a Model for our Lives


Venerable Meles the Hymnographer

Venerable Meles the Hymnographer


Holy Regiment of Soldier Martyrs

Holy Regiment of Soldier Martyrs


Holy Martyr Victor of Milan

Holy Martyr Victor of Milan


Venerable Arsenios Varnakovites

Saint Arsenios Varnakovites, Founder of Varnakova Monastery (+ 1111)


Venerable Arseny the Lover of Labor of the Kiev Caves

Saint Arseny the Lover of Labor of the Kiev Caves


Synaxis of Panagia of Kassopitra in Kerkyra
 
 
 
 

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