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June 16, 2018

Saints and Feasts of June 16


On the sixteenth Tychon went to dwell beneath the earth.

Saint Tychon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Amathus
 
 
 
 
 
Holy Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Apollonia

Holy Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Apollonia


Holy Five Martyrs of Nicomedia

Holy Five Martyrs of Nicomedia


Holy Forty Martyrs of Rome

Holy Forty Martyrs of Rome


Saint Mnemonios, Bishop of Amathus

Saint Mnemonios, Bishop of Amathus


Venerable Tikhon of Kaluga

Saint Tikhon of Kaluga the Tree Dweller (+ 1492)

The Veneration of Saint Tikhon of Kaluga in Pre-Soviet Russia


Venerable Tikhon of Lukh in Kostroma
 
 
 
Holy Hieromartyr Neophyte the Cretan, 
Metropolitan of Wallachia
Venerable Moses of Optina

Saint Moses of Optina (+ 1862)

Two Letters From Saint Moses of Optina to His Brother Living in the World


Holy Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Bishop of Tobolsk

Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Bishop of Tobolsk (+ 1918)


Translation of the Relics of Saint Theophan the Recluse

The Relics of Saint Theophan the Recluse

Saint Theophan the Recluse Resource Page


Synaxis of the Theotokos at Diakonais

Synaxis of the Theotokos at Diakonais


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