ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY THEN AND NOW: Saints and Feasts of June 27

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June 27, 2018

Saints and Feasts of June 27

On the twenty-seventh Sampson died and gushed forth myrrh.

Saint Sampson the Innkeeper

Saint Sampson the Innkeeper Resource Page

Holy Martyr Anektos of Caesarea

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyr Anektos of Caesarea

Saint Joanna the Myrrhbearer

Saint Joanna the Myrrhbearer

Venerable Luke the Hermit

Venerable Luke the Hermit

Holy Martyrs Markios and Markia

Holy Martyrs Markios and Markia

Holy Hieromartyr Pierius, Presbyter of Antioch

Holy Hieromartyr Pierius, Presbyter of Antioch

Saint Cyril Loukaris, Patriarch of Constantinople

Saint Cyril Loukaris Resource Page

Venerable George the Hagiorite

Saint George the Hagiorite (+ 1065)

Saint Severus the Presbyter

The Beneficial Lesson of Saint Severus the Presbyter

Venerable Martin of Turov

Saint Martin of Turov (+ 1150)

Narration of Bishop Synesios of Cyrene,

Regarding Evagrios the Philosopher,

and the Three Gold Litra

The Tale of Evagrios the Philosopher, Who Was Converted by Bishop Synesios of Cyrene, and the Three Gold Litra