Saints
- Martyrs Maurice, his son Photinus, Theodore, Philip, and 70 soldiers, at Apamea in Syria (305)
- Saint Papius of Hierapolis
- Venerable Thalassius, Limnaeus, and Barades, hermits of Syria (5th century)
- Venerable Athanasius the Confessor of Constantinople (821)
- Saint Telesphorus, Pope of Rome (137)
- Saint Peter the Stylite of Mount Athos
- Russian new martyr Theoktista Michailovna, Fool-for-Christ of Voronezh (1936)
- Russian new martyr Michael Lisicin, priest (1918)
- Martyrs Anthusa and her 12 servants
- Saint Blaise, bishop
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Famous quotes containing the word saints:
“The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.”
—Bible: New Testament, Ephesians 4:11.
“O cunning enemy, that to catch a saint,
With saints doth bait thy hook! Most dangerous
Is that temptation that doth goad us on
To sin in loving virtue.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Its imaginary value will increase with the years, and if he [his grandson-in-law] lives to my age, or another half century, he may see it carried in the procession of our nation’s birthday, as the relics of the saints are in those of the church.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)