Saints
- Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria, and those with them in Rome: Claudius, Hilaria, Jason, Maurus, Diodorus the presbyter, and Marianus the deacon
- Martyr Pancharius at Nicomedia
- Saint Innocent of Komel in Vologda, disciple of Saint Nilus of Sora
- Saint Bassa of Pskov, nun
- New martyr Demerrius at Constantinople
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Famous quotes containing the word saints:
“If man were happy, he would be the more so, the less he was diverted, like the saints and God.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
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—John le Carré (b. 1931)
“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)