Saints
- Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople
- Saint Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, enlightener of the Slavs
- 120 martyrs of Persia
- Saint Platonida (Placonis) of Nisibis
- Martyr Jeremiah and martyr Archilias the Presbyter
- Saint Gregory of St. Athanasius' Monastery on Mount Athos, instructor of Saint Gregory Palamas
- Saint Gregory the Sinaite
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“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.
“For all the saints who from their labors rest,
Who, to the world their steadfast faith confessed,
your name, O Jesus, be forever blessed
Alleluia!”
—William Walsham How (1823–1897)
“What do you think spies are: priests, saints and martyrs? They’re a squalid procession of vain fools, traitors too, yes; pansies, sadists and drunkards, people who play cowboys and Indians to brighten their rotten lives.”
—John le Carré (b. 1931)