Saints
- Hieromartyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina in Sicily (1st century)
- Hieromartyr Cyril of Gortyna in Crete, bishop (4th century)
- Saint Theodore of Edessa, bishop (9th century)
- Saint Patermuthius and others in Egypt (4th century)
- Saint Euthymius the Enlightener of Karelia (1435)
- Blessed Peter, Hieromartyr of Cherevkov (Vologda) (early 17th century)
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Famous quotes containing the word saints:
“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)
“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.
“The countless words of saints and sages waken people from their dreams.”
—Chinese proverb.