Saints
- Holy Prophet Zachariah and Righteous Elizabeth parents of Saint John the Baptist and Forerunner
- Martyrdom of the holy passion-bearer Gleb (1015)
- Martyrs Urban, Theodore, Medimus and 77 others at Nicomedia (370)
- Martyr Obadiah, Bishop of Persia (5th century)
- Martyr Sarbelus of Edessa
- Virgin-martyr Rhais of Alexandria (308)
- Martyrs Juventinus and Maximus, soldiers at Antioch (361, 363)
- Martyr Athanasius, Abbot, of Brest (1648)
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Famous quotes containing the word saints:
“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling place for God.”
—Bible: New Testament, Ephesians 2:19-22.
“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)
“The countless words of saints and sages waken people from their dreams.”
—Chinese proverb.