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Saint
Barlaam of Keretsk
Saint Barlaam of Keretsk
New Calendar January 15 Old Calendar January 28
Why they are a saint
Saint Barlaam of Keretsk served during the sixteenth century as a priest in the Keretsk area of the Kolsk peninsula on the White Sea. The Orthodox Church commemorates Barlaam of Keretsk on January 15.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Barlaam of Keretsk as a patron when they bear the name Barlaam at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on January 15.
Prayer
O holy Barlaam of Keretsk, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.