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Saint · 10th C
Euphymios
Venerable Euphymios and Neophytes, Founders of the Dochiariou Monastery on Mt Athos (10th C)
New Calendar November 9 Old Calendar November 22
Why they are a saint
Venerable Euphymios and Neophytes, Founders of the Dochiariou Monastery on Mt Athos (10th C) are commemorated by the Orthodox Church on November 9. Venerated as monastic saints, honored for a life of prayer and asceticism; little else about their lives has come down to us.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Euphymios as a patron when they bear the name Euphymios at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on November 9. As a monastic, he is also asked for help in prayer, fasting, and repentance.
Prayer
O holy Euphymios, 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.