Hieromartyr
Jacob of Hamatoura
Hieromartyr Jacob of Hamatoura
New Calendar October 13 Old Calendar October 26
Why they are a saint
Hieromartyr Jacob of Hamatoura was a 13th-century monk in the Northern Lebanese Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos, a community in Hamatoura Monastery. His feast day is October 13. He is a recently rediscovered saint and is revered in Lebanon and by faithful throughout the world, but is still relatively unknown to the wider Orthodox Church, being in only a few synaxarions.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Jacob of Hamatoura as a patron when they bear the name Jacob at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on October 13. As a martyr, he is also asked for courage and faithfulness under trial.
Prayer
O holy Jacob of Hamatoura, 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.