Hierarch
Menas of Polotsk
Saint Menas, Bishop of Polotsk
New Calendar June 20 Old Calendar July 3
Why they are a saint
Menas of Polotsk is remembered as Bishop of Polotsk. Holy hierarchs are venerated because they guarded the faith and shepherded a local church. Orthodox Christians remember him as a hierarch who kept the apostolic faith in his see. The New Calendar feast is June 20.
Limited historical information is available about this saint.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Menas of Polotsk as a patron when they bear the name Menas at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on June 20. As a bishop, he is also remembered by clergy and those who serve the Church.
Prayer
O holy Menas of Polotsk, 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.