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Saint · 1646
Peter
Holy Hierarch Peter Mogila, metropolitan of Kiev (1646)
New Calendar December 31 Old Calendar January 13
Why they are a saint
Petro Mohyla or Peter Mogila (21 December 1596 – 1 January [O.S. 22 December] 1647) was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus' in the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the Eastern Orthodox Church from 1633 to 1646. Venerated as a hierarch, a bishop who shepherded the Church in holiness.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Peter as a patron when they bear the name Peter at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on December 31. As a bishop, he is also remembered by clergy and those who serve the Church.
Prayer
O holy Peter, pray to God for us.
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