Saint
Pimen the Great
Venerable Pimen of Palestine († c. 602)
New Calendar August 27 Old Calendar September 9
Why they are a saint
He was an Egyptian by birth and a great Egyptian ascetic. As a boy, he visited various spiritual teachers and gathered proven experience as a bee gathers honey from flowers. Pimen once begged the elder Paul to take him to St Païsius. Venerated as a monastic saint, honored for a life of prayer and asceticism.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Pimen the Great as a patron when they bear the name Pimen at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on August 27. As a monastic, he is also asked for help in prayer, fasting, and repentance.
Prayer
O holy Pimen the Great, 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.