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Saint · † c. 1337
Schema-monks
Venerable Schema-monk Cyrill and Schema-nun Mary, parents of St Sergius of Radonezh († c. 1337)
New Calendar January 18 Old Calendar January 31
Why they are a saint
Venerable Schema-monk Cyrill and Schema-nun Mary, parents of St Sergius of Radonezh († c. 1337) are commemorated by the Orthodox Church on January 18. Venerated as monastic saints, honored for a life of prayer and asceticism; little else about their lives has come down to us.
Limited historical information is available about this saint.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Schema-monks as a patron when they bear the name Schema-monks at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on January 18. As a monastic, she is also asked for help in prayer, fasting, and repentance.
Prayer
O holy Schema-monks, 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.