Venerable · 6th–7th century (traditional)
Stylianos
Venerable Stylianos of Paphlagonia
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Why they are a saint
Stylianos was a cappadocian/Paphlagonian hermit; in Greek devotion the protector of children and infants. The years given for this life are 6th–7th century (traditional). His feast keeps the memory of that ascetic path. This memory is kept in the Greek Church.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Patron of children / infants, because of his own story as a parent recorded in his life.
Prayer
O holy Stylianos, 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.