|
Venerable
Agathon
the
Wonderworker
(Sf.
Cuv.
Agaton,
facatorul
de
minuni)
| Feastday: |
FEBRUARY
20
AUGUST
28
(Synaxis
of
the
Saints
of
the
Kiev
Far
Caves)
2nd
Sunday
of
Great
Lent
(Synaxis
of
all
the
Monastic
Fathers
of
the
Kiev
Caves) |
Saint
Agathon,
a
great
ascetic
at
the
Kiev
Caves
monastery,
was
a
mighty
struggler
and,
by
his
faith
and
labors
of
fasting
and
prayer
and
love,
he
acquired
the
gifts
of
peacefulness
of
soul,
spiritual
enlightenment
of
the
mind
and
heart,
pure
contemplation
and
prophecy
–
even
foretelling
the
time
of
his
own
death.
He
was
also
known
to
have
healed
the
sick
by
laying
his
hands
upon
them.
An
ancient
inscription
over
his
grave
reads:
"Like
a
prophet
announcing
the
future;
like
a
physician,
healing
the
ill
by
the
touch
of
his
hand;
like
a
saint,
in
heaven
with
the
saints
in
glory,
his
body
remains
here,
incorruptible,
with
the
righteous."
This
relic
was
given
as
a
gift
to
the
parish
by
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU
on
Sunday,
January
15,
2006. |