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St. Prosdochimus
St. Herculanus
A shepherd who stayed with his people through hard times.
November 7
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Bishop
Thin entry · the 1897 book gives only 85 words. We have not filled the gap with invented detail.
Land actions,” says Eusebios, “ he exhibited a most rare instance of sound wisdom, and a genuine specimen of evangelical deportment.” Theonas occupied the throne of S. Mark for nineteen years, and he was succeeded by Peter, who was also eminent, and who ruled the Church for twelve years. Peter died in November, 31 1, and was succeeded by S. Achillas, who occupied the see half a year, and died in the June following. He was probably very aged when raised to the patriarchal chair.
Learn from the kind of life it was. A shepherd who stayed with his people through hard times.
Keep their day. Remember them on November 7 with a short prayer, and ask for their help.
Land actions,” says Eusebios, “ he exhibited a most rare instance of sound wisdom, and a genuine specimen of evangelical deportment.” Theonas occupied the throne of S. Mark for nineteen years, and he was succeeded by Peter, who was also eminent, and who ruled the Church for twelve years. Peter died in November, 31 1, and was succeeded by S. Achillas, who occupied the see half a year, and died in the June following. He was probably very aged when raised to the patriarchal chair.
Feast: November 7
One short email a day for nine days. The day's prayer, a line from St. Achillas's story, and a nudge to keep going.
From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897–98); text from the Internet Archive scan (OCR, lightly cleaned; errors possible). Public domain.
From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897–98); text from the Internet Archive scan (OCR, lightly cleaned; errors possible). Public domain in the United States. Reproduced unedited, except for short bracketed notes in grey that we added to explain names and terms (“S.” is the old abbreviation for Saint). Some history and judgments reflect 19th-century scholarship.