Orthodox saints and name days on July 13

Name days on July 13

Stephen, Stephanos, Stefanos, Gabriel, Gavriil, Angelos, Angelo, Sarah, Sara, Sarra

Saints and feasts of July 13

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  Stephen the Sabbaite

  Venerable, Στέφανος ο Σαββαΐτης

  St. Stephen the Sabbaite was a monk of the renowned Lavra of St. Savas in the Judean desert, living in the eighth century. Given to the monastery from childhood, he grew up in its life of prayer, was formed in its discipline, and spent his years in ascetic struggle, stillness, and love for the brethren, becoming a spiritual guide to many.

  Name days: Stephen, Stephanos, Stefanos

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  Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel

  Great Feast, Σύναξις Αρχαγγέλου Γαβριήλ

  On July 13 the Church keeps a second synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel, gathering the faithful once more to celebrate the great messenger of God. Tradition connects the feast with the dedication of a church in his name and with thanksgiving for his wonders through the centuries.

  Name days: Gabriel, Gavriil, Angelos, Angelo

• Sarah of Sketis

  Holy Woman, Σάρρα

  St. Sarah was an ascetic of the Egyptian desert who lived for many years beside a river near Sketis. Her sayings are recorded among the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, where she is remembered for her fierce struggle against temptation and her spiritual wisdom.

  Name days: Sarah, Sara, Sarra

• Golinduch of Persia

  Holy Woman, Γολινδούχ

  St. Golinduch was the wife of a Persian magus who came to believe in Christ and was baptized with the name Maria. For her faith she endured years of imprisonment and torments under the Persian king.

• Heliophotoi Martyrs of Cyprus

  Martyr, Άγιοι Ηλιόφωτοι

  The Heliophotoi are a company of martyrs venerated in Cyprus, whose names are preserved in local tradition. They are said to have suffered for Christ in the early Christian centuries.

• Onesiphoros the Martyr

  Martyr, Ονησιφόρος

  St. Onesiphoros is commemorated on this day as a martyr who confessed Christ during the persecutions of the early Church. Tradition relates that he was put to death for his faith.

• Nikodemos of Tismana

  Venerable, Νικόδημος της Τισμάνα

  St. Nikodemos was a monk of Serbian and Greek descent who lived on Mount Athos and then founded the monasteries of Vodita and Tismana in Wallachia in the fourteenth century. He organized monastic life in the Romanian lands on the Athonite pattern.