Jason of Damascus

Saint Jason, Bishop of Damascus.

Jason is commemorated in the Synaxarion as a Bishop of Damascus who shepherded his flock in holiness and reposed in peace. The details of his life are not preserved.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Jason of Damascus is commemorated on October 12. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on October 25 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on October 12

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  Probus and Tarachos

  Martyr, Πρόβος

  Holy Martyrs Probus, Tarachos, and Andronicus.

  Name days: Provos

• Symeon the New Theologian

  Venerable, Συμεών ο Νέος Θεολόγος

  Venerable Symeon the New Theologian, abbot of Saint Mamas and mystic of the divine light.

• Domnina of Anazarbus

  Holy Woman, Δομνίνη

  Holy Martyr Domnina of Anazarbus in Cilicia.

• Anastasia the Virgin

  Holy Woman, Αναστασία η Παρθένος

  Holy Virgin Martyr Anastasia of Rome, who suffered under Decius.

• Juventinus and Maximus

  Martyr, Ιουβεντίνος και Μάξιμος

  Holy Martyrs Juventinus and Maximus, soldiers of Antioch under Julian the Apostate.

• Synaxis of the Saints of Athens

  Saint, Σύναξη Αθηναίων Αγίων

  Synaxis of all the Saints who shone forth in Athens.