Neilos of Calabria

Venerable Neilos the Younger of Rossano, founder of Grottaferrata.

St. Neilos was born at Rossano in Calabria in the tenth century, when southern Italy was still Greek and Orthodox, and after a worldly youth embraced the monastic life, becoming a renowned ascetic, calligrapher and spiritual father. Driven north by Saracen raids, he founded the Greek monastery of Grottaferrata near Rome shortly before his death.

He reposed in 1004 and is commemorated on September 26.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Neilos of Calabria is commemorated on September 26. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on October 9 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on September 26

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  Repose of the Evangelist John the Theologian

  Apostle, Κοίμηση Ιωάννου

  Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.

  Name days: Ioannis, Giannis, John

• Gideon the Righteous

  Saint, Γεδεών

  Righteous Gideon, judge of Israel, who overcame Midian with three hundred men.

  Name days: Gideon, Gedeon

• The Five Canonical Virgins

  Holy Woman, Θέκλα, Μαριάμνη, Μάρθα, Μαρία και Ενναθά

  Holy Virgin Martyrs Thekla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary and Ennatha of Persia.

• John the Cave-dweller of Cyprus

  Venerable, Ιωάννης ο Σπηλαιώτης

  Venerable John the Cave-dweller of Sia in Cyprus.

• Ephraim of Perekom

  Venerable, Εφραίμ του Περεκόμ

  Venerable Ephraim, abbot of Perekom and wonderworker of Novgorod.