Philogonius, Bishop of Antioch, praised by Saint John Chrysostom.
Philogonius was a married lawyer of Antioch who was chosen bishop of the city for his holiness in the early fourth century. He suffered in the last persecutions, stood against the beginnings of the Arian heresy, and reposed in peace in 324. St. John Chrysostom delivered a homily in his honour.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Philogonius of Antioch is commemorated on December 20. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on January 2 of the civil calendar.
Also commemorated on December 20
Ignatius the God-Bearer
Hierarch, Ιγνάτιος Θεοφόρος
Holy Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer of Antioch.
John the Tailor of Thasos
Martyr, Ιωάννης ο ράφτης εκ Θάσου
New Martyr John the Tailor of Thasos, martyred in Constantinople.
John of Kronstadt
Saint, Ιωάννης της Κρονστάνδης
Righteous John of Kronstadt, wonderworker and pastor.
Ignatius of the Kiev Caves
Venerable, Ιγνάτιος της Λαύρας των Σπηλαίων
Venerable Ignatius, Archimandrite of the Kiev Caves Lavra.
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