Hierarch
Saint Agapitus, Pope of Rome
April 17 Old CalendarApril 30 New Calendar
Life
He was sent by Theodotus, King of the Goths, to Emperor Justinian in Constantinople, to dissuade the latter from a campaign against the Goths. Along the way he healed a mute and blind man. In Constantinople he helped to strengthen Orthodoxy, and he reposed in the year 536.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, April 17. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on April 17
The full reading for April 17 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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