OCHRID

Commemoration

Saint Blessed Nicholas, Fool-For-Christ of Pskov

February 28 Old CalendarMarch 13 New Calendar

Life

He lived the life of a fool for Christ in the city of Pskov in the time of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, and reposed on February 28, 1576.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, February 28. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on February 28

The full reading for February 28 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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