Hierarch

Saint Gregory, Bishop of Agrigentum

November 23 Old CalendarDecember 6 New Calendar

Life

Gregory was born in Sicily near the city of Agrigentum, where he was later bishop, of pious parents Chariton and Theodotia. His whole life is woven with wondrous miracles of God. In a wondrous manner he went to Jerusalem, in a wondrous manner he was chosen as bishop, in a wondrous manner he was saved from slander. And he himself was a great wonderworker, for he was a great God-pleaser, a great confessor and ascetic. He participated in the Fifth Ecumenical Council in Constantinople. After severe trials he reposed peacefully at the beginning of the seventh century (or end of the sixth).

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, November 23. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on November 23

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The full reading for November 23 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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