Saint Gregory (grigentius), Bishop of Omirit

Life

Gregory was at first a deacon of the Milanese church and had many visions. By God's Providence Gregory was brought to Alexandria, where Patriarch Proterius, according to a heavenly revelation, ordained him as bishop of the land of Omirit in southern Arabia, which the holy Emperor Elesboas (see October 24) had just liberated from the tyrant Dunaan the Jew. Gregory was a good shepherd and great wonderworker. Gregory organized the Church of Omirit, with the help of the Christ-loving Emperor Avramios, built many churches and baptized a multitude of Jews. By prayer Gregory performed great and terrible wonders; by prayer Gregory even caused the appearance of Christ the Lord before the unbelieving Jews, which led the Jews to baptism. Gregory governed the Church for thirty years and passed peacefully into eternal life in the year 552.