Hierarch
Saint John, Metropolitan of Kiev
August 31 Old CalendarSeptember 13 New Calendar
Life
A Bulgarian by birth. He came to Kiev in 1080 and immediately earned such esteem that he was soon elevated to the metropolitan throne. He governed the Church for eight years. He wrote an epistle to Pope Clement, in which he rebuked him for the innovations that the Roman Church had introduced. He reposed peacefully in 1089.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, August 31. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on August 31
The full reading for August 31 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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