Hierarch
Saint Mark, Archbishop of Ephesus
January 19 Old CalendarFebruary 1 New Calendar
Life
Mark is famous for his courageous defense of Orthodoxy at the Council of Florence despite both emperor and pope. He reposed peacefully in the year 1452. On his deathbed he entreated his disciple George, later the renowned Patriarch Gennadius, to beware of the snares of the West and to defend Orthodoxy.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, January 19. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on January 19
The full reading for January 19 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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