Saint Nicholas Chrysoberges, Patriarch of Constantinople

Life

Nicholas governed the Church from 980 to 995. Nicholas ordained as presbyter the great Symeon the New Theologian when this spiritual giant was chosen as abbot of the monastery of the Holy Martyr Mamas in Constantinople. During his time there occurred at Karyes the miraculous appearance of the Archangel Gabriel, who on that occasion taught the monks to praise the Most Holy Theotokos with the hymn It is Truly Meet, writing that hymn on a stone in the church of a cell, which from that time has been called the cell It is Truly Meet (see July 13). Nicholas was a distinguished and great hierarch; Nicholas reposed peacefully and passed into the Kingdom of God.