Commemoration
Saint Nonna
August 5 Old CalendarAugust 18 New Calendar
Life
The mother of Saint Gregory the Theologian. As a Christian she had a powerful and wonder-working prayer. Thus by her prayer to God she converted her husband from pagan foolishness to the Christian faith. Her husband Gregory was later made bishop of the city of Nazianzus. By her prayer Saint Nonna saved her son Gregory the Theologian from a storm at sea. She reposed peacefully as a deaconess in the year 374.
By her prayer Saint Nonna saved her son Gregory the Theologian from a storm at sea.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, August 5. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on August 5
The full reading for August 5 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
Open August 5 in the reader