OCHRID
Saints

Venerable

Venerable Athanasius of Meteora

April 20 Old CalendarMay 3 New Calendar

Read April 20 in the Prologue

Life

Born in the year 1310. He labored ascetically on the Holy Mountain. He founded the renowned Monastery of Meteora in Thessaly. He possessed the great gift of clairvoyance and wonderworking.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, April 20. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on April 20

Venerable Theodore Trichinas VenerableVenerable Anastasius of Sinai VenerableBlessed Anastasius the Sinaite, Patriarch of Antioch HierarchBlessed Gregory, Patriarch of Antioch HierarchHoly Apostle Zacchaeus Apostle

The full reading for April 20 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

Open April 20 in the reader