Venerable
Venerable Cornelius of Pereyaslavl
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Life
At the age of fifteen he was tonsured a monk by the Elder Paul. Later he withdrew into the wilderness to practice silence. For thirty years he lived in silence, not speaking a word to anyone, so that many considered him mute. Through fasting he so dried out his body that he resembled a skeleton. Before his death he received the Great Schema and reposed on July 22, 1693.
For thirty years he lived in silence, not speaking a word to anyone, so that many considered him mute.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, July 22. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on July 22
The full reading for July 22 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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