OCHRID

Venerable

Venerable George the Sinaite

March 11 Old CalendarMarch 24 New Calendar

Life

George was the abbot of Mount Sinai. A great ascetic and righteous man. On the night of Pascha an angel of God conveyed him to Jerusalem for the divine service, and returned him to Sinai the same day. He reposed peacefully in the sixth century.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, March 11. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on March 11

The full reading for March 11 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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