Venerable
Venerable Serid
August 13 Old CalendarAugust 26 New Calendar
Life
He is renowned as the founder of the famous monastery near Gaza in Palestine. In this monastery such illustrious men practiced asceticism as Saints Barsanuphius, John, Abba Dorotheus, Dositheus, and others. Saint Serid ended his earthly life in the sixth century and departed into the eternal joy of his Lord.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, August 13. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on August 13
The full reading for August 13 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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