Venerable Symeon the New Theologian

Life

This God-bearing and great Father of the Church was born in Galatia of Paphlagonia, educated in Constantinople, and enrolled among the courtiers of the emperors Basil and Constantine Porphyrogenitus. He left all for Christ's sake and withdrew to a monastery. He struggled under the guidance of the elder Symeon, then became abbot of the Monastery of Saint Mamas, and finally a hermit. He is the greatest theologian after Saint Gregory the Theologian. He felt grace in his heart. His words are true spiritual and theological revelations. He reposed in the year 1032. His relics are wonderworking.