Venerable
Venerable Thalassius and Limnaeus
February 22 Old CalendarMarch 7 New Calendar
Life
They were syrian hermits. One of their particular ascetic labors was silence. After the death of Saint Thalassius in 440, Limnaeus passed to Saint Maron (February 14) and there pursued his ascetic struggle on the summit of a mountain under the open sky.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, February 22. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on February 22
The full reading for February 22 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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