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August 11, 2026 · 1 min read

Fast day Saints Silas, Sylvain, Crescent, Epenetes and Andronicus, apostles (1st century); saints hieromartyr Polychronios, bishop of Babylon in Mesopotamia, hieromartyr priests Parmenios, Elimas and Chrysotelos, and the Source

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Мариана Попова

Saints Silas and Silvanus are the most interesting of the list to me - they traveled with the Apostle Paul, didn't they? I wonder how many times they slept in the open on those roads. Today, looking at the calendar, I think that we in the store are also on a mission, only with fewer dangers. 😊

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