Память святого Евлогия, архиепископа Александрийского

Saint Eulogius was at first abbot of the Mother of God Justinian Monastery in Antioch. Emperor Tiberius in 1376 elected him to the See of Alexandria. Here Saint Eulogius acted against the heretics with tireless zeal, 1377 and sent his writings, one after another, to the Egyptian monasteries, which were heavily infected with Eutychianism. He also had to fight with the Samaritans, who then passed off some Dositheus as the prophet about whom Moses spoke. The saint convened a council on this matter. Eulogius died at a ripe old age around 608 on February 18, 1378. Emperor Tiberius II reigned from 578 to 582. In the letters of St. Gregory Dvoeslov to St. Eulogy we read precious testimonies about the fruitful activities of the Alexandrian archpastor. According to St. Gregory, teachings of St. Eulogia “significantly reduced the number of enemies of the Church and multiplied the flock of the Lord.” His works are now known almost only from the extracts of Patriarch Photius. Almost all of them were written on the occasion of contemporary disputes: 1) regarding the union of two natures in Christ Jesus; 2) six books against Novatian; 3) three books against the Samaritans, and others. Of the many conversations of Saint Eulogius, only one has reached us in its entirety - for the week of Vai. You might be interested in: