Память преподобных Зевина, Полихрония, Моисея и Дамиана

The Monk Zevin asceticised on one mountain. Having built a home for himself on it, he spent his entire life until old age in monastic exploits in the same place. Residents of the surrounding areas always turned to the monk and received great benefit from his tireless prayers. Having reached old age, he could no longer stand due to the infirmity of old age, but he relentlessly continued his prayerful deeds, leaning on his staff. Having spent his life in wondrous and godly deeds, the Monk Zevin died. The Monk Polychronius was a student of Saint Zevin and, like wax that retains the reflection of the finger that touched it, in his life he was a complete reflection of the virtues of his teacher. He was like the latter in diligent vigilance, patience, and prayerful deeds. The monk did not want to put the chain on himself, because, having no example of this in the life of his teacher, he was afraid of leading anyone into temptation, and instead of the chain, he carried on his shoulders the root of a large oak tree that he had torn out of the ground, which was so heavy that it could not be moved from its place with both hands, and this burdened his body. For such exploits, the Monk Polychronius was given the grace of miracles from God. Once, during a lack of rain, he brought rain down to the ground through prayer, and another time he filled an empty stone vessel with oil. Having performed many other miracles, he departed to the Lord. The Monk Moses and Damian were disciples of Saint Polychronios. The Monk Moses labored together with his teacher and, having adopted his virtues from him, lived, imitating him in everything. The Monk Damian withdrew to one monastery named Iera and, finding an empty cell there, began to live in it, imitating the life of his teacher. There was nothing else in his home except a small box with a small amount of lentils, which he ate. These saints received such great benefit from their cohabitation with Saint Polychronius, and they ended their lives in piety in 1582. On the same day, the memory of the Monk Alexander the Monk, the monastery of the “Unsleepless” founder of 1583. The life time of the monks Zevin, Polychronius, Moses and Damian is the 5th century, the place of exploits is Syria. You might be interested in: