Память святого отца нашего Савина, епископа кипрского

This monk came from the country of Phoenicia 3157 and was born in the city of Lycia, where Saint Epiphanius was baptized and became a monk. When God glorified Epiphanius, the people of Lycia sent for him a well-known man among them to install him as bishop of their city. At that time, together with this husband, Savin also came to Epiphanius and, renouncing the world, remained with Epiphanius and accepted monasticism. After this, he went with Epiphanius into the desert and stayed there with him for five years. He wrote the life of the saint, where he described his all-night prayer vigils, fervent prostrations to the ground and the miracles that the Lord performed through him. When Saint Epiphanius was a bishop on the island of Cyprus 3158, he wished to ordain Savin to the rank of presbyter, but he did not agree to this. Then the monk led him into the church and said to him: -Stand here and stay still. He stood, with his feet as if nailed to the ground, and Saint Epiphanius ordained him a presbyter. After the death of Epiphanius, Savinus became his successor, taking the episcopal see in the same city of Constantia 3159, where Epiphanius was also a bishop. Having performed many remarkable miracles, defended his church from heretics and led a pious life, Saint Savin departed to the Lord 3160. Phenicia was located along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea between Palestine and the ancient Syrian state. The beginning of Christianity in Phenicia dates back to the time of the Apostles. The island of Cyprus is located in the Mediterranean Sea near the shores of ancient Phenicia. Christianity was planted on him by the Holy Apostle Paul on his first evangelistic journey. The city of Salamis, where Saint Epiphanius was bishop, was otherwise called Constance of Cyprus. It is located right next to the sea on the eastern coast of the island. Saint Savin died around the middle of the 5th century. You might be interested in: