Память святого Иосифа Солунского

Saint Joseph, Archbishop of Thessalonica, brother of the Venerable Theodore the Studite, labored with him from a young age under the leadership of his uncle, the Venerable Plato, who founded a monastery in Sakoudia 1013. Together with his brother, Saint Joseph exposed the illegal marriage of Emperor Constantine in 1014. Brought to Constantinople, he was tormented by hunger and finally sent to captivity on a barren island, where he was thrown into prison. Emperor Michael Kuropalat 1015 allowed Joseph to return from captivity. Under Leo the Armenian in 1016, Saint Joseph suffered persecution for venerating icons. Leo subjected him, along with his brother Theodore the Studite, to torture and then imprisoned him; After some time, the king demanded that they sign the iconoclastic confession of faith. Joseph refused and was thrown into another stinking prison. Subsequently, Michael the tongue-tied 1017 freed Joseph, along with other monks who had suffered for the veneration of icons. Saint Joseph died in peace in the Studite monastery, where he spent the last years of his life 1018. Sakudion was later a famous monastery in Bithynia, the northwestern region of Asia Minor. Emperor Constantine VI Porphyrogenitus reigned from 780 to 797. Indulging in excess in passions and fornication, he forcibly tonsured his wife Maria as a monk and, instead of her, took another wife, Theodotia, who was a relative of his father. Michael I Kuropalat or Rangav reigned from 811 to 813. Leo V the Armenian, iconoclast, reigned from 813 to 820. Michael II the Tongue-Tie reigned from 820 to 829. Saint Joseph, Archbishop of Thessalonica, died in 830. After him, a few words remained, of which the word on the Exaltation of the Precious Cross of the Lord is especially remarkable. Joseph is better known as a hymn writer. According to the lists of the triodion of the 11th century, the name of Joseph stands above those of the two daily three-songs of the Lenten triodion, which occupy first place, excluding the three-songs of Holy Week; He also owns some stichera for these days. The Trisongs and Stichera of Saint Joseph partly contain a touching prayer to the Angels, the Forerunner, the Mother of God, the Apostles and the Saints. Nicholas, partly depict the spirit of fasting and a prayer of repentance to the Judge of the Heart. The hymns of Joseph and especially the canon on the week of the prodigal son are quite appropriate for the days of fasting, breathing deep contrition for sins. You might be interested in: