♱Daily Synaxarium ♱Wednesday, July 8, 2026translated

July 8, 2026 · 1 min read

On this day, the Holy Church commemorates:

*The great among the martyrs is Procopius and those with him. *The martyr Abd. *The righteous and generous Saint Theophilus of Macedon. *What is new about the martyrs is Priest Anastasios Ioannina. *The righteous Saint Procopius Ustyug the Patient. *Martyr Kilian the Irishman. *Saints Abrahamic monks. *The righteous Saint Landrada Luxembourg.

✤ The righteous Saint Landrada of Luxembourg (+ 690 AD) ✤

First abbess of the convent of Münsterbilsen in Luxembourg.

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Ксения Беляева

It is interesting that the first abbess in Münsterbilsen was from precisely these places. I’ve never heard of Saint Landrada before; I’ll have to read her life after the service.

Maria Florea

Interestingly, I didn't know anything about Saint Landrada. It's nice that she was the first abbess right there, in Münsterbilsen, in Luxembourg. I'll try to read a bit about her after work, like Xenia.

Andrea Prifti

I liked that Landrada was the very first woman to become abbess in Münsterbilsen. I had never heard her name before, but now I want to see a little about her life after the liturgy. Thanks for today's synaxar.

Ioana Stoica

Yeah, I just found out about it too. I found it interesting that he managed to organize a monastery there in the 7th century, when it was not easy at all. What have you read about her so far, Maria?

Vasile Constantinescu

Interesting what you say, Maria. I hadn't heard of her either until today, but I remembered that she founded that monastery at Münsterbilsen exactly in the 7th century, when everything was more forest and bad roads. Did you find anything about how he managed to get the sisters together?

Bogdan Tudor

Yes, that's exactly what surprised me too. In the 7th century, with dirt roads and woods everywhere, he managed to collect about twenty girls from neighboring villages and build a small stone monastery. I read that he also used some land given by a local noble, but I don't know how he convinced him. Do you have any idea how they managed the supply then?

Andreea Tudor

Yes, that's right, with dirt roads it was a miracle to gather so many girls and keep them. I read that that nobleman gave him the land after he healed his sick daughter with prayer and some herbs from the garden. Where did you find out about the stone monastery?

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