Synaxarion
By Saint Nikephoros of Chios
By Saint Nikephoros of Chios
On the 11th of December, we commemorate our Venerable Father Leontios of Achaia.
Verses
Do not be amazed at the life of Leontios,
For though in the flesh, he lived the life of angels.
On the eleventh, the heart of Leontios passed in peace to the heavens.
Do not be amazed at the life of Leontios,
For though in the flesh, he lived the life of angels.
On the eleventh, the heart of Leontios passed in peace to the heavens.
This fresh shoot of the Lord’s vine had as his homeland a certain city of the Peloponnese called Monemvasia, and his parents were eminent and God-loving people. His father, named Andrew, had been entrusted with the governance of all the Peloponnese by the pious Emperor Andronikos, who then held the scepter of the Roman Empire. Having thus sprouted from such a noble and deeply rooted lineage, and possessing such beginnings, he naturally bore a corresponding ascent as fruit, and he was immediately given over to the study of sacred letters. Perceiving their sweetness, he longed to grasp all knowledge and to reach its highest summit. Therefore, through keenness of mind and purity of life, and over a long period of time, he became well-versed in his studies and in many languages.
