HE IS KNOWN AS THE HEALING SAINT! Tomorrow we celebrate Venerable Avksentiy!

Since early childhood, he was honored with God's grace, which he hid from people.

HE IS KNOWN AS THE HEALING SAINT! Tomorrow we celebrate Venerable Avksentiy!

TL;DR

  • Venerable Avksentiy is celebrated on February 27th.
  • He was a respected nobleman in Constantinople before becoming a monk.
  • He sought to live hidden from people but was found by shepherds.
  • He performed numerous healings, restoring sight, cleansing lepers, and freeing those possessed by demons.
  • Avksentiy emphasized that healings were God's work, not his own, often asking others to pray with him or stating "The Lord Jesus Christ heals you!"
  • He participated in the Fourth Ecumenical Council in Chalcedon and defended Orthodoxy.
  • He died in old age in 470 AD.