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.
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.