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ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Τὸ χάσμα καὶ σὲ παμμάκαρ, Κελεστῖνε, Χοροῦ διιστᾷ μὴ μεμακαρισμένου. Saint Celestino I was a Pope of Rome who was declared a saint. He was bishop of Rome from 422 until July 27, 432. In art, Pope Celestine is depicted with a dove, dragon, and flame. He was succeeded by Sixtus III. He originated from ancient Rome. From his early years it is only known that his father's name was Priscus. He is said to have lived for a time in Milan (Milan), Italy, along with Saint Ambrose. The first written reference to Celestinos is in a document of Pope Innocent I, from the year 416, in which he is referred to as Celestinos the deacon. Various parts of the liturgy are attributed to him, but without certainty as to their subject. Celestine sent delegates to the Ecumenical Council at Ephesus, 431, which condemned Nestorianism. He even wrote 4 letters (to the bishops of Africa, Illyria, Thessalonica and Narbonne), all dated March 15, 431. Saint Patrick sent to Ireland by Pope Celestine I; wal...

  ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ  Eις τον Άγαβον. Ψυχὴν Ἀγάβου τοῦ Προφηταποστόλου, Ὁ ψυχοσώστης προσκαλεῖται Δεσπότης. Eις τον Φλέγοντα. Σβέσας πλάνης φλέγουσαν ὁ Φλέγων φλόγα, Οὓς Δαυῒδ εἶπε, πῦρ φλέγον, βλέπει Νόας. Eις τον Pούφον. Παῦλος καλεῖ σε, Ῥοῦφ', Ἀπόστολος μέγας. Ἐκλεκτὸν ὄντως· ὢ ἐπαίνου ἀξίου! Eις τον Aσύγκριτον. Ἀσύγκριτον δὲ πᾶς ἐπαινέσει μάλα. Τοῦτον γὰρ ἠσπάσατο Παύλου τὸ στόμα. Ὀγδοάτῃ μετέβησαν Ἀπόστολοι, ἀγγελέες τε. Today, April 8, our Church honors the memory of Saints Agavos, Rufus, Flego and Asygritos from the 70 Apostles. Of these holy Apostles, Agabus was the one mentioned by the evangelist Luke in the Acts of the Apostles, who, after taking the belt of the Apostle Paul, bound his hands and feet and prophesied about him these things: "Thus says the Spirit the Saint. The man, who is not in this zone, so shall the Jews say in Jerusalem, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles" (Acts of the Apostles, k'11). Indeed, it did. For not only did the Jews bind Paul,...