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Hierarch · 9th century

Saint Niketas Bishop of Chalcedon

Also known as Niketas of Chalcedon

A bishop of Chalcedon renowned for his mercy and care of the poor, who upheld the veneration of the holy icons and suffered exile for the confession of the faith.

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Notes

Distinct from St Niketas the Stylite of Pereyaslavl (May 24).

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints