Venerable (Monastic)16th century
Venerable Theodoritus Enlightener of the Lapps
Also known as Theodoritus of Solovki
A Solovki monk who entered the monastery at thirteen and later evangelized the Lapps of the far north.
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A Solovki monk who entered the monastery at thirteen and later evangelized the Lapps of the far north.
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By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile,
and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance.
By the radiance of miracles you illumined the whole universe!
O our holy father Theodoritus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints