Venerable (Monastic)16th century
Saints Jonah and Nectarius of Kazan
Also known as John and Nestor Zastolsky
Two brothers who entered monastic life under Saint Gurias of Kazan, remembered among the early monastic saints of Kazan.
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Their life
Two brothers who entered monastic life under Saint Gurias of Kazan, remembered among the early monastic saints of Kazan.
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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 fathers Jonah and Nectarius, 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