St. Euphrosynusof Blue Jay Lake
of Novgorod
Venerable Martyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood
“We have vowed to live and die here in the wilderness …It is different for laymen, who are not bound by a vow. They must spare themselves for the sake of their children.”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Synaxes & other dates of commemoration
Birth
16th century
Karelia
Death
20 Mar (2 Apr) 1612
Novgorod, Tsardom of Russia
Life path
- Schemamonk
Undertakings & Callings
- Anchorism
- Fasting
- Asceticism
- Elderhood
- Founding a monastery
God's Gifts
- Clairvoyance
- Incorrupt relics
Sufferings
- Murder