St. PorphyriusArchbishop of Gaza
Holy Hierarch· Gold: Colour of the kings
“As he lay half-conscious at the foot of Golgotha... He beheld Jesus Christ descending from the Cross and saying to him, 'Take this Wood and preserve it.'”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Birth
346
Thessalonica, Byzantine Empire
Death
420
Gaza, Palestine
Life path
- Archbishop
- Distributed possessions
- Shoemaker
Undertakings & Callings
- Asceticism
- Defending the faith
- Preaching
God's Gifts
- Wonderworking
- Healing
- Spiritual vision
Sufferings
- Sickness
Places
- Egypt
- Jerusalem, Holy Land