St Paphnutius of Borovsk

Venerable Paphnutius of Borovsk

Orthros artwork for the life of St Paphnutius of Borovsk
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From the Prologue of Ochrid

The son of a Tatar nobleman who later accepted the Christian faith. In his twentieth year Paphnutius was tonsured a monk and lived in the monastery until his ninety-fourth year, when he reposed in the Lord. He was a virgin and an ascetic, and because of this a great wonderworker and clairvoyant. He reposed in the year 1478.

“He prophesied repentance to the king and the nobles and the false prophets and the priests; and in the time of that King Josiah he barely saved his life from the murderous hand of the embittered nobles.”

Also commemorated on May 1

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Questions

When is the feast day of St Paphnutius of Borovsk?
The Orthodox Church commemorates St Paphnutius of Borovsk on May 1 on the New Calendar and May 14 on the Old Calendar.
Whose name day is the feast of St Paphnutius of Borovsk?
It is the name day for those named Paphnutius.
Who else is commemorated on that day?
The Church also remembers St Jeremiah and St Tamar of Georgia.
When is the feast of St Paphnutius of Borovsk in 2027?
In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Saturday, May 1.

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