13 July Old Style / 26 July New Style

The memory of St. Stephen Savvait

Our reverend father Stephen was born in 725 A.D. At the age of ten, he entered the laurel of St. Sava and until his death in 794 A.D., St. Stephen lived either in this monastery or in the nearby desert, which is why he is called Savoyite. St. Stephen performed many signs and wonders, foreseeing, among other things, his death.