Venerable Sophronius of Saint Anne Skete, Mount Athos

Commemorated on August 18.

Saint Sophronius lived in the eighteenth century. He left home on his wedding night and became a monk on Mount Athos. After living there for fifty years, he died in peace.

Troparion

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 father Sophronius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!