Saint Anna of Leukadio

Commemorated on July 23.

1 The Moslems were regarded as descendants of Hagar, Abraham's concubine (see Genesis, chapter 16).

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 mother Anna, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!