St. John the Merciful, patriarch of Alexandria; +) Martyrs and Confessors of Nasaud: Athanasius, Basil, Gregory and Basil; St. Nilus the Faster of Sinai
1. Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, was born on Cyprus in the seventh century into the family of the illustrious dignitary Epiphanius. At the wish of his parents he entered into marriage and had…