ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL
Saints celebrated on the 11th of April
SAINT PHARMUTIUS, HERMIT
Saint Pharmuthius is commemorated on April 11. This holy hermit in Armenia, who lived in the beginning of the fourth century, had immigrated from Egypt. He is mentioned in connection with St John, whom he visited frequently to bring him food.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 881)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Pharmutius may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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