WELCOME! SAINT EVARESTUS, ABBOT The name Evarestus is Greek; it translates pleasing , agreeable, satisfied. Saint Evarestus lived in Constantinople in the beginning of the 9th century. He founded a monastery there and died in A.D. 825. (Mg.) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 146) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Evarestus 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org