Saints Evnuvios, Paisios and Averikios
SS. Evnuvios, Paisios and Averikios (Macedonian: Свети преподобномаченици Евнувиј, Пајсиј и Аверикиј) were Orthodox monks from the Macedonian town Kičevo who suffered martyrdom in the Immaculate Mother of God Monastery protecting the Christian religion from the Ottoman army. They represent the first saints that were canonized by the new Macedonian Orthodox Church, the canonization took place in the monastery where they lost their lives on the 2 August 2012.
SS. Evnuvios, Paisios and Averikios | |
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| Prečistanski prepodobnomačenici | |
| Died | May 27, 1558 Kičevo |
| Venerated in | various Orthodox churches |
| Canonized | Ilinden, Kičevo Monastery by Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia Mr. Stephen |
| Feast | May 27 и August 2 |
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