August 26 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 28
St. Hosius the Confessor, Bishop of Cordova.
Venerable Poemen the Great, of Egypt.
St. Monica of Hippo.
St. Gebhard of Constance.
Poemen
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Poemen the Great was a Christian monk and early Desert Father who is the most quoted Abba in the Apophthegmata Patrum. Poemen was quoted most often for his gift as a spiritual guide, reflected in the
August 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
…Saint Praulius, Archbishop of Jerusalem (422) Venerable Poemen the Great, of Egypt (450) Saint Sabbas, monk, of Benephali…
Mosaic of Saint Poimen from Hosios Loukas, 11th Century
Fresco of Saint Poimen, Dionysiou Monastery, Mount Athos, 1547
Unknown painter Transfiguration of Christ WGA23487