St. John the Merciful, patriarch of Alexandria; +) Martyrs and Confessors of Nasaud: Athanasius, Basil, Gregory and Basil; St. Nilus the Faster of Sinai
Orthodox Calendar, November 12 Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria He was born on Cyprus in the seventh century into the family of the illustrious dignitary Epiphanius. At the wish of his parents he…