Feast Day: December 13th
The Life of Saint Neophytos, Saint Ignatios, Saint Prokopios and Saint Neilos: The Virgin Mary Miraculously gave a knife to the Ascetic Saint Neophytos and Saint Ignatios, to cut the bush in order to find the Icon (hence the name Machairas, which is translated as “of the knife”)…
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Prayers
Apolytikion in the First Tone: Let us honor with Hymns the four Christ-bearing founders, who in the Divine space of Machairas lived as Monastics, Neophytos the base of the Monastery, Ignatios the rule of Asceticism, Divinely-minded Prokopios and wise Neilos. Entreat the Lord, that He grant us strength in the Spirit, that we may appear with you, in the habitations of the Kingdom.
Megalynarion: Rejoice, the revered Venerable four, founders of the Divine space of Machairiotissa, Neophytos, Ignatios, Neilos and blessed Prokopios, our guardians.
Panagia Machairiotissa (Panagia Machairas of the knife)
