Feast Day: November 9th


The Life of Saint Theokiste: Theoktiste was born on the island of Lesvos and was Tonsured Nun at the age of seventeen. The savage Saracens attacked this island and enslaved all who fell into their hands including Theoktiste and her sister. When the Saracens brought the slaves to the market place on the island of Paros, Theoktiste escaped from the crowd and hid in an abandoned Church in the middle of the island known today as Panagia Ekatontapyliani where she lived a life of Asceticism for thirty-five years…

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Prayers

Saint Theokiste Pray to God for us.


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