Feasts and saints with names like “NARCISSUS”

Holy Apostles Stakhys, Apelles, Amplias, Urban, and Narcissus of the 70

Saint Stachys, one of the Seventy Apostles, was ordained as Bishop of Byzantium by Saint Andrew (November 30). He founded a church at Argyropolis, and many people gathered there to hear him preach. He was a good shepherd to his flock, zealously proclaiming the Gospel of Christ, converting many to…

Saint Narcissus, Bishop of Jerusalem

Saint Narcissus (Nárcissus) was the thirtieth (or thirty-first) Bishop of Jerusalem after Saint James the Brother of the Lord (October 23). He was a temperate, philanthropic, instructive, and uncompromising man in the performance of his duties, without being hindered by his enemies. The Church…