Celebrating the Feast of Saint Theophano and Saint Modestus on December 16
On December 16, the Feast of Saint Theophano the Wonderworker and Saint Modestus, Patriarch of Jerusalem, is celebrated. Saint Theophano was highly revered for her piety and charitable deeds during her life as the wife of Emperor Leo VI. Known for her humility despite her royal status, she engaged in acts of kindness, assisting the poor incognito. Her life was marked by faith and miracles, particularly in healing the sick when conventional medicine failed. After her death, a splendid church was built in her honor, where her relics remain preserved today.