Saint Christopher of Trebizond explained

Saint Christopher of Trebizond was born in a village called Gazaree in Trebizond in the region of Pontus, Asia Minor.^[1] He was the head of the Soumela Monastery on Mount Mela in the second half of the seventh century (641-668).The Eastern Orthodox church celebrates his life on the 18th of August each year.

References

1. The Lives of the Monastery Builders of Soumela, A translation from the Greek of "The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church", Holy Apostles Convent, Colorado, 1991

External links

• Saint Christopher of Trebizond