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Saint Paphnutius, the Confessor 9/24/2013
He was a Bishop in Thebaid in Egypt. He suffered greatly for the orthodox faith: the heretics took out one of his eyes and broke his left leg. He participated in the First Ecumenical Council, with great strength refuting Arian's heresy. Emperor Constantine honoured him highly and often kissed him in the pierced eye. At the Council he stood up resolutely against the western representatives that proposed marriage to be completely forbidden to the clergy. He spent his whole life in chastity.
