14 July Old Style / 27 July New Style

The memory of St. Justus the Martyr

Photorealistic image, Memory of the holy martyr Just, Orthodox calendar, 2026-07-27, commemoration

St. Justus, a soldier of Roman origin, had a miraculous vision of a crystal-shaped cross in the air. He believed in Christ and gave all his property to the poor. On the orders of the Ecumenical Magnatius, he was captured, suffered many tortures, after which he was burned at the stake and died without a hair.

On the same day, the statue of St. Stephen of Mahrishche (1406), who founded the monastery at Mahrishche, 12 kilometers from the city of Alexandrov, Vladimir province.