Saint Saint Therapon

Therapont was a Bishop of Cyprus. Prior to this, he was a monk and ascetic on the island of Cyprus. Due to his Christian life, he was elevated to the episcopal rank. During a persecution of Christians, he was martyred for Christ. His body rested in a church on Cyprus. Christian tradition records that during the reign of Emperor Nikephoros in 806, when the Hagarenes attacked the island of Cyprus, Therapont appeared to the custodian of that church, told him that the infidels would attack Cyprus, and ordered him to transfer his relics to Constantinople. The custodian did so immediately. Christian tradition also mentions that when the ship carrying the reliquary set sail, a great storm arose, but the sea around the ship remained calm, and a fragrant scent spread from the reliquary throughout the ship and its surroundings. The custodian then opened the reliquary, and everyone saw it filled with myrrh, which had flowed from the saint's relics. Christians believe that many sick people anointed themselves with this myrrh and were healed. A church was built in Constantinople over Therapont's relics. The Serbian Orthodox Church celebrates him on May 25 according to the church calendar, which corresponds to June 7 in the Gregorian calendar.