St. Kassiani the Hymnographer

Kassiani was a gifted noble girl presented to the young emperor Theophilos at a bride show. When he told her that through a woman came evil, she answered that through a woman came good, meaning the Theotokos, and he chose another bride. She founded a convent and wrote hymns and verses. Her Troparion of Kassiani, the sinful woman’s lament, is chanted at the Bridegroom service on Holy Tuesday night.

• Feast: September 7 (New Calendar)
• Lived: c. 810–865
• Place: Constantinople