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St. Nicholas Cabasilas

c. 1322–1392 · Thessaloniki · Feast June 20

Nicholas Cabasilas was a learned layman of Thessaloniki who served at the court of Constantinople and supported St. Gregory Palamas. In two books, The Life in Christ and A Commentary on the Divine Liturgy, he showed how the sacraments of Baptism, Chrismation and the Eucharist unite us to Christ. He was glorified by the Church of Constantinople in 1983.

  • Feast: June 20 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: c. 1322–1392
  • Place: Thessaloniki
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