Saints Evnuvios, Paisios and Averikios

SS. Evnuvios, Paisios and Averikios (Macedonian: Свети преподобномаченици Евнувиј, Пајсиј и Аверикиј) were Eastern Orthodox monks from the Macedonian town of Kičevo who suffered martyrdom in the Immaculate Mother of God Monastery while protecting the Christian religion from the Ottoman army. They are the first saints that were canonized by the new Macedonian Orthodox Church, the canonization took place in the monastery where they died on the 2 August 2012.

SS. Evnuvios, Paisios and Averikios
Prečistanski prepodobnomačenici
DiedMay 27, 1558
Kičevo
Venerated invarious Orthodox churches
CanonizedIlinden, Kičevo Monastery by Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia Mr. Stephen
FeastMay 27 и August 2



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