Venerable Psoes of Egypt — August 9 / August 22 (Julian Calendar)

On this day, August 9 according to the Julian Calendar (August 22 civil calendar), the Georgian Orthodox Church commemorates the Venerable Psoes of Egypt.

The Venerable Psoes was a disciple of the blessed Pachomius the Great (commemorated on May 15), and he pursued the ascetic life in the desert of Egypt in the fourth century.