Cotbar, Bishop of Lindisfarne in England
He was a cattle herder. He became a monk at Melrose Monastery. He often spent his nights staying up late and praying in the freezing water to combat the tyranny of drowsiness. […]
Above Antioch, the saint and martyr
Saint Foka was born and raised in Cilicia during the era of the Roman Kingdom. His parents were Christians and his father was a nobleman. Saint Fawqa loved the word