Feb. 26 – St. Porphyry of Gaza
Saint Porphyry, Archbishop of Gaza, was born around 346 in Thessaloniki, in Macedonia. His parents were wealthy people, which allowed Saint Porphyry to receive a good education. Having an inclination toward monastic life, at the age of twenty-five he left his homeland and went to Egypt, where he labored on the Nitrian Mountain under the…