On November 13, the church honors Saints Spyridon and Nicodemus

In the 12th century, these holy brothers in spirit for 30 years carried out their obedience in the monastery bakery. The Monk Spyridon came to the monastery already in adulthood, under the abbot Pimen. Having settled in a bakery, he did not abandon his spiritual exploits. Realizing that his work served to prepare a pure and blameless sacrifice, the saint performed any work, from cutting wood to kneading dough, with incessant prayer. He sang the Psalms of David, trying to read the entire Psalm daily.

Life has preserved the legend of the miracle revealed through the prayers of the ascetic. One day, during the heating of the furnace, the fire burst out and engulfed the roof of the building. Not perplexed, Blessed Spyridon closed the mouth of the furnace with his mantle, and filled the wide sleeves of the hairdress with water from the well. Calling for the help of the brethren, he showed her an amazing sight: the mantle remained completely unharmed by fire, and the water from the sleeves did not spill a drop. Together, the fire was quickly extinguished, and the monks joyfully glorified God for the intercession of the saint.

The faithful companion of Spiridon was the Monk Nicodemus. He shared with him both physical labor and a strict prayer life, being in all his like-mindedness. During his lifetime, God glorified them with miracles.

Today, their holy relics rest in the Antonio Cave. It is noteworthy that the Rev. Spyridon's fingers of his right hand are folded threefold.

November 13 celebrate the name day Alexander, Alexei, Anatoly, Artemy, Vasily, Vsevolod, German, Ivan, Innocent, Kuzma, Leonid, Nicodemus, Nikolai, Peter, Roman, Sergei, Spiridon, Stepan, Trophim, Fedor, Jacob.