Born a Jew, but having seen the power of the faith of Christ, he was baptized together with his sister Callitropia. At the age of twenty-six, he became a monk in the monastery of Saint Hilarion. Later, he founded a separate monastery, where he became famous throughout Palestine and Egypt for his asceticism, spiritual wisdom, and miracles. Fleeing from human glory, he went away to Egypt. On the way, he met the great Paphnutius, who prophesied to him that he would be a bishop on the island of Cyprus. And indeed, after many years, by the Providence of God, Epiphanius came to Cyprus, where he was suddenly elected bishop. At the age of sixty, he became bishop in the city of Salamis, and as a bishop he governed the Church of God for fifty-five years. He lived on earth for a total of one hundred and fifteen years, and passed away from this life to live forever in the kingdom of Christ. Before his death, he was summoned to Constantinople by Emperor Arcadius and his wife Eudoxia to a council of bishops, which was to condemn Saint John Chrysostom, at the wish of the emperor and empress. Arriving in Constantinople, he went to the emperor's palace, where the emperor and empress detained him for a long time, urging him to speak out against Chrysostom. The citizens heard, and so did Chrysostom, as if Epiphanius had agreed with the emperor against Chrysostom. Therefore, Chrysostom wrote him a letter: "Brother Epiphanius, I have heard that you have advised the emperor that I should be exiled; know that you too will never see your throne again." To this Epiphanius wrote: "Sufferer John, endure insults; know that you too will not reach the place to which they are persecuting you." – And both of these prophecies of the saint came true soon: not wanting to agree with the emperor in any way to exile Chrysostom. Epiphanius secretly boarded a ship and sailed for Cyprus, but died on the ship; and Chrysostom was exiled by the emperor to Armenia; but this saint died on the way. Saint Epiphanius reposed in the year 403. Of the many works of Saint Epiphanius, the most famous is the Ark, in Greek: Panarion, in which eighty heresies are exposed and condemned.

Saint Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople. Holy Martyr Pancratius.