The fifteenth and last Israeli judge. He lived about 1,100 years before Christ. He was born in Ramat (Arimathea). His mother Anna, a barren woman, wept for him from God and, when he was 3 years old, dedicated him to God. In the 12th year, he had a revelation from God about the punishment that was coming to the high priest Elijah because of the wickedness of his sons Hophni and Phinehas. And the Philistines killed the sons of Elijah, he died when he heard about it, conquered Israel and captured the Ark of the Covenant. After 20 years of slavery, God sent Samuel to the people of Israel to preach repentance. And the people rejected idols and recognized Samuel as a prophet, priest and judge. Before his death, against his own will and God's, and at their persistent request, he left King Saul to the people, and then David.

Hieromartyr Philip, Bishop of Heraclius