Bishop
Saint Titus the Apostle was born in Crete to a family of pagans. He lived a pure and virtuous life. At the age of twenty, he heard a voice calling him to abandon idolatry. After this event, he began to study the Scriptures and came to believe in the true God.
He traveled to Jerusalem, where he witnessed the miracles and the Passion of Christ. He was baptized and followed Him as a faithful disciple, taking part in the preaching of the Gospel.
The Apostle Paul appointed him bishop of Crete, where he successfully spread the principles of the true faith, converting many pagans to christianity. He performed miracles and replaced pagan practices with the faith in the true God. He labored on the island until a very old age.
He lived for ninety-four years. At the end of his life, his face shone with the light of the Divine Grace, and his soul was taken up into heaven.
His honorable skull is kept in the church dedicated to him in Heraklion, Crete, while portions of his holy relics are preserved in the monasteries of Mount Athos.
The Church celebrates his memory on August 25.
