We have not yet heard of a young girl who has been given the name of the mother of our last emperor; however, we believe that the Baptism of your child is an excellent opportunity to introduce the Saint to our own families. It is almost certain that, like all of us, they need the intercessions of this great Saint.
MARCH 13 - MAY 29
Saint Hypomoni was born in 1372. She was the daughter of the Serbian ruler Constantine Dragaš.
Among her ancestors and relatives were King Stefan Dušan, Saint Stefan Uroš, and Michael VIII Palaiologos, the founder of the longest-reigning Greek dynasty, the Palaiologos dynasty.
Initially, the Saint...
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