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In the year 406 A.D. the relics of the Prophet Samuel were transferred from Judea to Constantinople. His feast day is celebrated on [[August 20]].
==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 2)
:You were given as a precious gift to a barren womb,
:And offered as a fragrant sacrifice to your Lord.
:You served Him in truth and righteousness;
:Wherefore we honor you, O Samuel prophet of God,
:As an intercessor for our souls.
Troparion (Tone 2)
:We celebrate the memory
:Of Your prophet Samuel, O Lord;
:Through him we beseech You:
:"Save our souls."
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 8)
:You were a precious gift given to God before your conception.
:You served Him like an angel from your infancy, O blessed one.
:You were granted the charism to announce beforehand future things.
:Therefore, we cry to you: "Rejoice, Samuel, Prophet of God and great high priest."
==Sources==
*[http://www.oca.org/FSlives.asp www.oca.org - Lives of Saints, August 20.]