Venerable (Monastic) · 9th century
Joseph the Hymnographer
Also known as Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer
Born in Sicily and forced to flee barbarian invasions, he became a monk and the most prolific hymnographer of the Church, composing many canons for the saints; he is called the sweet-voiced nightingale of the Church.
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Notes
Endured captivity by pirates and exile.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints; en.wikipedia.org