Today, Friday, September 13, according to the Calendar of Saints, we honor the memory of Saint Aristides the martyr, Hieromartyr Cornelius.
Saint Aristides was a Christian apologist and philosopher who lived in the 2nd century. His memory is celebrated by the church every year on September 13. On this day, those named Aristides celebrate.
Aristides hailed from Athens and studied philosophy, with particular emphasis on Neoplatonism. He embraced Christianity and fought to prove the validity of the Christian faith, the excellent ethics of Christians, and the unjust behavior towards them by the Roman Empire and its people. His apologetic work was titled “On Piety,” written in 140, and was addressed to the Roman Emperor Antoninus the Pious.
Those celebrating today are:
- Aristides, Aristos, Aris
- Aristea, Aristoula, Aristina
- Cornelius, Cornelius, Cornelis
- Cornelia, Cornila
Sunrise: 07:05
Sunset: 19:36
Day Length: 12 hours 31 minutes
Moon age 9.5 days
September 13 of each year has been declared as World Sepsis Day, initiated by the international organization “Global Sepsis Alliance” (GSA), of which the Greek Sepsis Study Group is a founding member.
Sepsis is defined as the totality of changes in metabolism and hemodynamics resulting from a generalized inflammatory response of the human body to an infectious agent (bacterium, virus, fungus, or parasite). It frequently results in death through multi-organ failure (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome) and irreversible drop in blood pressure (septic shock or septic collapse).
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