Quiz on Saints’ Lives

The Great Martyr Panteleimon is venerated in the Orthodox Church as a formidable saint, the patron saint of warriors. This aspect of veneration reveals his first name Pantoleon, which means ‘lion in all things’. The second name, given at Baptism, Panteleimon, that is, ‘all-merciful’, is revealed from the veneration of the great martyr as a healer. In Western Christians he is regarded as the patron saint of medical doctors. The connection of these two patronages of the saint is well seen from the fact that warriors, who receive wounds more often than others, are most in need of a doctor-healer. That is why Christians who are engaged in spiritual warfare also resort to this saint with a request to heal the sores of the soul.
The name of the holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon is invoked when performing the Sacrament of Oil Consecration, the consecration of water, and in prayer for the sick one.