Volume IV · Lives of the Saints
Panteleimon, the Unmercenary Healer
Saint Panteleimon the Healer · feast day: 27 July
Panteleimon was a gifted young doctor. An elderly priest taught him about Christ, the true Physician. Panteleimon was baptised and began healing people with medicine and prayer. He never asked for money.
The story continues in volume IV, “Lives of the Saints”: told in full, illustrated, with everything that follows it.
What you'll find in the book about this story
- A short version for little ones (ages 4–7), to read at bedtime in a few minutes.
- The full story for older children, from age 8, with every part of it.
- Questions for family discussion so the story travels from the ears to the heart.
- A short prayer that a child can say on their own.
- A good deed to try together during the week ahead.