Saint Myron, Bishop of Crete, miracle worker, in his youth was a family member, engaged in agriculture. He was famous for his kindness, he helped everyone who turned to him for help. Once, finding thieves on his threshing floor, Saint Myron himself helped them to lift sacks of grain onto their shoulders. With his generosity, the saint so ashamed the thieves that later they began to lead an honest life. The Cretans, who deeply respected the saint, begged him to accept the ordination of presbyter in his hometown of Rabkia, and then they elected him bishop of Crete.
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