Theodore Abu Qurra, Bishop of Harran
Theodore Abu Qurra (+825) is the Orthodox bishop of the city of Harran. Harran is one of the major cities of Mesopotamia. Born in […]
Theophanes the Recluse, the righteous saint
The Russian Church canonized him in 1988 AD on the occasion of the millennium feast of the Baptism of the Russian people. He is rightly considered one of the most prominent makers of the spiritual renaissance
Elizabeth (Elizabeth), the holy martyr
She is the granddaughter of Queen Victoria (Queen of England) and the daughter of the governor of Hesse in Germany. I was born in Germany on the first of November of the year
Ephesus of Tripoli
It was mentioned in the book “Lives of the Saints” that he was from Tripoli, and the time of his martyrdom was not known. The Greek Synaxarium mentions him and glorifies him for his courage. What he was known for
Andrew of Crete, martyr among the priests
Andrew was born on the island of Crete in the eighth century. He is not St. Andrew of Crete, the Damascene-born Bishop of Gortina, who wrote laws