Manuel of Crete, the new saint among the martyrs
He is originally from a village in Crete. He was captured by the Turks after a rebellion raised by the population and suppressed by force by the Ottomans. The Turks arrested him and imposed […]
Gregory Palamas the Wonderworker
The life of our righteous father in Saints Gregory Palamas, the miraculous and brilliant archbishop of Thessaloniki in the fourteenth century. He wrote a biography
Antiochian Saints
Holiness in the Orthodox Church is the concern and the goal. God’s will is your holiness, as it was said. And holiness is salvation. What is the meaning of holiness? Who
Factors leading to the Crusades
Crusades 1098-1204 The Turkish danger: The Seljuk Turks set out from the valleys of Central Asia. Then their leader Tughrul Bey (Prince Al-Saqr) was destined to impose
Constantinople and Rome after the Great Schism
The Great Schism 1054-1098 The Dormition of Michael I: Constantine IX died five months after the issuance of the Symeon, on December 11.