Aviani, the saintly soldier and new martyr
He is Aviani Radionov, born on May 23, 1977. His mother, called Lobov, says that after his birth she lived with a feeling of […]
Ephestatius the Great, Bishop of Antioch
Today's service (February 21) describes Saint Ephestatius as the good shepherd and the double-edged sword, the one who defeats heresy and the one who has a heavenly life.
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
Basil the Great
His life Saint Basil was born in Caesarea, Cappadocia[1] in the year 330 AD. From a prominent aristocratic family. His paternal grandfather was called Basilius. He left everything
The twelve disciples
The Apostle Peter (his feast day is June 29): His name is also Simeon or Cephas, which means the Rock. He lived in Bethsaida and Capernaum
Patriarchate of Serbia
After the missionary works of Saints Cyrillus and Methodius. The one who formed and organized the church in Serbia was Saint Saba (thirteenth century). the Saint
Patriarchate of Bulgaria
The Church of Bulgaria was founded by Saints Cyril and Matthews and was spiritually affiliated with the Ecumenical Patriarchate until 1945, when it became
Russian Orthodox Church in America OCA
The founders of the Orthodox Church in America are Saint Herman of Alaska, Saint Alexis of Wilkes-Barre, and Saint Annokent of Alaska. And it has
Patriarchate of Constantinople
Note: Some of the information on this page is based on statistics dating back to 1965 from the book “The Orthodox Church, Past and Present.” and some
Church of Japan
The founder of the Orthodox Church in Japan was the great Saint Nicholas Kasatkin (1836 - 1912) when he arrived in Japan in 1861.
Gerasimus of Jordan
He is from the province of Lycia in Asia Minor. He took up monastic life in his homeland and achieved great successes in confronting the ruler of the Power of the Air
George wearing nails
Saint George (whose name means “the plowman”) was born in the city of Lod in Palestine in the year 280 AD to Christian parents who were wealthy and…