Mark, Bishop of Ephesus
This saint, Mark of Ephesus, rose to prominence at a time of great difficulty for the Byzantine Empire. Its economic situation was dire and the invaders […]
Cecilia of Rome, martyr
Cecilia was from a noble family from Rome. She believed in Christ secretly from her parents when she was a young girl. A day came when her family wanted her
Daoud Al-Halabi, the martyr
This is how the image of David Al-Halabi was drawn when the hour of his testimony with his blood for Christ approached: a Roman Orthodox man, married, with four children and an old mother.
The Latin Kingdom and the Crusader Principalities
Crusades 1098-1204 In the spring of the year 1100, hostilities were renewed, and the Crusaders took control of the coast of Palestine from Ashkelon to Mecca. It was necessary