2:2 - Ecumenical Councils
A - The First and Second Councils The First Council was held in Nicaea (Turkey) in the year 325 under the presidency of Eftsatius of Antioch (according to the opinion of investigators […]
The Sacrament of Baptism and the Baptist Community
The devout Christian is shocked by the entire teaching of Baptists on baptism. We will explain this in three articles. We will devote this first article to refuting their claims
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Hypatius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gangra and martyr among the priests
He became bishop of Gangra in the province of Aflagonia in northern Asia Minor. This was an important diocese. It was reported that he participated in the complex
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Nicholas the Wonderworker, Bishop of Myra
He is the most famous saint in the Church of Christ, both East and West. His image, as it has been imprinted in people's minds throughout the ages, is that of the shepherd
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Gregory Jabara, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Hama and its environs
He is Gabriel bin Nicola bin Youssef Jabara. He was born in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on April 19, 1839. He received his education in Asian schools.
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Chapter Six: The authority of councils and the tradition of the fathers
“آباء الكنيسة” لم يتصرفوا كأفراد فقط، بل كرجال كنسيين، بالنيابة عن الكنيسة وباسمها. فهم الناطقون باسم الكنيسة ومفسِّرو إيمانها وحافظوا تقليدها وشهود حقيقتها وإيمانها ومعلِّمون بارزون، وعلى هذا الأساس يقوم سلطانهم!
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In order to better understand the Divine Liturgy
Introduction These pages are not a new translation of the Divine Liturgy service written by Saint John Chrysostom. Nor is it a study for this service
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Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Trimithus of Galilee in Saints
Saint Spyridon was born and lived on the island of Cyprus. He became a professional sheep herder. He was very simple and pure of heart. And since it was
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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.
Chapter Four: The Divinity of the Son
” ..وبربٍ واحد يسوع المسيح ابن الله الوحيد. المولود من الآب قبل كل الدهور، نور من نور، إله حق من
Chapter One: On the Constitution of Faith
Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed: Faith: I believe. God the Father: In one God, Father, Almighty. Creation: Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible
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Saints and Fathers
Saints: When the Apostle Paul calls Christians “saints,” he means that they are “set apart.” When Peter describes the church as a “priestly assembly,” he means that they are “set apart.”