John, the new martyr from Thasos
Saint John the Martyr was born in a village on the island of Thassos (Greece) in the year 1638 AD. His family sent him to Constantinople to work for a tailor […]
Miron of Crete, the new saint among the martyrs
Originally from Crete, he had wisdom comparable to the wisdom of the elders and an intense love for virginity. His profession is sewing. He avoided associating with Muslims, so they resented him and pushed him away
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Gregory V, Patriarch of Constantinople, Saint and New Martyr
Our saint was born in Dimitsana, Arcadia, in the year 1745 AD. His father was a shepherd, and he first studied with the monk Meletius and Athanasius Rosepoulos.
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Gregory IV, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Who is he? His name was originally Ghantus the Blacksmith. He is the son of Girgis bin Ghantous from Abiy, one of the villages in the west (Mount Lebanon).
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Habib Khasha, the martyr among the priests
His history (1) Habib was born in the city of Damascus, in the year 1894. He is the firstborn in a family of eight children. His father is a martyr
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Advanced priest John Romanides
Father Romanides: Father Romanides revealed in an introduction about himself, something he rarely did, the following: “My parents came
Paul, Ainatha, and Valentina, saints and martyrs from Palestine
Ephesus of Caesarea mentioned the biography of their martyrdom in his book on the martyrs of Palestine. The ruler of Caesarea Palestine at that time was called Vermilian. In his days he raged
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Benaiotis of Damascus, the new martyr
Saint Benaiotis was born in Damascus, but we do not know the date of his birth. He was an employee of Othman Effendi, the chief of staff of the governor of Damascus
Abu Al-Attar Al-Baghdadi, the saint and martyr
The martyr Abu Al-Attar was an Arab Muslim from Baghdad. He was seventeen years old when he met a Georgian prince, Duke Nerses. this
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Arsanius the Cappadocian Saint
Saint Arsanius was born in the late nineteenth century in the village of Farasa, which is one of six villages that remained Christian in the country.
Saint Al-Harith and his companions, the martyrs
Al-Harith and his companions were martyred in Najran in the year 523, and the church celebrates them on the twenty-fourth of October. Najran is a city in the north
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