John the Theologian, the beloved Apostle and Evangelist
From Bethsaida in Galilee. He is with his brother Jacob, the son of Zebedee, and one of the Twelve, and his title is the Son of Thunder. The two brothers were seen by the Master “with […]
Saint Hilarion, Bishop of Poitiers
Saint Hilarion was born in the city of Poitiers (France) around the year 315, and he descended from a noble pagan family. He converted to Christianity and was baptized
Niceta, the martyr Al-Ghouti
Saint Niceta was born around the year 330 AD during the time of Emperor Constantine the Great. He grew up on the banks of the Danube River and was a Goth
Nicodemus of Athos
Saint Nicodemus of Athos was born on the island of Naxos in 1747 to a father called Anthony and a mother called Anastasia. His name in the world
Michael of Smyrna (Izmir), the new martyr
He was born in a town called Furla, close to the city of Izmir (currently Türkiye). He worked as a coppersmith. When he was eighteen years old
Matrona of Saint Bara Constantinople
She was born in Pamphylia in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) in the middle of the fifth century AD. She was married when she was three or fourteen years old
Macrina, the righteous saint
She is the older sister of Saint Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa. She lived in the fourth century. She was born in Caesarea, Cappadocia (present-day eastern Türkiye).
Mama, the holy martyr
Saint Mama was born in Asia Minor (Türkiye) in the year 275 AD. His parents were a devout Christian couple, so the governors arrested them and imprisoned them
Constantine the Russian, the new martyr
Martyr Constantine was a priest attached to the Russian embassy in Constantinople when the war broke out between Russia and Turkey. He did not want to return to his country,
Gregory the Wonderworker
He was born in the new city of Caesarea in the Land of Pontus (currently in Turkey) around the year 213 AD. His parents were pagans, and his name was Theodoros
Gregory of Nyssa
We do not have sufficient data about the details of his life, but we can trace its stages through information scattered in his writings, from letters
Charalambous, the holy martyr among the priests
On February 10, the Church celebrates the martyr Saint Charalambous, whose name means luminous or shining joy. He was a priest