Basil the Confessor
He is a friend of Saint Procopius of Bania and an ascetic companion. He became a monk when he was a young man, and he embarked on a path of asceticism with great courage and determination under the supervision of […]
Paul the Thebes, the righteous saint and the first hermit
Its origins: On the fifteenth of January, our church celebrates our righteous father Paul the Thebe, the first of the solitary hermits in Christian history.
Parthenius, Bishop of Lembasacon
The time of his life: Saint Parthenius lived during the time of Emperor Constantine the Great (337 AD). He was the son of a deacon in Byzantine Melitopolis named Christodoulos. His work: It was his work
Forty martyrs
The martyrdom of these saints was around the year 320 AD, during the reign of Licinius Caesar (308-323 AD). We do not know exactly the origin of this group of forty.
Meletius the Great, Archbishop of Antioch
He is one of the fathers of the fourth century AD. St. Gregory the Theologian described him as “a pious, meek, humble heart whose lights of the Holy Spirit shine.”
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
Barbara the martyr
Saint Barbara was born in the early third century of Christ. Her father, whose name was Dioscorus, was very rich and an ardent pagan who hated Christians and
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…