I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.
Gabriel of Serbia, Saint Martyr of the High Priests
Gabriel was Archbishop of Serbia in the seventeenth century. His people were in great distress because of Turkish colonialism. The country's economy was
Orthodox Sunday (First Sunday of Lent)
When this holiday was established in 842, the word “Orthodoxy” referred to the defeat of the fight against icons and the declaring of the legitimacy of honoring them (15). And expand the meaning
Factors leading to the Crusades
Crusades 1098-1204 The Turkish danger: The Seljuk Turks set out from the valleys of Central Asia. Then their leader Tughrul Bey (Prince Al-Saqr) was destined to impose
Maurice of Avamy, the Syrian saint and martyr, and his companions
Apamea is a Syrian town in the Orontes Valley, now known as Qalaat al-Madiq. In it, Maurice was a military commander and was spreading Christianity among his soldiers.
09:1_8 - Healing of the paralytic in Capernaum
Text:1 So he entered into a boat, crossed over, and came to his own city. 2 And behold, they brought him a paralytic, lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said
Book Two: Reflections on the Life of Moses, Part 2
Hope for Divine Help 117. Let us return to the point where we left the topic. We will talk about those who set their sights on virtue and followed Moses in
Elias, the martyr of the priesthood and the curate of Afghania
It is not surprising to find in the lives of the saints that a man and his wife possess the heavenly crowns that had previously been symbolically placed on them.
Demetrius, the generous and generous saint and martyr
Saint Demetrius lived in the city of Thessaloniki during the days of Emperor Maximian in the late third century. He was the son of a noble Christian family from the province
The nature of the church
The Church was founded by Christ. The first thing that appears in the New Testament is the Evangelist Matthew, when the Apostle Peter promises that...