Saint Philip was a monk who was distinguished for his virtue and integrity. He was chosen as head of the monastery against his will, then metropolitan of Moscow in the year 1566 during the days of Tsar […]
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She is the Samaritan woman whom Jesus met at Jacob's Well, as mentioned in the Gospel of John (4:4-30). This saint preached
Saint Basilicus (also called Vasilikos, both are correct) lived in the fourth century AD. He was tortured along with Saints Eutropius and Clonicus
His upbringing: Saint Photius the Confessor was born in the year 820 AD to a distinguished family. His father, Sergius, and his mother, Irene, are confessors of the church. It is celebrated for them in
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These saints were martyred during the time of the Byzantine Emperor Michael III (842-867) and the Abbasid Caliph Al-Wathiq Billah (842-847). These martyrs became prisoners
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Saint Cyril (his secular name is Constantine) was born in 827 AD. As for Saint Methodius, it is not known when he was born, but they are from Thessalonica, and their father’s name is
During the time of the Roman Emperor Decius, in the middle of the third century AD, a fierce wave of persecution broke out against Christians. After that, it was broadcast
Gabriel was Archbishop of Serbia in the seventeenth century. His people were in great distress because of Turkish colonialism. The country's economy was
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They are Theognetus, Rufus, Antipatros, Theosticus, Artamon, Magnus, Theodotus, Thomasius, and Philemon. They came from different places and their ages varied. Their positions in society varied
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These two saints lived in the city of Homs during the days of the Roman Emperor Decius, where they were martyred. Galaction was from a pagan family, Cleitophen and Lavikipi,
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His life: Gregory’s family belonged to the large and rich royal families and lived in a town called “ARIANDOS – Ariandos” near the town.
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The life of our righteous father in Saints Gregory Palamas, the miraculous and brilliant archbishop of Thessaloniki in the fourteenth century. He wrote a biography
