Haggai the prophet
Haggai is one of two prophets - followed by Zechariah - who played the most prominent role in urging those returning from exile to return […]
Habib, Gorias and Samonas, martyrs
On the 15th of December, the Holy Church commemorates the holy martyrs Gorias, Samonas, and Habib, who are from villages belonging to the city of Aleppo. Goria was from
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
The miraculous Ananias Al-Furaty
He was orphaned at the age of sixteen. He retired to the wilderness in the New Caesarea region on the Euphrates. He joined the banner of one of the so-called hermits
Anna the prophetess and Simon the friend who accepts God
“When Anna, who was contemplating God, and Simon, who was most happy, when they shone with prophecy and appeared faultless in the law, they now saw the Giver of the Law manifest.
Nahum the prophet
He is one of the minor prophets, and the meaning of his name is (Comforter), and he is the author of the seventh prophecy in the series of Old Testament prophecies. He was from (Alqosh) in
Zephaniah the prophet
Zephaniah, one of the minor prophets, was the son of a Cushite, a Levite, and according to another, he was the grandson of King Hezekiah. He lived in Jerusalem
Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople
Gennadius became Patriarch of Constantinople in the year 458. He was known for his piety and integrity. He was concerned with controlling the affairs of priests after simony - the trade of priestly ordinations -
Elder Germanos from Stavrophoni Monastery - Cyprus
A brief overview of the ever-remembered Sheikh Germanos Stavrovoni Sheikh Germanos was born in the village of Ogoro in the Diocese of Ammohostos (Cyprus) in 1906.
Gabriel Nasir, the martyr
He is (1) from the town of “Al-Haffa”, the center of “Al-Haffa” district in the Syrian province of Latakia. Once, he and two of his companions went on a trade towards
Gelasius, the actor, Baalbaki, the saint and martyr
He was born in a village called Mariamni near Damascus. He practiced comedy and was a prominent member of an acting group that worked in the city
George, who is from Mount Malawan, the righteous saint
George loved God from an early age, so when his parents wanted him to marry him by force, he fled and became a monastic monk in one of the monasteries. Focus on