John the Bulgarian, Saint Martyr
John was from a town called Soma in Bulgaria. There he practiced drafting. He was very handsome and virtuous. Across the street from his workplace […]
Joel the prophet
Joel, son of Penuel, is the second prophecy in the order of the twelve minor prophets in the Bible after Hosea. prophesy in
James the Apostle, brother of John the Evangelist
He is James, son of Zebedee, the older brother of Saint John the Evangelist, and he was a fisherman with his father and brother. After Jesus called Peter
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Julian the Martyr of Tarsus of Cilicia
Saint Julian was born in Cilicia, in the time of Diocletian, which was the time of his martyrdom. When the time of persecution and the time of confrontation occurred
John Cassian, the righteous saint
He is the one whom the Lord God willed as a mediator to plant Eastern monasticism in the West. He was born in Scythia, at the mouth of the Danube River
Agathangelos, the new sailor in Martyrs
He was born in Enos to Christian parents. At his baptism, he took the name Athanasius. His parents died and the family lived in poverty, which led to...
Our father Sheikh Yacoub, head of the Monastery of David the Righteous
1- The Sheikh’s lineage and his childhood years. Asia Minor, which gave birth to many saints in our church, is the homeland of Father Jacob. He was born in
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John of Khusebi of Rome
Romanian origin. Nothing was mentioned about his place or date of birth. All we know is that he was given the name Elijah at baptism. Orphaned
John Alkokozalis, hymnist
“The goal of church hymns is to make the spark of grace hidden within us burn brighter and warmer. Hymns, psalms and spiritual hymns have been written
John, the new martyr from Thasos
Saint John the Martyr was born in a village on the island of Thassos (Greece) in the year 1638 AD. His family sent him to Constantinople to work for a tailor
John the Fast, Patriarch of Constantinople
John was born in the sixth century and grew up in Constantinople. He practiced sculpture like his father, and he loved God from an early age. He knew about it
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Jacob the Persian, the great passage about the martyrs
Saint James' birth and upbringing were apparently in Persia (Iran), and he was from a wealthy noble family, which was said to be
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