Maximus the Greek
Saint Maximus is from an ancient family in the Peloponnese (islands in Greece). He was born in 1470 AD. He went to Italy and studied with teachers […]
Michael of Smyrna (Izmir), the new martyr
He was born in a town called Furla, close to the city of Izmir (currently Türkiye). He worked as a coppersmith. When he was eighteen years old
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Martinus the Merciful, Bishop of Tours
On November 11, the Church commemorates Saint Martinus, “the Merciful,” Bishop of Tours, France. He was born
Saint Marcianus and priest of the Great Church
From a rich family related to the royal family in Constantinople. He grew up in an atmosphere of respect and love for God. Excellent, since childhood,
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Matrona of Thessaloniki, the saint and martyr
Saint Matrona was a Jewish woman named Botella, the wife of a senior officer commanding the Roman garrison in the city of Thessaloniki. And she was a believer
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Chapter Twelve - The Church is the Body of Christ
The Church is the link between humans themselves, and between them and God, in the image of the partnership existing between the Holy Trinity. In this sense, there was a Church in Paradise, but the fall of man from the first communion led to the transfer of the Church from Paradise to earth.
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Saint Monica, mother of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
She was born in the year 332 AD in the village of Tagusta (now Souq Al-Akhras) in North Africa, and was raised in a sincere Christian upbringing. As a child, she was leaving
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Matrona of Saint Bara Constantinople
She was born in Pamphylia in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) in the middle of the fifth century AD. She was married when she was three or fourteen years old
Miron of Crete, the new saint among the martyrs
Originally from Crete, he had wisdom comparable to the wisdom of the elders and an intense love for virginity. His profession is sewing. He avoided associating with Muslims, so they resented him and pushed him away
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The Armenian New Mary
Of Armenian origin. She got married and was a model of virtue and purity. Gentle, merciful, pious. She cared for the homes of God and the needy with an extraordinary interest, and she was tested with loss
Maruthas (known), Bishop of Mayyafariqin
Saint of Antioch lived during the time of the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II and the Persian King Yazdegerd I. Patriarch Makarios the leader mentioned him in “Saints of
Mikhail Sheltsov, the new Russian martyr
One of the greatest tragedies during the horrific persecutions that were launched against the Church after the control of the atheist authorities was the general trial, in 1922, of the Metropolitan.