He was originally from Crete, had wisdom comparable to that of the elders, and a great love for virginity. His profession was tailoring. He avoided associating with Muslims, so they hated him and pushed a boy, claiming that he had tried to assault him. After he stood before the judge, he was given the choice between Islam and destruction. He replied that he would die and not deny Christ, so they beat him severely and threw him into prison. He remained unshakable and did not care about the tempting promises. They pronounced the death sentence against him, and while he was going to his death, he asked the Christians for forgiveness on the way to execution. He asked for his father's blessing in the body, urging him to be patient. The guards saw a light covering him while he was on the gallows.
Shalva, a Georgian military commander, was seriously wounded after Georgia was exposed to the invasion of Persian Shah Jalal al-Din. When he recovered, they offered him favors [...]
Constantine IV: (668-685) Constantine III thought poorly of his brother Theodosius, so he dressed him as a monastic and then ordered him killed. His conscience aroused him and he became [...]
Saint Barlaam (sixth century) was born in a village called Al-Lahiya near the Black Mountain, which extends from Al-Amanus to the Orontes River. I love […]
Introduction by Father Lev Gillah to the Divinity of the Holy Spirit by Father Elias Morcos A historical overview of the most important heresies against the Holy Spirit The content of the heresy against […]
Patriarch Macedonius: (628-640) The Jews tortured Anastasius II, successor of the two apostles, seized him, tortured him, and dragged him through the streets of Antioch on the run, and he died as a martyr in […]
We do not find in the ancient Christian tables that Barnabas (see his accounts in: Acts of the Apostles: 4:9 and 11-15) left a book (a gospel or a letter...) […]
Introduction In Christianity in particular, the family structure does not constitute a system of life, but its purpose and way of living. Life in Christianity is not […]
Saint Our righteous father, one with God, Saint Saba the Blessed Saint Saba was born in the Cappadocian region in the year “439 AD”, to Christian parents and […]
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