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.
The primary source of our information about Saint Philip the Apostle is the Book of Acts of the Apostles. Chapter 6 mentions him by name as one of the seven deacons […]
Andrew was a leader of one of the divisions stationed on the eastern border of the Roman Empire, during the time of the empire (around 305), and he had not […]
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 […]
Cecilia was from a noble family from Rome. She believed in Christ secretly from her parents when she was a young girl. A day came when her family wanted […]
Andrew was born on the island of Crete in the eighth century. He is not St. Andrew of Crete, the Damascene-born Bishop of Gortina, who wrote the laws […]
He was born in a village near Corinth. He joined a merchant as a servant at the age of twelve. He got married and had children, and he walked in the fear of God. Hit, in [...]
Saint Artamius was one of the most prominent statesmen in the days of Emperor Constantine the Great. He was a military governor of Alexandria and the rest of Egypt, and then […]
“The People of the Cave” are the seven young saints who lived in Ephesus: Maximilian, Xacostodianus, Pamphilchus, Martinus, Dionysius, Antonius, and John. The Church commemorates them twice […]
Introduction The divine service, by which we mean the group of rituals, prayers, and liturgical services, constitutes the framework of liturgical life. Its goal is to carry to us and to […]
In the New Testament, there are many titles by which Jesus of Nazareth was known, each of which describes an aspect of his mission. We will present them briefly [...]
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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.