After Emperor Decius (249-251 AD) assumed power, he ordered the persecution of Christians throughout the Roman Empire. Antipater, governor of Achaia, took advantage […]

Apamea is a Syrian town in the Orontes Valley, now known as Qalaat al-Madiq. In it, Maurice was a military commander and was spreading Christianity among his soldiers.

On the thirteenth of February, the Holy Church commemorates Saint Martinian of Palestine, who was a model of repentance. His biography teaches us

He was among the seventy apostles. After the resurrection of the Lord Jesus and the betrayal and suicide of Judas, lots fell on Matthias to be counted among the Twelve.

Saint Markella, a model of Christian widows, was born in the year 330 into the care of one of the famous Roman families. She was married against her will and then widowed

He is originally from a village in Crete. He was captured by the Turks after a rebellion raised by the population and suppressed by force by the Ottomans. The Turks captured him and put him to death

He was born from a wealthy family that lived in Apamea, Syria (located near the city of Hama and containing important antiquities). He was orphaned as a young man and moved away

Marcianus was born from an honorable family in the city of Cyrus on the Afrin River, north of Aleppo, currently called “The Prophet Hori.” He found a center

Archbishop Mitrofan was distinguished as a venerable preacher, an able administrator, an active worker in the church vineyard, and a man of prayer. His name was in the world

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

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