Spiritual fathers and mothers, who were not declared saintly by the church, but who lived a life of holiness and illuminated the path for us through their lives, writings, and teachings. The Orthodox Church is expected to canonize them because popularly - the monastery, parish or whatever environment they lived in and often outside it - they are treated with the same reverence as saints when their name is mentioned.
But this does not mean that the Church will declare holiness, because this matter has several factors that must be taken into account. The announcement is not expected to be soon, as is often the case.
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 […]
Our father Sheikh Yacoub, head of the Monastery of David the Righteous read more "
Blessed Elder Philotheos was born in 1884 in a small village in the Peloponnese, and was given the name Constantine in holy baptism. Appeared, ago
Philotheos Zervakos, Elder read more "
Unfortunately, we know little about this jealous church teacher. What little we know about him comes from his liberal contemporaries
Valentin Sventitsky Martyr, monk in the world read more "
He is Gabriel bin Nicola bin Youssef Jabara. He was born in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on April 19, 1839. He received his education in Asian schools.
Gregory Jabara, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Hama and its environs read more "
Who is he? His name was originally Ghantus the Blacksmith. He is the son of Girgis bin Ghantous from Abiy, one of the villages in the west (Mount Lebanon).
Gregory IV, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East read more "
“I have trusted in you from the womb; from my mother’s womb you have been my guide” (Psalm 70:6). The ancient enemy of our salvation felt his powerful and implacable adversary in...
Seraphim Sobolev, Archbishop of Sofia read more "
Brother Daniel was one of the warriors of Mount Athos, continuing his ascetic struggle in the hut of Saint John Chrysostom in the Skete of Saint
Brother Daniel is sick read more "
He is one of the most prominent faces who shined in holy asceticism and jihad. He asceticized for nearly 60 years in the Katonaki rites. It was a hotbed
Christodoulos of Katunaki read more "
A brief overview of the ever-remembered Sheikh Germanos Stavrovoni Sheikh Germanos was born in the village of Ogoro in the Diocese of Ammohostos (Cyprus) in 1906.
Elder Germanos from Stavrophoni Monastery - Cyprus read more "
The righteous Sheikh Father Porphyrius was born on February 7, 1906 in the village of Saint John (KAEYSTIA) near (ALIVERI) in the province of (EVIA). He was
Porphyrius, the seer, the righteous old man read more "
Among the fragrant flowers that blossomed in the Virgin’s garden was Father Aeschyus, who was adorned with virtues. He was born in a small village in Messinia
Aeschyus the monk, father of the Skete of Saint Anne read more "
Anthimos was born in the great city of Antioch (it is known and famous that he was born in the Kasbah of Kas in the Aleppo Province) in the year 1717 AD, and when he reached the age of
Blessed Anthimos, Patriarch of Jerusalem read more "
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