Our father Sheikh Yacoub, head of the Monastery of David the Righteous
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 […]
Philotheos Zervakos, Elder
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
Valentin Sventitsky Martyr, monk in the world
Unfortunately, we know little about this jealous church teacher. What little we know about him comes from his liberal contemporaries
Gregory Jabara, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Hama and its environs
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 IV, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
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).
Seraphim Sobolev, Archbishop of Sofia
“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...
Brother Daniel is sick
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
Christodoulos of Katunaki
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
Elder Germanos from Stavrophoni Monastery - Cyprus
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.
Porphyrius, the seer, the righteous old man
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
Aeschyus the monk, father of the Skete of Saint Anne
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
Blessed Anthimos, Patriarch of Jerusalem
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