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 […]
John the Theologian, the beloved Apostle and Evangelist
From Bethsaida in Galilee. He is with his brother Jacob, the son of Zebedee, and one of the Twelve, and his title is the Son of Thunder. The two brothers were seen by Mr. “with.”
Hypatius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gangra and martyr among the priests
He became bishop of Gangra in the province of Aflagonia in northern Asia Minor. This was an important diocese. It was reported that he participated in the complex
Niceta the Confessor, head of the Medicion Monastery
Our father Saint Niceta saw the light in Caesarea Bithynia. When his mother fell asleep, on the eighth day of his birth, he dedicated himself to God as Samuel
Mark the Hermit, the righteous saint
We do not know much about the life of Saint Mark, who lived in the fifth century AD. Intimidation near Ankara, Asia
Matrona of Saint Bara Constantinople
She was born in Pamphylia in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) in the middle of the fifth century AD. She was married when she was three or fourteen years old
The righteous Maria of Bithynia
She is the only daughter of a man named Avgalius, from Bithynia, one of the provinces of Asia Minor. He was powerful, had wealth, prestige, and virtue. His wife left him
Mama, the holy martyr
Saint Mama was born in Asia Minor (Türkiye) in the year 275 AD. His parents were a devout Christian couple, so the governors arrested them and imprisoned them
Mark the Evangelist and Apostle
He is a young man who accompanied the apostles. He was a cousin of Barnabas, a companion of the Apostle Paul, as we know from his letter to the Colossians (4:10).
Canon Al-Isafari, the saint and martyr
He taught him the Christian faith and baptized him in the name of the Holy Trinity, the Archangel Michael. He was his companion all the days of his life. When he wished
Philip the Apostle is one of the seven deacons
The primary source of our information about Saint Philip the Apostle is the Book of Acts of the Apostles. Chapter six mentions him by name as one of the seven deacons
Simeon the New Theologian, Saint and Righteous
Among the shining stars in the sky of the righteous saints, three are worthy of the title of “theologian”: Saint John the Evangelist, the disciple whom Jesus loved.