Book Twelve: On the Spirit of Pride
Pride is the root of all evil. Saint John Cassian’s article “On the Spirit of Pride” has special importance, not only for monks and hermits, but for all […]
Pride is the root of all evil. Saint John Cassian’s article “On the Spirit of Pride” has special importance, not only for monks and hermits, but for all […]
Nakfer of Antioch lived during the time of the Roman emperors Valerian and Galerian. Late third century AD. He was a simple man, and I connected him with one of the city's priests
Nikephoros of Antioch, the saint and martyr Continue reading »
Her identity and upbringing: She is originally from Macedonia, from a noble and pious family. Her parents were devout believers. For their piety, they moved to Alexandria after the reputation of piety reached them
He was orphaned at the age of sixteen. He retired to the wilderness in the New Caesarea region on the Euphrates. He joined the banner of one of the so-called hermits
The basic reference for the biography of Saint Benedict (in Arabic, Mubarak), whom the Church celebrates on the fourteenth of March, was prepared by the writer.
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His first episcopal ministry was in Murom, one of the oldest Russian cities. Since he was walking in a chaste life, there is no doubt about him
Ibrahim al-Tabarani was a Palestinian monk who died around the year 820 AD. He introduces himself by saying: “I am Abdullah from the family of Adam
He is from the province of Lycia in Asia Minor. He took up monastic life in his homeland and achieved great successes in confronting the ruler of the Power of the Air