Dorotheos of Gaza
Saint Dorotheos (500-555), who was from Gaza. His spiritual parents are: John “the Prophet” and Barsonovius “the great old man”. His upbringing:
Anna the prophetess and Simon the friend who accepts God
“When Anna, who was contemplating God, and Simon, who was most happy, when they shone with prophecy and appeared faultless in the law, they now saw the Giver of the Law manifest.
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Theophylactus of Nicomedia, our venerable father among the saints
Theophilectus was born around 765 AD to a humble family of commoners. He left his homeland as a young man and went to the royal city, where he was an imperial advisor at that time.
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Theodorus of Tarsus, Bishop of Canterbury
We celebrate him and the Latin Church on September 19. Theodoros was born in the year 602 in Tarsus (Cilicia), which is the city of Saint Paul the Apostle.
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Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza
Saint Porphyrius was born in Thessaloniki/Greece to parents rich in virtues and wealth. He attained abundant knowledge and turned away from the blessings of the earth.
Peter Capitolius, the saint and martyr among the priests
Capitolias is a city in Trans-Jordan (close to the Jordanian city of Irbid). Accordingly, Peter was a priest enjoying all the privileges of exaltation
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Barlaam, the righteous hermit
Saint Barlaam (sixth century) was born in a village called Al-Lahiya near the Black Mountain, which extends from Al-Amanus to the Orontes River. I love
Patrick, Bishop and Evangelist of Ireland
He was born in Britain to a Christian family in the year 383 AD. He is the son of a deacon named Calpurnius, and his paternal grandfather was a priest. At sixteen years old
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Efxandius, the righteous saint
Efxandius's father was a Persian Christian who fled to Syria in the year 360 due to the persecution of Sapor, king of the Persians. There he got married
Isichios 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
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Arsanius of Bocca the Roman Saint
Saint Arsanius was born on September 29, 1910 in a small village in Romania to pious Orthodox parents, Joseph and Christina.
Stephen the new saint and martyr
Saint Stephen was born in Constantinople in 713 AD. His parents, John and Anna, were pious and common people. He was baptized by Saint Germanus, Patriarch