Mark, Bishop of Ephesus
This saint, Mark of Ephesus, rose to prominence at a time of great difficulty for the Byzantine Empire. Its economic situation was dire and the invaders […]
Luke the Evangelist and Apostle
Since the second century AD, the prevailing belief has been that the author of the Third Gospel and the Book of Acts of the Apostles was one, namely Luke the physician (Colossians 4:14), an assistant to the Apostle Paul.
Constantine the Great and Helena, the two great kings crowned by God and equal to the apostles
Saint Constantine the Great was the first Christian emperor who became by the grace of God, and as the Church called him, “the Messenger of the Lord among kings.” Parents, place and time
Christophoros, the bearer of Christ, the saint and martyr
All we know about him from ancient sources is that he was martyred in Asia Minor. There is a church, built in his name, in Bithynia, to which it belongs
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Theophanes the Recluse, the righteous saint
The Russian Church canonized him in 1988 AD on the occasion of the millennium feast of the Baptism of the Russian people. He is rightly considered one of the most prominent makers of the spiritual renaissance
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Ephesus of Tripoli
It was mentioned in the book “Lives of the Saints” that he was from Tripoli, and the time of his martyrdom was not known. The Greek Synaxarium mentions him and glorifies him for his courage. What he was known for
Saints Martyrs Theo, Eren, Paul and Apollo
The Roman Emperor Maximian (286-305) issued a decree prohibiting the worship of Christ and emphasizing prostration to the gods, ordering the governors not to
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Martyr Artamen, priest of Latakia in Syria
Martyr Artamen the Priest Artamen was a priest of advanced age and holiness, revered by the Christians of Latakia along with his bishop, Sisinius. When Diocletian ascended the throne
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John Damascene - Gold Rush
The misery of the Melkites: The Jacobites took advantage of the wars between the Romans and the Umayyads and assured them of the loyalty of the members of the Universal Church to the religion of the Roman king, calling them “melchists” and accusing them of