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. It appeared, since […]
Gregory Palamas the Wonderworker
The life of our righteous father in Saints Gregory Palamas, the miraculous and brilliant archbishop of Thessaloniki in the fourteenth century. He wrote a biography
Babilas (Babula-Babila), Bishop of Antioch
It was stated in the book “History of the Church” by Ephesus (+ 340), in Book VI, Chapter 43, that: “Some sources state that the Emperor
Pamphilos Al-Beiruti, the saint and martyr, and his companions
Al-Qudsi martyred Mephilus and his eleven companions in Caesarea Palestine during the time of the Roman Emperor Maximinus Dea within the year
Rock of doubt
The title of the book with the content of the first and second parts. 1. The first chapter: An introduction to what happened between Ignatius and Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople.
Eastern Christianity and the Crusades
Eastern Christianity suffered a lot from the Western Crusades (or Frankish campaigns) that invaded our East (starting in 1908 AD) in the name of...
The Latin Kingdom and the Crusader Principalities
Crusades 1098-1204 In the spring of the year 1100, hostilities were renewed, and the Crusaders took control of the coast of Palestine from Ashkelon to Mecca. It was necessary
Latin and Orthodox Hierarchical
Crusades 1098-1204 Latin Hierarchy: The Crusaders aimed for the Holy Sepulcher, so Jerusalem became the most important city in the East for them, and a patriarch became superior to a patriarch.
Latin relations with the Jacobins, Armenians and Maronites
Crusades 1098-1204 Athanasius II: (1165-1170) Antioch remained the destination of the soul’s hopes and the talk of their dreams, and they continued to watch the development of circumstances and look for opportunities for victory.