Cyrus and John exhausted the silver
Saint Cyrus was a devout Christian from Alexandria, Egypt, who practiced medicine and preached Christ to people, calling them to abandon idolatry […]
Gregory Jabara, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Hama and its environs
He is Gabriel bin Nicola bin Youssef Jabara. He was born in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on April 19, 1839. He received his education in Asian schools.
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Sergius and Bacchus, the martyrs
Sergius and Bacchus were nobles of Rome, and they held important military positions despite their young age during the time of Emperor Maximian. And that was
Domitius (Domit), the saint and martyr of the righteous
He grew up in Persia during the reign of King Constantine the Great, and was initially a pagan. Then he was preached about the faith by a Christian man
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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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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
Anastasius the Persian, saint and martyr among the righteous
On the twenty-second day of January, our Holy Church celebrates the saintly martyr Anastasius the Persian. In the year 614, the Persians attacked
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Ephestatius the Great, Bishop of Antioch
Today's service (February 21) describes Saint Ephestatius as the good shepherd and the double-edged sword, the one who defeats heresy and the one who has a heavenly life.
Constantinople and Syria
The Roman Golden Age: 843-1025 Nikephoros Phocas: (962-969) Romanos II died, either poisoned or afflicted, and his wife Theophanus took over the reins of power by assuming regency over the Romans.