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 […]
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
Simeon the New Theologian, Saint and Righteous
Among the shining stars in the sky of the righteous saints, three are worthy of the title of “theologian”: Saint John the Evangelist, the disciple whom Jesus loved.
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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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Basil Amasia, the holy martyr among the priests
Saint Basil lived during a time of great persecution against Christians. During that time he was bishop of Amasia, in the country of Pontus. a job
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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
Plato, abbot of the Monastery of Sokotheion
He was orphaned following the death of his parents due to the plague that swept through Constantinople and its environs in the year 747 AD. He was thirteen years old at that time. Catch up with someone
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Third Ecumenical Council - Council of Ephesus
428 - 441 The vacancy of the Constantinople see: Atticus, Bishop of Constantinople, died in the fall of the year 425. Proclus, the secretary, ran for the succession.
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