Amphilochios of Boschaevi, the god-bearer
Our venerable father among the saints, Amphilochios of Bochaevi, the God-bearer, is one of the hermit monks and spiritual warriors in the twentieth century. He gave him [...]
Ioannikios the Great, the righteous saint
Saint Ioannikios was born in a village called Merqa in the province of Bithynia. He was raised in piety, but he inherited from his parents their hostility towards icons
Marcellos of Apamei, head of the Monastery of Those Who Do not Sleep
He was born from a wealthy family that lived in Apamea, Syria (located near the city of Hama and containing important antiquities). He was orphaned as a young man and moved away
Marcius of Cyrus, the righteous hermit
Marcianus was born from an honorable family in the city of Cyrus on the Afrin River, north of Aleppo, currently called “The Prophet Hori.” He found a center
Maximus the Greek
Saint Maximus is from an ancient family in the Peloponnese (islands in Greece). He was born in 1470 AD. He went to Italy and studied with teachers
Cotbar, Bishop of Lindisfarne in England
He was a cattle herder. He became a monk at Melrose Monastery. He often spent his nights staying up late and praying in the freezing water to combat the tyranny of drowsiness.
Gregory the Illuminator, an Armenian missionary and bishop
Saint Gregory, known as “The Enlightener,” is the second apostle who established the Christian faith in Armenia after the Apostle Bartholomew. The saint was born
Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem
A saint from Antioch, Sophronius, whose name means “chastity,” was born in Damascus, to two pious and chaste parents, Planthus and Myra. That was about
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
Saba, Archbishop of Serbia and founder of the Athosian Khalendar Monastery
His birth and upbringing: Saint Saba was born in 1169. He was the third son of the Grand Prince of Serbia, Stefanos Namenja the Pious. The time of baptism took a name
Diodochus the Righteous, Bishop of Photiki
It is believed that he was born at the beginning of the fifth century AD. He became bishop of ancient Iberia between 451 and 458 AD. Fotiki, the center of his diocese,
Demetrius Metropolitan of Rostov
He is one of the prominent saints in the Russian Orthodox Church. He was born in the year 1651 AD near the city of Kiev. And when his father