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 to icons in […]
James the Confessor, Bishop of Catania
Jacob committed to the ascetic life from an early age. He became a monk in the Studio Monastery in Constantinople and became a student of Saint Theodoros, who revived him in
Youssef Al-Dimashqi, the saint and martyr among the priests
He is Father Youssef bin Girgis Musa bin Muhanna Al-Haddad (1), known, for short, as Father Youssef Muhanna Al-Haddad. He is of Beirut origin.
Michael of Smyrna (Izmir), the new martyr
He was born in a town called Furla, close to the city of Izmir (currently Türkiye). He worked as a coppersmith. When he was eighteen years old
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
Stefan the Great, Prince of Moldavia
Stefan III, born Saint Prince Stefan the Great in 1433, his father Bogdan II (who was Prince of Moldavia between October 12, 1449 and
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
Simon the bishop, a relative of the Lord and a saint and martyr
Simon was the son of Cleopas, and Cleopas was the brother of Joseph the Betrothed. Accordingly, Simon is, according to custom, the cousin of the Lord Jesus.
Chrysanthus, Daria, and those with them, the saints and martyrs
Chrysanthus was the only son of one of the well-known sheikhs of Alexandria, Polemius. The latter moved to Rome at the time of the Roman Emperor Numerian (283-
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.
Theodore, the holy and righteous queen
She is Theodore, the Queen of Paphlagonia. From the noble class. She enjoyed stunning beauty and penetrating intelligence. She took piety and faith from her mother, Theoctista.
Basil the Confessor
He is a friend of Saint Procopius of Bania and an ascetic companion. He became a monk when he was a young man, and he embarked on a path of asceticism with great courage and determination under supervision