Saint Longinus lived during the time of Emperor Tiberius (15-34 AD). He is from Cappadocia (currently Türkiye), and was serving in the Roman army in […]
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Since the second century AD, the prevailing belief has been that the author of the Third Gospel and the Book of Acts of the Apostles was one, namely Luke the physician (Colossians 4:14), an assistant to the Apostle Paul.
The primary source of our information about Saint Philip the Apostle is the Book of Acts of the Apostles. Chapter six mentions him by name as one of the seven deacons
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His martyrdom was on May 23, 967 in Antioch. His name is Issa. He is originally from Baghdad, where he learned and mastered rhetoric
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Timothy, a Greek name that means “a worshiper of God” or “one who honors God.” He was born of a pagan father and a Jewish mother called Eunice (Acts of the Apostles).
They are among the seventy apostles and were students of Saint Paul the Apostle.
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The Orthodox Church commemorates the Russian Saint Andrei Rublev, the icon painter, or icon writer, as some like to say, on the Fourth.
Saint Spyridon was born and lived on the island of Cyprus. He became a professional sheep herder. He was very simple and pure of heart. And since it was
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