Nikon of Kiev, the righteous saint
A friend of Saint Anthony of Kiev and the spiritual father of Saint Theodosius of Kiev. He was ordained a priest and took care of making new students monks. Among those who became monks […]
Malachi the prophet
He is one of the prophets of return from exile. His name means messenger or angel, and the Prophet himself borrowed it, as is accepted, from his book
Miron, the holy martyr among the priests
After Emperor Decius (249-251 AD) assumed power, he ordered the persecution of Christians throughout the Roman Empire. So Antipater, governor of Achaia, took advantage
Maurice of Avamy, the Syrian saint and martyr, and his companions
Apamea is a Syrian town in the Orontes Valley, now known as Qalaat al-Madiq. In it, Maurice was a military commander and was spreading Christianity among his soldiers.
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Martinus the Merciful, Bishop of Tours
On November 11, the Church commemorates Saint Martinus, “the Merciful,” Bishop of Tours, France. He was born
Miron of Crete, the new saint among the martyrs
Originally from Crete, he had wisdom comparable to the wisdom of the elders and an intense love for virginity. His profession is sewing. He avoided associating with Muslims, so they resented him and pushed him away
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Matrona of Russia, the new martyr
In our age of spiritual decadence, only the examples of heroic men and women can ignite the enthusiasm for living a godly life according to the commandments.
The righteous Maria of Bithynia
She is the only daughter of a man named Avgalius, from Bithynia, one of the provinces of Asia Minor. He was powerful, had wealth, prestige, and virtue. His wife left him
Lazarus the Peloponnesian Saint, Martyr of the Priests
Originally from the village of Peloponnese. He was raised on piety and fear of God. He became a priest. Teach and rebuke hypocrites. One of these was captured by the Turks and put to death
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Leonidius of Tripoli and his companions Hypatius and Theodolius, saints and martyrs
Leonidius was an officer during the time of the Roman Emperor Vaspasian (69-79) and his headquarters was Tripoli in Lebanon. He was huge and solid
Cribus, Babylus, Agthodorus, and Agathonica, the martyrs
Krebs was an idol priest, then he converted to Christ, was baptized, and became bishop of the Church of Thyatira, adjacent to Ephesus, a church founded by St.
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Cyrus and John exhausted the silver
Saint Cyrus was a devout Christian from Alexandria in Egypt who practiced the medical profession and preached Christ to people, calling on them to abandon the worship of idols.