John Damascene
Mansour ibn Sarjun, the name of Saint John, was born around the year 655 AD in Damascus, the capital of the Umayyads at that time, from an ancient family […]
Dormition of the Mother of God
Date of the feast: The Feast of the Dormition of Our Lady is the last major feast in the liturgical year that ends on August 31, and is inaugurated by the Nativity of the Virgin.