Cosmas of Jerusalem, the founder, Bishop of Mayuma
Cosmas was born in Jerusalem, but he was orphaned early, so the father of Saint John of Damascus, Sergius, took him to him, perhaps because of their kinship. Cosmas and John lived […]
Lazarus Saturday
Fasting, in its exclusive sense, ends on the Friday following the fifth Sunday of Lent, when the forty-day period ends. The period of pain extends
Preaching in the liturgical role
Introduction: Preaching Elements in the Prayers of the Early Church Perhaps many of the first prayers, and in thanksgiving itself, were sermons, and carried
Parthanios, Patriarch of Constantinople, saint and new martyr
Its origin is from Mytilene. He grew up with a love of knowledge. He was one of the most prominent scholars of his time. Bringing theological knowledge together. He was ordained a deacon
Plato, abbot of the Monastery of Sokotheion
He was orphaned following the death of his parents due to the plague that swept through Constantinople and its environs in the year 747 AD. He was thirteen years old at that time. Catch up with someone