Amphilochios of Boschaevi, the god-bearer
Our venerable father among the saints, Amphilochios of Bochaevi, the God-bearer, is one of the hermit monks and spiritual warriors in the twentieth century. He gave him [...]
Hypatius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gangra and martyr among the priests
He became bishop of Gangra in the province of Aflagonia in northern Asia Minor. This was an important diocese. It was reported that he participated in the complex
Nikephoros the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople
Saint Nikephoros was born in Constantinople in the year 758. His father, Theodoros, was the chief of staff of King Constantine V (one of the emperors who fought icons).
Gregory IV, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Who is he? His name was originally Ghantus the Blacksmith. He is the son of Girgis bin Ghantous from Abiy, one of the villages in the west (Mount Lebanon).
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
Brother Daniel is sick
Brother Daniel was one of the warriors of Mount Athos, continuing his ascetic struggle in the hut of Saint John Chrysostom in the Skete of Saint
Christophoros, the bearer of Christ, the saint and martyr
All we know about him from ancient sources is that he was martyred in Asia Minor. There is a church, built in his name, in Bithynia, to which it belongs
Saint Theodosius, head of monasteries
Theodosius was born in a village in Cappadocia called Mogarisos to pious parents, where his mother became a monk in her old age, and her son Theodosius became her father.
Procopius of Antioch, the great saint of martyrs
His mother was a rich pagan woman and her husband was a devout Christian. They had a very beloved son, Nyanya... “Saint Procopius.” He was raised according to his mother's belief
New Elijah, the great saint among the martyrs
The martyrdom of Saint Elijah occurred during the time of the Caliph al-Mahdi (775-789), and the ruler of the Levant and its police chief, Muhammad, the caliph’s nephew, on the first of
Aviani, the saintly soldier and new martyr
He is Aviani Radionov, born on May 23, 1977. His mother, called Lobov, says that after his birth she lived with a feeling of...
Alexei Mischev
He was born in 1860. His father is a choir conductor in the service of Metropolitan Filaret of Moscow. The family lived in humble circumstances. She was never his