Chapter 51-57
Chapter Fifty-One: The Virtue of Virginity. The effectiveness of Christ’s teaching in changing brutal dispositions and the tendency to murder and war. 1- Who among the human beings is yet […]
Chapter 46-50
Chapter Forty-Six Exposing pagan worship, consulting idols, superstitious legends, satanic works, magic, and pagan philosophy, since the time of the incarnation. And while we see
Jacob the Persian, the great passage about the martyrs
Saint James' birth and upbringing were apparently in Persia (Iran), and he was from a wealthy noble family, which was said to be
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Chapter Twenty-Three - Holy Icons
The people of the Old Testament were forbidden to make and worship idols. There are several texts that explain this, but some heretics separate the first part of those texts from the second and distort their interpretation. In the Old Testament, God appeared through actions and spoke through the mouths of the prophets. In the New Testament, the Word of God became incarnate, “and we have seen his glory,” and established a personal relationship with us. Therefore, we can depict the person of Christ in the icon.
Marina the Great Martyr
Saint Marina was born in the third century of Christ in the city of Pisidia in Cilicia. Her father, Adacius, was one of the idol priests. Her mother died.
Cyril Al-Baalbaki, Mark Al-Artouzi, and the servants and virgins in Gaza and Ashkelon
When Constantius Caesar (337-361), Emperor of Byzantium, deliberately killed his uncle Julius Constantius, the brother of Saint Constantine the Great, and his eldest son,
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.
Antipas, Bishop of Pergamos, Saint Martyr
Antipas lived in the time of the Apostles, as he was a disciple of Saint John the Theologian, and he became bishop of Pergamos. He was old then
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George wearing nails
Saint George (whose name means “the plowman”) was born in the city of Lod in Palestine in the year 280 AD to Christian parents who were wealthy and…