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 […]
Marcellos of Apamei, head of the Monastery of Those Who Do not Sleep
He was born from a wealthy family that lived in Apamea, Syria (located near the city of Hama and containing important antiquities). He was orphaned as a young man and moved away
Martyr Shalva and his fellow Georgian martyrs
Shalva, a Georgian military commander, was seriously wounded after Georgia was subjected to the invasion of Persian Shah Jalal al-Din. When he recovered, they offered him gifts
Efxandius, the righteous saint
Efxandius's father was a Persian Christian who fled to Syria in the year 360 due to the persecution of Sapor, king of the Persians. There he got married
Anastasius the Persian, saint and martyr among the righteous
On the twenty-second day of January, our Holy Church celebrates the saintly martyr Anastasius the Persian. In the year 614, the Persians attacked
Irene, the great saint and martyr from Magedon
We do not know when Saint Irene lived or when she was martyred. Some place her in the first century and some in the fourth century (the Synaxarium places her in the fourth century).
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…