Demetrius Metropolitan of Rostov
He is one of the prominent saints in the Russian Orthodox Church. He was born in the year 1651 AD near the city of Kiev. And when his father […]
Charalambous, the holy martyr among the priests
On February 10, the Church celebrates the martyr Saint Charalambous, whose name means luminous or shining joy. He was a priest
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Habib, Gorias and Samonas, martyrs
On the 15th of December, the Holy Church commemorates the holy martyrs Gorias, Samonas, and Habib, who are from villages belonging to the city of Aleppo. Goria was from
Theodore Abu Qurra, Bishop of Harran
Theodore Abu Qurra (+825) is the Orthodox bishop of the city of Harran. Harran is one of the major cities of Mesopotamia. Born in
Tikhon, Patriarch of Russia
He was the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia between 1917 and 1925. The position of patriarch was suspended by Tsar Peter the Great in the eighth century
Cribus, Babylus, Agthodorus, and Agathonica, saints and martyrs
Krebs was an idol priest, then he converted to Christ, was baptized, and became bishop of the Church of Thyatira, adjacent to Ephesus, a church founded by St.
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Paisius the Great, the righteous saint
His name in the ancient Syrian synagogues (13th century AD) is Paisios, in the Byzantine synagogues he is called Panesios, and among the Syriacs and Copts he is called “Bsheih,” “Bishoy,” or “Bishai.”
Basil, Bishop of Keneshma, the new martyr
Throughout the ages, Christians have been nourished by the lives of the saints: the apostles, the high priests, the desert monks, the martyrs, and the tourists. Today Christians face pressure
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Basil the Blessed Russian Saint
A type of saint was famous in the sixteenth century in Russia for being the madmen of Christ. The most famous of them was Basil the Blessed, whom the Church celebrates.
Eutropius, Clonicus, and Basiliscus, saints and martyrs
They are companions-in-arms of Saint Theodoros of Tyrone. After completing his testimony, they remained in prison for a long time because the governor of Amasia was taken aback by the audacity of Theodoros
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Isichios of Antioch, the saint and martyr
Isichios was one of the men of the sheikhdom in Antioch and held a prominent position in the imperial palace there. That was the time of Caesar Maximian
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Armilus and Stratonix, saints and martyrs
Saint Armilus: He is Deacon Armilus, born at the time of Emperor Licinius, in Msivedunum, near Belgrade. It was discovered that he was a Christian, so he came to him
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