Nikon, the righteous martyr, and his 199 companions, the martyrs
Most likely, he is from Naples, Italy, although there are those who suggest that he is from Caesarea Palestine. His father was a pagan and his mother […]
Kikilea and her husband Valerian, martyrs
Saint Ciquelia was from a wealthy, well-known pagan family in Rome. She became a disciple of Christ from her youth, so she began devoting her time
Gregory the Illuminator, an Armenian missionary and bishop
Saint Gregory, known as “The Enlightener,” is the second apostle who established the Christian faith in Armenia after the Apostle Bartholomew. The saint was born
Stefan the Great, Prince of Moldavia
Stefan III, born Saint Prince Stefan the Great in 1433, his father Bogdan II (who was Prince of Moldavia between October 12, 1449 and
Sergius Meshev, the spiritual father and new martyr
In 1923, thousands were saddened by the death of the seer, Elder Musio, the high priest, Alexei Mishev. But he did not leave his children orphans. Many have
Rufinus the Deacon, Aklina, and the two hundred soldiers, the saints and martyrs
During the time of the Roman Emperor Maximian of Daea (235-238 AD), Rufinus, the deacon of the Church of Sinope in Pontus, arrested and handcuffed him with iron. And when a noble woman dared
Demetrius, the blessed father of Basarabov
Saint Demetrius was born at the beginning of the thirteenth century, into a village family from the Basarabov region, located south of the Danube River.
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
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
Anna the prophetess and Simon the friend who accepts God
“When Anna, who was contemplating God, and Simon, who was most happy, when they shone with prophecy and appeared faultless in the law, they now saw the Giver of the Law manifest.
Gelasius, the actor, Baalbaki, the saint and martyr
He was born in a village called Mariamni near Damascus. He practiced comedy and was a prominent member of an acting group that worked in the city
Theophylactus of Nicomedia, our venerable father among the saints
Theophilectus was born around 765 AD to a humble family of commoners. He left his homeland as a young man and went to the royal city, where he was an imperial advisor at that time.