Maryam the Egyptian
Saint Mary was born in the Egyptian countryside in the early fourth century AD, and when she was twelve years old, she went underground […]
Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem
A saint from Antioch, Sophronius, whose name means “chastity,” was born in Damascus, to two pious and chaste parents, Planthus and Myra. That was about
Sermons for the Triodi time
Section Three: Sermons for the Time of the Triodi His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV (Hazeem) (*) One of the Pharisees and the tax collector, O God, give us the grace of the Pharisee humbler from
Sunday of Saint Mary of Egypt (fifth Sunday of Lent)
One cannot prove with certainty what share history has and what share superstition has in the traditions concerning the saint (Mary of Egypt).
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Venerable Saint Pelagia
Pelagia was born to pagan parents in the great city of Antioch, and God blessed her with stunning beauty, which she harnessed to serve her own desires.
Triodic time
Easter, commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, is a feast of holidays in the Orthodox Church, as without the Resurrection, Christianity would not have arisen in the first place.
Lenten Sunday saints
They are three saints. The first of them is Saint Gregory Palamas, Bishop of Thessalonica, whom we celebrate on the second Sunday. The second of them is Saint John
Pelagia of Antioch
Pelagia was born to pagan parents in the great city of Antioch, and God blessed her with stunning beauty, which she harnessed to serve her own desires.