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 […]
Michael Mourouides, the new martyr
From a wealthy Christian family from Andrinopolis, she was favored by the Turkish authorities and the Sultan. Wealth and influence were placed by Michael in the service of Christians.
Clement the Martyr, Bishop of Ankara
Saint Clement is originally from Ankara in Galatia. He was born to a pagan father and a Christian mother, in the third century AD. When his parents died,
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
Galaction and his wife Epistemi, the Homsian martyrs
These two saints lived in the city of Homs during the days of the Roman Emperor Decius, where they were martyred. Galaction was from a pagan family, Cleitophen and Lavikipi,
Paul the Thebes, the righteous saint and the first hermit
Its origins: On the fifteenth of January, our church celebrates our righteous father Paul the Thebe, the first of the solitary hermits in Christian history.
Patrick, Bishop and Evangelist of Ireland
He was born in Britain to a Christian family in the year 383 AD. He is the son of a deacon named Calpurnius, and his paternal grandfather was a priest. At sixteen years old
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
Arsanius the Cappadocian Saint
Saint Arsanius was born in the late nineteenth century in the village of Farasa, which is one of six villages that remained Christian in the country.
Galaction and his wife Epistemi, the holy martyrs of Homs
These two saints lived in the city of Homs during the days of the Roman Emperor Decius, where they were martyred. Galaction was from a wealthy pagan family that was excommunicated
Saint Aquilina of Gibelia
She is the daughter of one of the notables of Byblos in Fenifia (Lebanon). Saint Aquilina lived in the late third century during the reign of King Diocletian. And I was taught
Avdokia Baalbekia, the saint and martyr
Avdokia was of Samaritan origin and settled in the city of Baalbek at the time of the Roman Emperor Traian (96-116 AD). She was not a Christian at first, but rather a pagan.