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. It was about […]
Peter Capitolius, the saint and martyr among the priests
Capitolias is a city in Trans-Jordan (close to the Jordanian city of Irbid). Accordingly, Peter was a priest enjoying all the privileges of exaltation
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Ibrahim Al-Tabarani
Ibrahim al-Tabarani was a Palestinian monk who died around the year 820 AD. He introduces himself by saying: “I am Abdullah from the family of Adam
New Elijah, the great saint among the martyrs
The martyrdom of Saint Elijah occurred during the time of the Caliph al-Mahdi (775-789), and the ruler of the Levant and its police chief, Muhammad, the caliph’s nephew, on the first of
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Abu Al-Attar Al-Baghdadi, the saint and martyr
The martyr Abu Al-Attar was an Arab Muslim from Baghdad. He was seventeen years old when he met a Georgian prince, Duke Nerses. this
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