Ioannikios the Great, the righteous saint
Saint Ioannikios was born in a village called Merqa in the province of Bithynia. He was raised in piety, but he inherited from his parents their hostility to icons in […]
Youssef Al-Dimashqi, the saint and martyr among the priests
He is Father Youssef bin Girgis Musa bin Muhanna Al-Haddad (1), known, for short, as Father Youssef Muhanna Al-Haddad. He is of Beirut origin.
Matrona of Thessaloniki, the saint and martyr
Saint Matrona was a Jewish woman named Botella, the wife of a senior officer commanding the Roman garrison in the city of Thessaloniki. And she was a believer
Mama, the holy martyr
Saint Mama was born in Asia Minor (Türkiye) in the year 275 AD. His parents were a devout Christian couple, so the governors arrested them and imprisoned them
Saint Flacius, Bishop of Sebastia
This saint was a doctor, and due to his piety and strong faith, he was ordained a priest and then bishop of the city of Sebastia in the country of Armenia. after
Photin, the Samaritan woman, martyr
She is the Samaritan woman whom Jesus met at Jacob's Well, as mentioned in the Gospel of John (4:4-30). This saint preached
Basilicus, the holy martyr
Saint Basilicus (also called Vasilikos, both are correct) lived in the fourth century AD. He was tortured along with Saints Eutropius and Clonicus
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
Sylvester, Pope of Rome
He was born in Rome. His mother raised him in virtue and handed him over to an excellent priest named Carinos. When he grew up, Pope Marklinus named him a priest. He was
Simon the bishop, a relative of the Lord and a saint and martyr
Simon was the son of Cleopas, and Cleopas was the brother of Joseph the Betrothed. Accordingly, Simon is, according to custom, the cousin of the Lord Jesus.
May God bless Bin Nabaa, the saint and martyr
This saint was born in Damascus at the beginning of the fifteenth century AD, and he was a direct writer in the court of the Emir of Tripoli (Mamluk), called
Martyr Artamen, priest of Latakia in Syria
Martyr Artamen the Priest Artamen was a priest of advanced age and holiness, revered by the Christians of Latakia along with his bishop, Sisinius. When Diocletian ascended the throne