Hippolytus the Martyr, Bishop of Rome
We know only a little information about the life of Saint Hippolytus of Rome, who was martyred around the year 235. We cannot determine the date […]
Nectarios the Wonderworker, Bishop of the Five Cities in Libya
Saint Nektarios, whose name was Anastas Kefalas, was born in Southern Thrace on October 1, 1846 AD. He grew up in a large and poor family, and his mother and grandmother were poor
Moses the Prophet is God's beholder
The Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Moses the Prophet, “the Eye of God” and “the Word of God,” on the fourth of September. He is counted among the seniors
Malachi the prophet
He is one of the prophets of return from exile. His name means messenger or angel, and the Prophet himself borrowed it, as is accepted, from his book
Matthias the Apostle, one of the Twelve
He was among the seventy apostles. After the resurrection of the Lord Jesus and the betrayal and suicide of Judas, lots fell on Matthias to be counted among the Twelve.
Chapter Twelve - The Church is the Body of Christ
The Church is the link between humans themselves, and between them and God, in the image of the partnership existing between the Holy Trinity. In this sense, there was a Church in Paradise, but the fall of man from the first communion led to the transfer of the Church from Paradise to earth.
Chapter Eight - The Renaissance
We have seen that the nature of man itself was transformed, as a result of the fall. Consequently, Adam passed on to his descendants a heavy legacy, for he bequeathed to them a sick and worn-out nature, whose lot is death and corruption. So how can the descendants of Adam, that is, all of humanity, be saved?
Chapter Two: Announcement and Interpretation
The Bible does not contain all the historical, legislative and devotional texts that exist, but rather a select few of them. This select few became authoritative through their use - especially in the liturgy - in the community and through the value given to them by the Church.
Chapter Three: Belonging to the Church through rituals
1- The importance of rituals, their principle, and their nature in the church. We belong to the church by rituals in general, that is, by a set of symbols and movements (from candles, incense, and cycles).
Rules of church sermon in the sermons of Peter the Apostle
First Sermon: Pentecost On the day of Pentecost, the Apostle Peter stood up and preached to the groups that had come to Jerusalem from all over the world.
Tertullian the sign
Tertullian was born around the year 155 in Carthage to pagan parents. He received high-level education and excelled in philosophy, literature, and even medicine.
Titus the Apostle, Bishop of Crete
On the twenty-fifth of August, our church celebrates a saint who was one of the first Christians of non-Jewish origin who believed at the hand of Paul