Marcius of Cyrus, the righteous hermit
Marcianus was born from an honorable family in the city of Cyrus on the Afrin River, north of Aleppo, currently called “The Prophet Hori.” He was given a position [...]
The righteous Maria of Bithynia
She is the only daughter of a man named Avgalius, from Bithynia, one of the provinces of Asia Minor. He was powerful, had wealth, prestige, and virtue. His wife left him
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
Silouan the Athos
Saint Silouan the Athos was born in Central Russia in 1866, and his family was peasant farmers. He was a simple, strong man, obsessed with the divine