2:1 - From religion to Christianity
Section Two: Spiritual Life Religious practice varies to the same extent as people’s views on God and themselves. Religion is an innate nature, and it may seem like a need [...]
Jacob the Persian, the great passage about the martyrs
Saint James' birth and upbringing were apparently in Persia (Iran), and he was from a wealthy noble family, which was said to be
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Saint Hezichius, priest of Jerusalem
We have little information about him. Perhaps he was born in Jerusalem during the fourth century AD. He grew up with a love of piety and virtue. A young man became a disciple of the saint
Nicholas Equator of the Apostles, missionary and archbishop of Japan
Saint Nicholas is considered the missionary of Japan. He was born in the Russian province of Smolensk in 1836. His son was a deacon. His mother fell asleep while he was asleep
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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
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Maurice of Avamy, the Syrian saint and martyr, and his companions
Apamea is a Syrian town in the Orontes Valley, now known as Qalaat al-Madiq. In it, Maurice was a military commander and was spreading Christianity among his soldiers.
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Saint Monica, mother of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
She was born in the year 332 AD in the village of Tagusta (now Souq Al-Akhras) in North Africa, and was raised in a sincere Christian upbringing. As a child, she was leaving
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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
Leonidius of Tripoli and his companions Hypatius and Theodolius, saints and martyrs
Leonidius was an officer during the time of the Roman Emperor Vaspasian (69-79) and his headquarters was Tripoli in Lebanon. He was huge and solid
Cyprian the Martyr, Bishop of Carthage
Cyprian of Carthage was not mentioned in the Orthodox calendar because there was confusion between him and Cyprian of Antioch (whom the Orthodox Church refers to as
Cyprian, the martyr among the priests, and the martyr Justina the Virgin
Saint Cyprian was originally a pagan from the city of Antioch, which is on the borders of Kilosoria and Arabia. He studied from the age of seven in
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Constantine the Great and Helena, the two great kings crowned by God and equal to the apostles
Saint Constantine the Great was the first Christian emperor who became by the grace of God, and as the Church called him, “the Messenger of the Lord among kings.” Parents, place and time