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Saint Gregory the Wonderworker

Gregory the Wonderworker

He was born in the new city of Caesarea in the Land of Pontus (currently in Turkey) around the year 213 AD. His parents were pagans, and his name was Theodorus […]

Christodoulos of Katunaki

He is one of the most prominent faces who shined in holy asceticism and jihad. He asceticized for nearly 60 years in the Katonaki rites. It was a hotbed

Paisius the Great, the righteous saint

Paisius the Great, the righteous saint

His name in the ancient Syrian synagogues (13th century AD) is Paisios, in the Byzantine synagogues he is called Panesios, and among the Syriacs and Copts he is called “Bsheih,” “Bishoy,” or “Bishai.”

Basil the Blessed

Basil the Blessed Russian Saint

A type of saint was famous in the sixteenth century in Russia for being the madmen of Christ. The most famous of them was Basil the Blessed, whom the Church celebrates.

Efxandius, the righteous saint

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

Saint Alexius, man of God

Saint Alexius, man of God

Saint Alexius was born in Rome in the late fourth century AD (380 AD) to pious parents close to the imperial court. His father was

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