Cadratus of Corinth, the martyr and his companions, the martyrs
It often happened during times of persecution - to which Christians were subjected - that a number of these people would flee to […]
Galaction and his wife Epistemi, the Homsian martyrs
These two saints lived in the city of Homs during the days of the Roman Emperor Decius, where they were martyred. Galaction was from a pagan family, Cleitophen and Lavikipi,
Babilas (Babula-Babila), Bishop of Antioch
It was stated in the book “History of the Church” by Ephesus (+ 340), in Book VI, Chapter 43, that: “Some sources state that the Emperor
Paul the Thebes, the righteous saint and the first hermit
Its origins: On the fifteenth of January, our church celebrates our righteous father Paul the Thebe, the first of the solitary hermits in Christian history.
Polyfectus, the holy martyr
A Romanian officer in the 12th Romanian Division stationed, at that time, in Malatya, Armenia. He condemns paganism. It was during the reign of the Roman Emperor Decius
Galaction and his wife Epistemi, the holy martyrs of Homs
These two saints lived in the city of Homs during the days of the Roman Emperor Decius, where they were martyred. Galaction was from a wealthy pagan family that was excommunicated
The seven holy boys in Ephesus - the People of the Cave
“The People of the Cave” are the seven young saints who lived in Ephesus: Maximilian, Xacostodianus, Pamphilchus, Martinus, Dionysius, Antonius, and John. The Church commemorates them twice