Antigonus and his wife Eupraxia were pious and bestowed generous alms on the destitute. A daughter was born to them, whom they also named Eupraxia. Antigonos soon died, and […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Lives
Miracle of Saint Marina
Many times, in our lives, as conscious Christians, we invoke God and His Saints. This is exactly what a family from Cyprus did, known from their television appeals two years […]
St Efimia and St Paisios the Athonite
A TRUE STORY The Elder (Paisios) was in the front yard of his retreat when he was visited by one of his spiritual children. He was repeating, from the heart, “Glory to […]
A miracle of Saint Andrew the Apostle in Cyprus
According to a Cypriot tradition, during his travels, the Apostle Andrew also went to Cyprus. The ship that was carrying him to Antioch from Joppa was forced to stop in a small harbor at Cyprus, just before they passed the well-known now cape of the apostle Andrew and the small […]
Saint Paisios preferred the “cheap” seats
In the Church, the Elder always sat in the last pew. A monk who revered him told him: – Elder, why don’t you come forward? – Here the […]
St. Demetrious of Thessaloniki
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki (Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος της Θεσσαλονίκης) was a Christianmartyr, who lived in the early 4th century. During the Middle Ages, he came to be revered as one of the […]
Saint Kosmas the Aetolian as a Missionary Part 1
1. Introduction. A holy anniversary has recently been celebrated in Greece: this past 24th of August marked the passage of 180 years from the very day on which a […]
St. Panteleimon. The Great Martyr
During the end of the 3rd century AD St. Panteleimon, the Great Doctor and Martyr, was born. His father, Eustrogios, was not only very rich but was […]
St. John (Ivan) the Russian
On the 27th of May we celebrate the memory of a newly-revealed Saint, of Russian background, whose holy remains are found to be – seemingly against human […]
S.S. Constantine and Helen
When one looks up into the sky, one will not only admire the excellent order and harmony of the universe, but will be moved by its unique decoration […]