One morning, a farmer from Sipsa, a town close to the city of Drama in Greece, was getting ready to pour fertilizer in his fields. However, he was urgently […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Lives
The last prayer of St. George
When Saint George was brought at the place of his martyrdom, he asked his executioners to give him a little bit of time and after lifting his eyes to […]
Greatmartyr Euphemia the All-praised
Greatmartyr Euphemia the All-praised The Miracle of Saint Euphemia the All-Praised: The holy Great Martyr Euphemia (September 16) suffered martyrdom in the city of Chalcedon in the year 304, […]
Elder Porphyrios (Bairaktaris), a Short Biography
Elder Porphyrios (Bairaktaris), a Short Biography On November 27, 2013, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople accepted the resolution to canonize Elder Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) of Kafsokalivia. […]
On the Personalities of Contemporary Charismatic Elders
“On the Personalities of Contemporary Charismatic Elders” Met. Athanasios of Limassol (Cyprus) Below is a transcription a friend did of a video of the Metropolitan speaking about the characters […]
Modern Saints: Elder Iakovos Tsalikis
Modern Saints: Elder Iakovos Tsalikis A Glimpse of His Holy Life From a young age little Iakovos (which was his name even at baptism) loved the Lord and His […]
Holy Heritage: Elder Anthony of Optina
Elder Anthony (March 9, 1795 – August 7, 1865) Responding to a letter from his older brother who was then at Sarov Monastery, the future Elder Anthony […]
Saint Kosmas the Aetolian as a Missionary Part 2
What did this man not do for the benefit of the Greek nation! First, the young Christian women serving as wet-nurses to the tyrants’ children in the palaces of […]
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 […]
Elder Epiphanios Theodoropoylos
One of [Elder Epiphanios’] spiritual children held a high-ranking administrative position, and when he confessed he would often confess the same sin involving his subordinates over and again. One […]
