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 […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Lives
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 […]
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 Bride, the Church. Born in Livisi, in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), he […]
Modern Saints: Abbess Thaisia
A Glimpse of Her Holy Life: Abbess Thaisia was born in 1840 to a noble family in Novgorod. She was named Maria in honour of the Most Holy […]
Holy Elders. Amphilochios of Patmos. Spiritual Counsels
A Glimpse of His Holy Life: Holy Elder Amphilochios was born on December 13, 1889 on the island of Patmos, the holy island on which St. John […]
The place of Holy Relics in the Orhtodox church
St. Alexander’s of Svir Holy relics were taken to the Monastery in November 1998, and miraculous healings continue to take place before them. Without doubt, matter is represented […]
5th Sunday of Fast The memory of St. Mary of Egypt
This week of Great Lent, the Church celebrates the memory of St. Mary of Egypt. The story of St. Mary is the story of a repentant […]
Venerable Joseph the Sanctified
Commemorated 22 January Our Venerable Father Joseph the Sanctified, surnamed Samakos, was born and raised in Crete. He came into the world a short time before the destruction of […]
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
Elder Paisios of Mount Athos or Paisios the New, of the Holy Mountain ( 1924 – 1994 ) was canonized on 13 January 2015 by the Holy and Sacred Synod […]