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 […]
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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 well known […]
St. John the Baptist
John the Baptist (Hebrew: יוחנן המטביל, Yoḥanan ha-mmaṭbil, Arabic: يوحنا المعمدان Yūhannā al-maʿmadān, Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ Yoḥanan) (c. 6 BC – c. AD 36) was an itinerant preacher and […]
Saint Basil the Great
Saint Basil the Great ( 329 or 330[5 , was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed […]
St. Antony the Great
St. Anthony the Great or Antony the Great (ca. 251–356), also known as Saint Anthony, or ‘Anthony of Egypt’, Abba Antonius (Ἀββᾶς Ἀντώνιος), and Father of All Monks, was […]
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 […]
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 […]
St Eupraxia
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]