40 is a Holy Number – in the band of the Martyrs
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his Saints. Psalm 116:15 Beloved in Christ, recently we …
Category Archives: 4 Lives of the Saints
Hieromartyr POLYCARP, Bishop of SMYRNA
On the 23rd of the month, we keep the Memory of the blessed Hieromartyr POLYCARP, Bishop of SMYRNA Saint Polycarp …
The Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates (the Commander)
The GreatMartyr Theodore Stratelates Commemorated on February 8 The GreatMartyr Theodore Stratelates came from the city of Euchantum (Euchaita). He …
The Martyrdom of St. George of Ioannina
Saint George was born about the year 1819 in Tzourchli, a village in the diocese of Gravena in Epirus. His parents were poor and, after …
The Fourteen Thousand Holy Children of Bethlehem
Menaion December 29 The Fourteen Thousand Holy Children of Bethlehem When the Magi from the east did not return to …
St Ignatius of Antioch – his significance to the Church
The Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer This holy man is called “the God-bearer” because he constantly bore the name of the …
The Martyrs slain by Emperor Michael the VIII and Patr. John Bekkos
Memory of the Holy Monks and Confessors of Athos, COSMAS the PROTOS and his Companions, who were slain at the …
