PROLOGUE While exploring the inexhaustible library of our Monastery, a book printed in 1902 fell quite unexpectedly into our...
St Sabbas, the first Archbishop of Serbia, and his father, St Symeon the ‘Myrrhobletes’*, are two of the greatest saints of the Serbian Church. They lived in the second half of the 12th and the first half of the 13th centuries. St Sabbas was the youngest son of the ruler of the Serbs Stephen Nemanja. Born in 1169, his secular name was Rastko. Both his mother, Anna, a Greek by birth, and his father took care to infuse into the soul of the young Rastko piety, faith and love of God by bringing him up in accordance with Orthodox tradition. Although endowed with many gifts, the soul of the young Rastko found no tranquillity among the comforts and riches of the ...
Saint Parthenius was the son of the deacon Christodoulus from Melitopolis on the Hellespont. Although illiterate, he listened attentively to...
On the 5th of the month, we keep the Memory of the Holy Martyr AGATHA Saint Agatha, one of the...
“And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a...
According to tradition, Saint Brigid (Brigit, Bridget) was born at Fochart (or Fothairt), near Dundalk of County Louth in Ulster,...
While the Emperor Valerian’s persecution was raging in the Roman province of Africa where Christianity was already widespread (c. 203),...
In Greek Saint Anastasios was born in the village of Rachiz in Persia, which was situated at the province of...
When the phrase “child prodigy” is mentioned it may bring to mind the name of Mozart, who composed music before...
Saint Angelina was the daughter of the Godly Orthodox Prince of Albania, the brave Scanderbeg. At that time most of...
Απολυτίκιον. Ήχος δ΄. Σήμερον της ατεκνίας δεσμά διαλύονται, του Ιωακείμ γαρ και της Άννης εισακούων Θεός, παρ’ ελπίδα τεκείν αυτούς,...
Απολυτίκιον. Ήχος δ’. Κανόνα πίστεως, και εικόνα πραότητος, εγκρατείας διδάσκαλον, ανέδειξε σε τη ποίμνη σου, η των πραγμάτων αλήθεια δια...
The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara....
The Miraculous Icon of Saint Barbara in London, England This is a miraculous icon of Saint Barbara which currently is...
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St. Dyfrig was the son of the unmarried Princess Efrddyl, daughter of King Peibio Clafrog (the Leprous) of Ergyng. The King was...
Symbolism: The Archangel Michael is in excellent light fighter, which triumphs over evil forces obscurity. The icons, he takes in...
Her father, whose name was Thevith, was very rich, and one of the prime nobility in the country, being son...
Holy Hieromartyr Neopite (Νεόφυτος: Neofytos = Newplant) of Urbnisi (October 28, 7th century) The holy hieromartyr Neopite of Urbnisi descended...
Saint Ursula was born in Great Britain of Christian parents; her father, Maurus, was king of Cornubia in Scotland. Ursula...
