St. Leo the Great, Pope of Rome (Memorial Saturday)
St. Leo the Great the Pope of Rome Saint Leo I the Great, Pope of Rome (440-461), received a fine and diverse education, which opened for him the possibility of an excellent worldly career. He…
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Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro; St. Mariamne; Emperor Marcian & Empress Pulcheria
The Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit (Tyro) The martyr was a soldier in the city of Alasium of the Pontine district (northeast province of Asia Minor, stretching along the coast of the Euxine, i.e.…
Hieromartyr Blaise the Bishop of Sebaste; Righteous Theodora, wife of the Emperor Theophilus, the Iconoclast
Hieromartyr Blaise (Blasius), Bishop of Sebaste He was known for his righteous and devout life. Unanimously chosen by the people, he was consecrated Bishop of Sebaste. This occurred during the reign of the Roman emperors…
†) Hieromartyr Charalampus (Haralambos) the Bishop of Magnesia in Thessaly; Virginmartyr Valentina of Palestine (Fast free)
Hieromartyr Charalampus, Bishop of Magnesia The bishop and the Martyrs Porphyrius and Baptus and Three Women Martyrs suffered in the year 202. Saint Charalampus, Bishop of Magnesia (Asia Minor), successfully spread faith in Christ the…
Leavetaking of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple; St. Martyr Nicephorus of Antioch
The Leavetaking of the Meeting of the Lord usually falls on February 9, but may be moved if the Feast falls during the period of the Triodion. In that case, the Typikon must be consulted…
St. Bucolus the Bishop of Smyrna; St. Photius the Patriarch of Constantinople; Venerable Barsanuphius the Great
Saint Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna He was a disciple of the holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian and became the first Bishop of Smyrna (Asia Minor). By the grace of God, Saint Bucolus converted…
Martyrs Agatha and Theodula; 33rd Sunday after Pentecost (Publican and the Pharisee)
Holy Virgin Martyr Agatha of Palermo She was the fifteen-year-old daughter of rich and respected Christian parents from the city of Palermo (formerly Panormos) in Sicily. During the persecution under the emperor Decius (249-251), the…
Holy, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver; Holy, Righteous Anna the Prophetess
Holy, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver was, according to the testimony of the holy Evangelist Luke, a just and devout man waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was…
St. Macarius the Great of Egypt; St. Macarius of Alexandria; St. Mark the Archbishop of Ephesus; Virginmartyr Euphrasia of Nicomedia
Saint Macarius the Great of Egypt He was born in the early fourth century in the village of Ptinapor in Egypt. At the wish of his parents he entered into marriage, but was soon widowed.…
†) St. Anthony the Great; St. Anthony the New, of Berrhia in Macedonia
Saint Anthony the Great He is known as the Father of monasticism, and the long ascetical sermon in The Life of Saint Anthony by Saint Athanasius (Sections 16-34), could be called the first monastic Rule.…