Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon
The Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon was born in the city of Nicomedia into the family of the illustrious pagan Eustorgius, and he was named Pantoleon. His mother Saint Euboula (March 30) was a Christian.…
Feasts and Saints
Hieromartyr Hermolaus at Nicomedia; Martyr Paraskeva of Rome; Venerable Ioannikios the New of Muscel
Hieromartyrs Hermolaus, Hermippus and Hermocrates of Nicomedia They were among the small number of those remaining alive after 20,000 Christians were burned alive in a church at Nicomedia in the year 303 (December 28), on…
Dormition of the Righteous Anna, the Mother of the Most Holy Mother of God; Commemoration of the Holy 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical Council; Holy Woman Olympias the Deaconess of Constantinople; Virginmartyr Eupraxia
Dormition of the Righteous Anna, the Mother of the Most Holy Mother of God She was the daughter of the priest Matthan and his wife Mary. She was of the tribe of Levi and the…
Martyr Christina of Tyre; Martyr Hermogenes; 6th Sunday after Pentecost (Cure of the paralytic from Capernaum)
Martyr Christina The Martyr Christina lived during the third century. She was born into a rich family, and her father was governor of Tyre. By the age of 11 the girl was exceptionally beautiful, and…
The translation of the relics of Phocas the Holy Martyr, Bishop of Sinope; Hieromartyrs Apollinaris, Bishop of Ravenna; Hyeromartyrs Vitalius and Valeria
The translation of the relics of Phocas the Holy Martyr, Bishop of Sinope St Phocas was known for the many miracles he worked and for his apostolic zeal in shepherding the flock of Sinope. He…
Myrrhbearer and Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene; Martyr Markella of Chios
The Holy Myrrh-Bearer Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene On the banks of Lake Genesareth (Galilee), between the cities of Capharnum and Tiberias, was the small city of Magdala, the remains of which have survived…
Ven. Simeon and John the Ascetic; Prophet Ezekiel; Ven. Raphael and Parthenius of old Agapia
The Monks Simeon, Fool-for-Christ, and his Fellow-Ascetic John The Monks Simeon, Fool-for-Christ, and his Fellow-Ascetic John were Syrians, and they lived in the sixth century in the city of Edessa. From childhood, they were bound by…
Venerable Macrina the Sister of St Basil the Great; Venerable Dius the Abbot of Antioch; Uncovering of the relics of the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov
Venerable Macrina Saint Macrina was the sister of the holy hierarchs Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, and was born in Cappadocia at the beginning of the fourth century. Her mother, Emilia, saw an…
Martyr Emilian of Dorostolum; Venerable Pambo the Hermit of Egypt
Holy Martyr Emilian of Durostorum The Holy Martyr Emilian suffered for Christ during the reign of Emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363). Julian wanted to restore the cult of the pagan gods throughout the Roman Empire, and…
Greatmartyr Marina; Hierarch Euphrasius, Bishop of Ionople. 5th Sunday after Pentecost (Holy Fathers of 4th Ec. Council)
Holy Great Martyr Marina The Holy Great Martyr Marina was born in Asia Minor, in the city of Antioch of Pisidia (southern Asia Minor), into the family of a pagan priest. In infancy she lost…