St. Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine; Martyr Petronia
Saint Cyriacus was born at Corinth to the priest John and his wife Eudokia. Bishop Peter of Corinth, who was a relative, seeing that Cyriacus was growing up as a quiet and sensible child, made…
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† St. Chariton the Confessor; Prophet Baruch; Saint Neophyte the Recluse from Cyprus
Saint Chariton the Confessor He was born at Iconium in the province of Lycaonia, and suffered there during a persecution against Christians in the reign of Emperor Aurelian (270-275). The example of the holy Protomartyr…
Hieromartyr Anthimus the Georgian, metropolitan of Wallachia; Martyrs Callistratus and Epicharis of Rome
Hieromartyr Anthimus the Georgian, metropolitan of Wallachia († 1716) This chosen person by God was born in Iviria (today’s Georgia) about 1650, to righteous parents, John and Maria, and baptised Andrew. Grown up in the…
Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John; Ruler Prince Saint Neagoe Basarab; Righteous Gideon
Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John The Holy, Glorious All-laudable Apostle and Evangelist, Virgin, and Beloved Friend of Christ, John the Theologian was the son of Zebedee and Salome, a daughter of Saint…
St. Euphrosyne; Martyr Paphnutius of Egypt; Repose of St. Sergius, abbot of Radonezh; 18th Sunday after Pentecost (Miraculous catch of fish)
1. Saint Euphrosyne of Alexandria was born at the beginning of the fifth century in the city of Alexandria. She was the only child in her family of illustrious and rich parents. Since her mother died…
Conception of the Honorable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John; Sts. Xanthippa and Polyxena
The Conception of the Venerable Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John The holy Prophet Malachi prophesied that before the Messiah’s birth His Forerunner would appear, and would indicate His coming. The Jews therefore…
+) Hieromartyr Theodosius of Brazi monastery, metropolitan of Moldova; Hieromartyr Phocas, bishop of Sinope
Hieromartyr Theodosius of Brazi He was born in Vrancea region, Romania, in the first half of the seventeenth century, and because he loved the monastic life from his youth, he acquitted himself worthily in the…
Leavetaking of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; Apostle Quadratus; Prophet Jonah
Saint Quadratus, Apostle of the Seventy, preached the Word of God at Athens and at Magnesia (eastern peninsula of Thessaly), and was Bishop of Athens. His biographer called him “a morning star” among the clouds…
Greatmartyr Eustathius (Eustace) Placidas, his wife Martyr Theopistes, and their children Martyrs Agapius and Theopistus, of Rome; Ven. New Martyr Hilarion of Crete
Greatmartyr Eustathius Placidas, his wife Theopistes and their children Agapius and Theopistus The Holy Great Martyr Eustathius was named Placidas before his Baptism. He was a military commander under the emperors Titus (79-81) and Trajan…
Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedon
Holy Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedon He suffered for Christ during the reign of the Roman emperor Probus (276-282). A pagan festival was being celebrated in the city of Antioch. Sacrificial offerings were brought, the…