Orthodox Calendar March 23 The Monk Martyr Nikon was born at Neapolis (Naples). His father was a pagan, and his mother a Christian. He was not baptized, but his mother secretly instructed him in the…
Orthodox Calendar March 22 Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra Hieromartyr Basil was a presbyter in Ancyra, Galatia. Fighting against the Arian heresy, he urged his flock to cling firmly to Orthodoxy. Because of this Saint Basil…
Orthodox Calendar – March 21 St. James the Confessor Saint James, Bishop and Confessor,was inclined toward the ascetic life from his early years. Saint James left the world and entered the Studite monastery, where he…
Orthodox Calendar – March 20 Martyred Holy Fathers who were slain at the Monastery of St Sabbas Saints John, Sergius, Patrick and others were slain in the Monastery of Saint Sabbas. During the eighth century…
Orthodox calendar – March 19 Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria The Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria and with them the Martyrs Claudius the Tribune with his wife Hilaria and their sons Jason and Maurus, and…
Orthodox Calendar – March 18 Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem, was born in Jerusalem in the year 315 and was raised in strict Christian piety. Upon reaching the age of maturity, he became a monk,…
Orthodox Calendar – March 17 Expulsion of Adam from Paradise As we begin the Great Fast, the Church reminds us of Adam’s expulsion from Paradise. God commanded Adam to fast (Gen. 2:16), but he did…
Orthodox Calendar – March 15 The Holy Martyrs Agapius, Publius, Timolaus, Romulus, Alexander, Alexander, Dionysius and Dionysius suffered under the emperor Diocletian (284-305) in the city of Palestinian Caesarea. During one of the pagan festivals,…
Orthodox Calendar, March 14 The founder of Western monasticism was born in the Italian city of Nursia in the year 480. When he was fourteen years of age, the saint’s parents sent him to Rome…
Orthodox Calendar, March 13 Saint Nicephorus was a dignitary at the court of the empress Irene (797-802), and then after receiving monastic tonsure, he became known for his piety. In the year 806 he was…