Orthodox Calendar August 30 Saint Barlaam, Metropolitan of Moldavia Saint Barlaam was born about 1590 to a family of freeholders, in the Neamţ region. His baptism name was Basil. He went to Zosim Skete, in…
Orthodox Calendar August 29 The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist: The Evangelists Matthew (Mt.14:1-12) and Mark (Mark 6:14-29) provide accounts about the martyric end of John the Baptist in…
Orthodox Calendar, August 28 Saint Moses Saint Moses lived in Egypt during the fourth century. He was an Ethiopian, and since he was black of skin he was called “Murin” (meaning “like an Ethiopian”). In…
Orthodox Calendar, August 27 Saint Pimen the Great Saint Pimen the Great was born about the year 340 in Egypt. He went to one of the Egyptian monasteries with his two brothers, Anoub and Paisius,…
Orthodox Calendar, August 26 Martyrs Adrian and Natalia were married in their youth for one year prior to their martyrdom, and lived in Nicomedia during the time of the emperor Maximian (305-311). The emperor promised…
Orthodox Calendar, August 25 Return of the Relics of the Apostle Bartholomew The transfer of the Relics of the Apostle Bartholomew took place at the end of the sixth century. His apostolic activity and martyr’s…
Orthodox Calendar August 24 The Hieromartyr Eutyches A disciple of the holy Apostles John the Theologian and Paul, lived from the first century into the beginning of the second century, and was from the Palestinian…
Orthodox Calendar, August 23 Martyr Lupus He lived at the end of the third century and beginning of the fourth century and was a faithful servant of the holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica (October…
Orthodox Calendar, 22 August Martyr Agathonicus of Nicomedia He received death for Christ during the reign of the emperor Maximian (284-305). The Martyr Agathonicus was descended from the illustrious lineage of the Hypasians, and he…
Orthodox Calendar, August 21 Apostle Thaddeus Saint Thaddeus, Apostle of the Seventy, was by descent a Hebrew, and he was born in the Syrian city of Edessa. The holy Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy must be distinguished…