Orthodox Calendar, October 5 Martyr Charitina The Martyr Charitina of Rome was orphaned in childhood and raised like a daughter by the pious Christian Claudius. The young woman was very pretty, very sensible, kind and…
Orthodox Calendar, October 4 Hieromartyr Hierotheus, bishop of Athens The Hieromartyr Hierotheus, the first Bishop of Athens, was a member of the Athenian Areopagos and was converted to Christ by the Apostle Paul together with…
Orthodox Calendar, October 3 Saint Dionysius lived originally in the city of Athens. He was raised there and received a classical Greek education. He then went to Egypt, where he studied astronomy at the city…
Orthodox Calendar, October 2 1. Hieromartyr Cyprian, Virgin Martyr Justina and Martyr Theoctistus suffered for Christ at Nicomedia in the year 304. Saint Cyprian was a pagan and a native of Antioch. From his early…
Orthodox Calendar, October 1 The Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos The Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos: “Today the Virgin stands in the midst of the Church, and with choirs of Saints she invisibly…
Orthodox Calendar, September 30 Hieromartyr Gregory, Enlightener of Greater Armenia He was born in the year 257. He was descended from the line of the Parthian Arsakid emperors. The father of Saint Gregory, Anak, in…
Orthodox Calendar, September 29 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…
Orthodox Calendar, September 28 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…
Orthodox Calendar, September 27 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.…
Orthodox Calendar, September 26 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,…