Orthodox Calendar, July 21 Venerable Raphael from Agapia Venerable Raphael lived in the old monastic settlement of Agapia in the Hills, in the 16th century. He was acclaimed especially in Moldavia, as one of the great…
Orthodox Calendar, July 20 Holy, Glorious Prophet Elijah The Holy Prophet Elijah is one of the greatest of the prophets and the first dedicated to virginity in the Old Testament. He was born in Tishba…
Orthodox Calendar, June 27 Saint Sampson the Hospitable He was the son of rich and illustrious Roman parents. In his youth he received an excellent education, he studied the medical arts and doctored the sick…
Orthodox Calendar, June 26 St. David of Thessalonika Saint David of Thessalonica pursued asceticism at the monastery of the holy Martyrs Theodore and Mercurius. Inspired by the example of the holy stylites, he lived in…
Orthodox Calendar April 13 The Holy Martyr Sava of Buzău This holy father of ours suffered for Christ in the year 372, during the persecution of Athanaric, at the hands of the official Atharid, being…
Orthodox Calendar, July 25 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…
Orthodox Calendar, July 24 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…
Saint Anna was the daughter of the priest Matthan and his wife Mary. She was of the tribe of Levi and the lineage of Aaron. According to Tradition, she died peacefully in Jerusalem at age…
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 many wanted…
The Monks Simeon, Fool-for-Christ, and his Fellow-Ascetic John were Syrians, and they lived in the sixth century at the city of Edessa. From childhood they were bound by close ties of friendship. The older of…