St Raphael, Bishop of Brooklyn (+ 1915) Proclamation on the Glorification of Our Holy Father Bishop RAPHAEL (30-Apr-2000) Our holy Father Raphael was born in Syria in 1860 to pious Orthodox parents, Michael Hawaweeny and his second wife Mariam, the daughter of a priest of Damascus. The exact…
Saint Procopius the Dekapolite lived during the eighth century in the region of Decapolis (Mark 7:31), to the east of Lake Galilee. There he labored for his salvation, struggling in asceticism. St Procopius, his fellow ascetic St Basil (February 28), and others zealous for holy Orthodoxy rose up…
Saint Titus, Presbyter of the Near Caves, lived in great friendship with the deacon Evagrius, which later turned into a strong dislike and hostility. Although Hieromonk Titus tried several times to make peace with his former friend, the deacon Evagrius refused to be reconciled (Compare the story of…
Saint Titus was a soldier who was known for his bravery. One day, he was seriously wounded in battle. An illness caused by his wound forced him to leave the military service, so he entered the Kiev Caves Monastery. There he spent the rest of his life in prayer and repentance, and attained the…
Saint Thalelaeus lived during the fifth century. He was a native of Cilicia (Asia Minor), became a monk at the monastery of St Sava the Sanctified, and was ordained presbyter there. Later on, he moved to Syria, not far from the city of Habala, he found a dilapidated pagan temple surrounded by…
Saints Asclepius and James were Syrian ascetics, and lived during the fifth century. Theodoret of Cyrrhus speaks of them. St Asclepius led an ascetic life of temperance in his native village and was not hindered by constant association with many people. He had many imitators and followers. One of…
Saints James and Asclepius were Syrian ascetics, and lived during the fifth century. Theodoret of Cyrrhus speaks of them. St Asclepius led an ascetic life of temperance in his native village and was not hindered by constant association with many people. He had many imitators and followers. One of…
Saint Stephen, formerly a courtier under the emperor Mauricius (582-602), left his service, and founded a hospice for the elderly at Armatia [Constantinople], and devoted himself totally to taking in strangers. He died peacefully in 614.
The Holy Martyrs Julian, Eunos [Kronion] his servant, Beza [Bisos] the soldier and Mekaros suffered at the beginning of the reign of Decius (249-251) at Alexandria. St Julian, a very old man, suffered from gout and could neither stand nor get about. He was carried to the trial by his servants, one…
The Holy Martyrs Eunos [Kronion] his servant, Beza [Bisos] the soldier, Julian and Mekaros suffered at the beginning of the reign of Decius (249-251) at Alexandria. St Eunos, a servant of St Julian, bravely confessed his faith in Christ, even when a second servant recanted. They took Julian and…
The Holy Martyrs Beza [Bisos] the soldier, Julian, Eunos [Kronion], and Mekaros suffered at the beginning of the reign of Decius (249-251) at Alexandria. The soldier St Beza suffered with Julian and Eunos. He was beheaded because he tried to defend these holy martyrs from insult.
The Holy Martyrs Mekaros, Julian, Eunos [Kronion] and his servant Beza [Bisos] the soldier suffered at the beginning of the reign of Decius (249-251) at Alexandria. St Mekaros was burned alive.
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