The Holy 42 Martyrs of Ammoria: Constantine, Aetius (Aetitus), Theophilus, Theodore, Melissenus, Callistus, Basoes and the others with them. During a war between the Byzantine Emperor Theophilus (829-842) and the Saracens, the Saracens managed to besiege the city of Ammoria (in Galicia in Asia…
Saint Constantine was one of the 42 Christians martyred for Christ at Ammoria in Asia Minor around 845. St Constantine is described as “valiant” in the service composed for them.
Saint Aetius (Aetitus), was one of the 42 Christians martyred for Christ at Ammoria in Asia Minor around 845.
Saint Theophilus was one of the 42 Christians martyred for Christ at Ammoria in Asia Minor around 845. St Theophilus is described as “wondrous” in the service composed for them.
Saint Theodore was one of the 42 Christians martyred for Christ at Ammoria in Asia Minor around 845. In the service to these martyrs, he is described as the “all-blessed Theodore.” The Syrians said to the soldier Theodore, “We know that you forsook the priestly office, became a…
Saint Melissenus was one of the 42 Christians martyred for Christ at Ammoria in Asia Minor around 845.
Saint Callistus was one of the 42 Christians martyred for Christ at Ammoria in Asia Minor around 845.
Saint Basoes was one of the 42 Christians martyred for Christ at Ammoria in Asia Minor around 845. In the service to these martyrs, he is described as the “most strong” Basoes.
The Holy Empress Helen uncovered the Precious Cross and Nails of the Lord at Jerusalem in 326. At the beginning of the reign of St Constantine the Great (306-337), the first Roman emperor to recognize Christianity, he and his pious mother St Helen decided to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. They…
The Holy Hieromartyr Conon lived in Iconium (Asia Minor). After he became a widower, he went to a monastery with his son. Because of his devout life the saint was granted help from above. He cast out devils, he healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, and preached Christ among the pagans,…
The Holy Hieromartyr Conon lived in Iconium (Asia Minor). After he became a widower, he went to a monastery with his son. Because of his devout life the saint was granted help from above. He cast out devils, he healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, and preached Christ among the pagans,…
Saint Arcadius from his youth devoted himself to monastic efforts. The saint struggled on the island of Cyprus during the time of the emperor Constantine the Great (306-337). He was the teacher of the holy Martyrs Julian the Physician and Eubolos, executed under Julian the Apostate (361-363).…
The “Blessed Heaven” Icon of the Mother of God is on the iconostasis of the Moscow Archangel cathedral in the Kremlin. Previously, this icon was at Smolensk and brought to Moscow by Sophia, daughter of the Lithuanian prince Vitovt, when she became the wife of Prince Basil of Moscow…
The wonderworking Czestochowa Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos is to be found in a Roman Catholic monastery at Yasna Gora near the city of Czestochowa, Petrov Province. It is believed to be one of the seventy icons painted by the holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (October 18). Tradition says that the…