Forefeast of the Procession of the Honorable and Lifegiving Cross of the Lord
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Lives of the Saints
Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia
Saint Eudocimus, a native of Cappadocia (Asia Minor), lived during the ninth century during the reign of Emperor Theophilus (829-842). He was the son of the pious Christians Basil and Eudokia, an illustrious family known to the emperor. They raised their son “in discipline and admonition of…
Martyr Julitta at Caesarea
The Holy Martyr Julitta lived at Caesarea in Cappadocia during the reign of the emperor Diocletian (284-305). A certain pagan stole all her property, and when Julitta turned for relief to the courts, her antagonist reported to the judge that she was a Christian, which placed her outside the…
St Germanus the Bishop of Auxerre
Saint Germanus was born at Auxerre around 389, and studied rhetoric and law at Rome. There he practiced as a lawyer. The emperor Honorius sent him back to Gaul as a provincial governor, with his headquarters at Auxerre. He also married about this time. In 418 he was chosen to succeed St Amator…
Hieromartyr Benjamin the Metropolitan of Petrograd and Gdovsk
The New Hieromartyr Benjamin (Kazansky) was appointed Metropolitan of Petrograd in the summer of 1917. During those tumultuous times, he was one of the few people in Russia with no interest in politics. He was more concerned with caring for his diocese and his flock. In 1922, the Communists began…
Martyr Sergius the Archimandrite of Petrograd
Archimandrite Sergius (Shein) was executed along with Metropolitan Benjamin of Petrograd on July 31, 1922. During his trial, he explained that as a monk he had renounced the world in order to dedicate himself to God. Only the flimsiest of threads still connected him with the outside world, he…
Martyr Yuri the layman of Petrograd
The New Martyr Yuri (George) was executed along with Metropolitan Benjamin of Petrograd, Archimandrite Sergius, and the layman John on July 31, 1922. They were taken to a place a few miles from Petrograd and shot. These saints are also commemorated at the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors…
Martyr John the Layman of Petrograd
The New Martyr John was executed along with Metropolitan Benjamin of Petrograd, Archimandrite Sergius, and the layman Yuri on July 31, 1922. They were taken to a place a few miles from Petrograd and shot. These saints are also commemorated at the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia…
St Arsenius the Bishop of Ninotsminda
Arsenius of Ninotsminda was an ascetic who labored in the 11th century. History tells us that he was a brilliant translator, writer, calligrapher, and theologian, and indeed one of the greatest Church figures of his time. St. Arsenius was tonsured a monk in Jerusalem, and after some time he…
Righteous Joseph of Arimathea
Righteous Joseph of Arimathea was a secret disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ. As a member of the Sanhedrin he did not participate in the “counsel and deed” of the Jews in passing a death sentence for Jesus Christ. After the Crucifixion and Death of the Savior he made bold to go to…