Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
In today’s hymns at Vespers, the Mother of God is praised as “only created being to pass from earth to heaven in the flesh.”
Lives of the Saints
Translation of the Image “Not-Made-By-Hands” of our Lord Jesus Christ from Edessa to Constantinople, the Third “Feast of the Savior in August”
The Transfer from Edessa to Constantinople of the Icon of our Lord Jesus Christ Not-Made-by-Hands occurred in the year 944. Eusebius, in his HISTORY OF THE CHURCH (I:13), relates that when the Savior was preaching, Abgar ruled in Edessa. He was stricken all over his body with leprosy. Reports of…
Martyr Diomedes the Physician of Tarsus, in Cilicia
The Martyr Diomedes was born in Cilician Tarsus. He was a physician, and a Christian, and he treated not only ills of the body but also of the soul. He enlightened many pagans with belief in Christ, and baptized them. The Church venerates him as a healer and mentions him during the Mystery of Holy…
Venerable Cherimon (Chaeremon) of Egypt
Saint Cherimon was an ascetic in Egypt in the Skete desert monastery, either at the end of the fourth century, or the beginning years of the fifth century. His name is remembered in the LAUSIAC HISTORYof Palladius and in the alphabetic Paterikon. His cave stood at a distance of 40 stadia from…
Icon of the Mother of God of St Theodore
On August 16 we commemorate the miraculous finding of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of St Theodore. According to Tradition, the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God was painted by the Evangelist Luke, and resembles the famous Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. This icon received its name from…
St Anthony of Martkofeli
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Martyr Christopher of Guria, Georgia
It is commonly believed that St. Christopher Guruli was martyred, but little information exists about him to prove this. Christopher’s name has been preserved in the nation’s memory, and he is commemorated in the Church calendar. The Georgian ancestry of Holy Martyr Christopher is…
Martyr Isaac of Karnu, Georgia
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Martyr Joseph of Karnu, Georgia
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St Joachim of Osogovo
Saint Joachim of Osogov was one of four great hermits of Bulgaria. He inspired hundreds and thousands of people to Christian asceticism by his ascetic efforts. He lived in the eleventh century, unknown by anyone, in a cave on a mountain of Osogov.
St Roman of Banat
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St Eustathius of Serbia
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St Raphael of Banat
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Hieromartyr Nicodemus of Meteora
Hieromartyr Nicodemus of Meteora struggled in Thessaly, and suffered in the year 1551.
New Martyr Stamatius of Volos
The New Martyr Stamatius was a native of the city of Volos, Thessaly. They accused him of accepting Islam, but he bravely confessed himself a Christian and was beheaded by the sword at Constantinople in 1680.
Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia
Saint Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia was born in the village of Trikkala in the Peloponessos. As a young adult, he became a monk on the island of Zakynthos. On the Holy Mountain he became a schemamonk and studied with the ascetics of Mt Athos. Receiving a blessing from the Elders, the monk…
St Constantine Brancoveanu
The holy Prince Constantine Brancoveanu, the son of Prince Matthew Basarab, was born in 1654. When his parents died, he was raised and educated by his uncle, Constantine Cantacuzino. When another uncle, Prince Serban Cantacuzino died on on October 19, 1688, Constantine was chosen to succeed him as…
St Constantine the Younger
Saint Constantine the Younger was one of the four sons of the holy Prince Constantine Brancoveanu. He was martyred with his father on August 15, 1714. He was glorified by the Orthodox Church of Romania in 1992.
St Stephen Brancoveanu
Saint Stephen was one of the four sons of the holy Prince Constantine Brancoveanu. He was martyred with his father on August 15, 1714. He was glorified by the Orthodox Church of Romania in 1992.
St Radu Brancoveanu
Saint Radu was one of the four sons of the holy Prince Constantine Brancoveanu. He was martyred with his father on August 15, 1714. He was glorified by the Orthodox Church of Romania in 1992.
St Matthew Brancoveanu
Saint Matthew was one of the four sons of the holy Prince Constantine Brancoveanu. He was martyred with his father on August 15, 1714. He was glorified by the Orthodox Church of Romania in 1992.
St Ianache Vacarescu
Saint Ianache Vacarescu was the loyal Counsellor of the holy Prince Constantine Brancoveanu. He was martyred with his master on August 15, 1714, and was glorified by the Orthodox Church of Romania in 1992.