Saint Acindynus suffered martyrdom in Persia along with Sts Pegasias, Aphthonius, Elpidephorus, Anempodistus, and 7,000 and 7,000 other Christians at the time of King Sapor II (310-381). These saints were Sapor’s courtiers, and were secret Christians. When the king began his persecution…
Saint Pegasias suffered martyrdom in Persia along with Sts Acindynus, Aphthonius, Elpidephorus, Anempodistus and 7,000 other Christians at the time of King Sapor II (310-381). These saints were Sapor’s courtiers, and were secret Christians. When the king began his persecution against…
Saint Aphthonius suffered martyrdom in Persia along with Sts Acindynus, Elpidephorus, Anempodistus, Pegasias, and 7,000 other Christians at the time of King Sapor II (310-381). These saints were Sapor’s courtiers, and were secret Christians. When the king began his persecution against…
Saint Elpidephorus suffered martyrdom in Persia along with Sts Acindynus, Aphthonius, Anempodistus, Pegasias, and 7,000 other Christians at the time of King Sapor II (310-381). These saints were Sapor’s courtiers, and were secret Christians. When the king began his persecution against…
Saint Anempodistus suffered martyrdom in Persia along with Sts Acindynus, Aphthonius, Elpidephorus, Pegasias, and 7,000 other Christians at the time of King Sapor II (310-381). These saints were Sapor’s courtiers, and were secret Christians. When the king began his persecution against…
Saint Marcian of Cyrrhus lived during the fourth century. He went into the desert, where he lived for many years in solitude, unceasing prayer, and strict fasting. He built a small cell, and settled in it. The saint never lit candles for reading at night when he fulfilled his Rule of prayer, for…
The Shuiu-Smolensk Wonderworking Icon of the Mother of God was painted in the years 1654-1655 in the Resurrection parish of the city of Shuiu, where an unrelenting pestilence raged. Trusting in the mercy of God and the intercession of the Mother of God, the parishioners of the Resurrection church…
These 7,000 martyrs of Christ suffered in Persia with Sts Acindynus, Pegasias, Aphthonius, Elpidephorus, and Anempodistus during the reign of King Sapor II (310-381). A tremendous crowd accompanied these saints as they were led outside the city walls for execution, glorifying Christ. On…