Lives of the Saints

Bright Saturday

Bright Saturday

The Artos, which was blessed after the Liturgy of Pascha, is cut and distributed after Liturgy on Bright Saturday. The cutting and distribution of the Artos takes place after the Liturgy on Bright Saturday. In monasteries the cutting and distribution of the Artos is done in the trapeza. The…

Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasea

Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasea

Saint Basileus (Βασιλεύς, Βασίλειος) suffered during the reign of Licinius, the ruler of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. He was elected to the See of Amaseia in the IV century, and participated in the Synods of Ankyra and Neocaesarea in 314 and 315. Saint Athanasios called…

Saint Stephen, Bishop of Perm

Saint Stephen, Bishop of Perm

Saint Stephen the Enlightener of Perm, and Apostle to the Zyrians, was born around the year 1340 into the family of Simeon, a cleric of the Ustiug cathedral. He was greatly influenced by his pious mother Maria. Endowed with great abilities, he already displayed an unusual zeal for the service of…

Righteous Virgin Martyr Glaphyra

Righteous Virgin Martyr Glaphyra

The Virgin Glaphyra. Licinius burned with passion for Glaphyra, a maidservant of his wife Constantia.The holy virgin reported this to the empress and sought her help. Dressing her in men’s attire and providing her with money, the empress Constantia sent her to Pontus in the company of a…

Saint Joannicius of Devich, Serbia

Shortly after the repose of Saint Ioannikios of Devič Monastery on December 2, 1430, his holy relics began to work miraculous healings, especially for the mentally ill and the possessed, both Serbs and Albanians, who came with faith to his grave. During the two World Wars. the enemies of God tried…

6,000 Martyrs of Saint David Gareji Monastery, Georgia

6,000 Martyrs of Saint David Gareji Monastery, Georgia

In 1616 the Persian shah Abbas I led his enormous army in an attack on Georgia. Having quenched his thirst for the blood of the Christians, he arranged a hunt in the valley of Gare (Outer) Kakheti. He encamped with his escorts in the mountains of Gareji and spent the night in that place. At…

Icon of the Mother of God of Mozdok and Dubno-Krasnogorsk

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