The holy martyr Hieron was born in the city of Tiana in great Cappadocia. Raised by a pious mother, he was a kindly and good Christian. The co-ruling emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (284-305) sent a large military detachment headed by Lysias to Cappadocia to eradicate Christianity there,…
The holy martyr Hieron was born in the city of Tiana in great Cappadocia. Raised by a pious mother, he was a kindly and good Christian. The co-ruling emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (284-305) sent a large military detachment headed by Lysias to Cappadocia to eradicate Christianity there,…
Saint Hesychius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Nicander was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Athanasius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Mamas was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Barachius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Callinicus was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Theogenes was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Longinus was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Theodore was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Valerius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Xanthius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Theodoulus was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Callimachus was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Eugene was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Theodochus was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Ostrychius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Epiphanius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Maximian was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Ducitius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Claudian was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Theophilus was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Gigantius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Dorotheus was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Theodotus was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Castrychius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Anicletus was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Theomelius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Eutychius was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Hilarion was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Diodotus was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Amonitus was one of the thirty-two soldiers beheaded with Saint Hieron of Melitene.
Saint Lazarus the Wonderworker of Mt Galesius near Ephesus was born in Lydia, in the city of Magnesium. An educated young man who loved God, Lazarus became a monk at the monastery of Saint Sava, the founder of great ascetic piety in Palestine. He spent ten years within the walls of the monastery,…
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Saint Cyril of New Lake was born into a pious family. The Lord marked him as one of the chosen even before he was born. Cyril’s mother was praying in church during the Divine Liturgy, and the infant in her womb cried out, “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Sabaoth!” From his childhood…
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The Martyrs Melasippus and Karina and their son Antoninus, and 40 children converted by their martyrdom at Ancyra suffered during the reign of the emperor Julian the Apostate in the city of Ancyra in Phrygia in the year 363. The holy Martyrs Melasippus and Karina, lacerated by iron hooks and…
The Martyrs Karina and her husband Melasippus suffered during the reign of the emperor Julian the Apostate in the city of Ancyra in Phrygia in the year 363. They were lacerated by iron hooks and died under torture.
Saint Antoninus was the son of Saints Melasippus and Karina. When the persecutor forced him to watch the torture of his parents, he spat in the face of the apostate emperor. For this he was subjected to cruel tortures, but he remained unharmed, and then he was beheaded.
Forty holy children were converted by the martyrdom of Saints Melasippus, Karina and their son Antoninus at Ancyra in Phrygia in the year 363 during the reign of the emperor Julian the Apostate. The forty youths, seeing that the Lord had preserved Saint Antoninus unharmed by tortures, believed in…
Saints Auctus suffered martyrdom with Saints Taurion and Thessalonica, the daughter of a pagan priest. When the impious father learned that his daughter had become a Christian, he ruthlessly beat her and threw her out of the house, with no means of providing for herself. Saints Auctus and Taurion…
Saints Taurion and Auctus suffered martyrdom with Thessalonica, the daughter of a pagan priest Cleon. When the impious father learned that his daughter had become a Christian, he ruthlessly beat her and threw her out of the house, with no means of providing for herself. Saints Auctus and Taurion…
Saint Thessalonica was the daughter of the pagan priest Cleon. When the impious father learned that his daughter had become a Christian, he ruthlessly beat her and threw her out of the house, with no means of providing for herself. Saints Auctus and Taurion attempted to intercede for the girl, and…
The “Joyful” (Vzigranie) Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos appeared near Moscow on November 7, 1795 . Nothing is known of the history of the icon, except that many miracles have taken place before it. Icons of this name are found in the Novodevichy Monastery in Moscow, and in the Vatopedi…
Saint Theodotus was an innkeeper. When seven virgins who lived near Corinth were drowned in a lake, he buried their bodies under the cover of night. For this reason, he was tortured and beheaded.