Saint Barbara, known as the Great Martyress in Orthodox Churches, was a Christian saint and martyr, who lived in the 3rd century AD. The legend of St Barbara says that she was born in a wealthy aristocratic family, around 300 A.D. at Nicomedia in Bithynia, modern Isnik, Turkey. Lovely and Read more
Peace is most sought for, though a most elusive of all treasures and a missing ingredient in our mixed-up world. Prophet Isaiah announced that a child will be born, and He shall be called a Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace (Is. 9: 6). Isaiah’s, Prince Read more
Saint John the Hermit, also known as St John the Solitary or Silent or Hesychast (Greek), was an a fifth-century ascetic saint in Palestine. He was a theologian and theoretician of the spiritual life, who has introduced the discussion of passions in Syriac Christianity and taught the gradual healing from Read more
