St. Mark was born in the city of Cyrene in Pentapolis, in the western part of present Libya, (North Africa) in the border with Egypt. Mark the Evangelist (Latin: Mārcus) is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples, and the founder of Read more
St. George (Gurgis/Jurjis) was born in Cappadocia, East Asia Minor (Present day Turkey) in around AD. 280, in a wealthy Christian family of noble royal origin. His Father Anastasios was an army chief of Emperor Diocletian, who was martyred for being a Christian by the Roman Governor, for refusing to Read more
The liturgical calendar of the Indian Malankara Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast of Annunciation to Blessed Virgin St Mary – the Theotokos, twice in a year – during the season of Annunciation, five weeks before the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord and another on March 25. The Annunciation to BVM is Read more
On Mid Lent Wednesday, our Holy Church commemorates, an Assyrian King named Abgar V, who ruled Edessa (Oraha – presently called Urfa/Urahay, is a city in the border of Turkey and Iraq. During the public ministry of our Lord, King Abgar of Edessa, was suffering from an incurable disease, sent Read more
The liturgical calendar of the Indian Orthodox Church commemorates the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste on March 09. Emperor Constantine, in AD 313, had issued a decree of religious tolerance, that Christianity was an official religion and gave them freedom of worship, through the Edict of Milan. However, seven years later, Read more
Matthew, an Apostle and evangelist, of whom we know very little personally but in another sense we know a great deal as he was a tax-gatherer. The man designated as Matthew, sitting in the customs house (Matt. 9: 9) is the same as Levi, sitting in the receipt of custom Read more
Vattasseril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius is popularly known as ‘Malankara Sabha Bhasuran’ (The Great Luminary of Malankara Orthodox Church) which our Church has bestowed on him in recognition of his rich contribution to Malankara Orthodox Church. Vattasseril Thirumeni was a man of prayer, determination and dynamism. He was a saint who Read more
St. Polycarp, a Martyr Saint and Church Father was born in Smyrna (Modern Izmir, Turkey) around A.D. 69. His name Polykarpos, means ‘fruitful, rich in fruit, and ‘much fruit’ in Greek and he was fruitful in every good work (Col. 1: 10). He was born in a non-Christian family and he Read more
St. Ephrem (Mar Aprem) – the Syrian, both a Father and a Doctor of the Church was born in the ancient city of Nisibis, in Mesopotamia, (said to be, not far from the place where Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden) at the beginning of the fourth Read more
Mar Abo hailed from Nineveh, now in Iraq. He travelled through a number of places and reached Kollam. He was soon held in high esteem by the people from all walks of life due to his moral and spiritual conduct. He spread the gospel of God through his spiritual discourses Read more