St Simeon was born in Qartmin. His father was a leader of the village. When he was four years and seven months old, he was healed through the prayers of St Samuel. When he grew up as a young boy his father took him to the saint. St Samuel gave Read more…
St Samuel lived early 5th century. His father Yuhannon was a wealthy, good man and a leader of his village Eshtin, near a town called Sawro, Mardin, in Turkey. Yuhannon did not have children and ceaselessly prayed to God to give him a child. He was very pious and always Read more…
Anthony was born to wealthy and noble, pious, and well-to-do Christian parents of illustrious lineage about 251 A.D., in a village, Kaman in Upper Egypt. He was a pious child, an obedient son, and a lover of solitude and books. He loved to attend Church services, and he listened to Read more…
This feast is commemorated in the liturgical calendar of the Malankara Indian Orthodox Church in the honor of Blessed St Mary is the ‘Feast of St Mary for Seeds’ (i’do d-yeldas Aloho d Al Zar’o,) on January 15. It is Blessed Virgin Mary’s Feasts that we commemorate among the saints. Read more…
St. Paul of Thebes, is the first Christian hermit, was born in Thebiad ( Thebes was the first capital of Egypt.), Upper Egypt, about 228/234 A. D. and died about 340. A Christian hermit is the one who chooses to live a solitary life, totally apart and usually in a Read more…
St. Stephen, the first deacon in the early Church and was the first Christian martyred for his faith. Although his name is Greek (from Stephanos, meaning crown), Stephen was a Jew. He was one of the seven deacons who helped the apostles (Acts 6: 1-6). He is the first named Read more…
Gregory of Nazianzus, one of the three Cappadocian Fathers (along with St. Basil and Gregory of Nyssa) is honored as one of the great doctors of the Church. St. Gregory (329-389) was born near Arianzus in Cappadocia.
St. Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (329-379) was one of the towering giants of ancient Christianity, born in a Caesarea, Cappadocia, Turkey, into the wealthy Christian family of Basil the Elder, a famous rhetor, and Emelia. Elder Basil’s family was an old Christian family of wealth Read more…