Mar Dionysius Shemvun was born in the Karottuveettil family of Kandanad to Kochipeora Tharakan and Unnicharu on 4th December 1823. His baptismal name was Shemvun and belonged to the Marth Mariam Church at Kandanad. He had his preliminary education in the local town school. From his childhood he was very Read more
Mar Abhai, saint, and martyr, ascetic, born in a village Raksan in Mardin, Turkey in the middle of the fourth century BC. Abhai abandoned the world, gave all his wealth to the poor and joined a Dyayra (monastery). He had recourse to ascetic life in the mountain of Karkar and Read more
St. Adai, (Mar Addai or Mar Aday, sometimes Latin: Addeus) the twin brother of St. Thomas, was one of the seventy-two (seventy) evangelists, the Lord appointed and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go (Lk. 10: 1). St. Adai was the first Bishop Read more
Gregory (Mar Gregorios), the Illuminator, the Enlightener, the Apostle, Founder, and Patron saint of Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, was born about the year A. D. 257 in Armenia Gregory is also known as ‘the Sun of Armenia’. Armenia was always the exposed frontier state between Rome and Persia. He Read more
St. Jerome traditionally regarded as the most learned of the Latin Fathers. He was a hermit, a Latin priest, a teacher, confessor, monastic leader, theologian, and historian. He was an avid student, a thorough scholar, a prodigious letter-writer. One of the greatest Christian scholars of all time, he is recognized as Read more
St Malke was born in Qulezmo (Klyzma), in Egypt, in the year 222 A.D, to a wealthy couple Yuhanon (Johannes) and Rafka (Rebekka), sister of St. Augin. The couple had been childless for a long time. They were full of joy when God gave them a daughter. They called her Read more
St Thecla (Thekla) was a contemporary of St. Paul, the Apostle. She became an evangelizer and a disciple after hearing his teachings.St. Thekla was also companion of the Apostle Paul in 1st century and accompanied St. Paul in founding Churches, because her witness converted so many others to Christ, and Read more
Mar Babylas, Patriarch of Antioch, was the twelfth Bishop of Antioch succeeded Mar Zebinus (Zbina, Zebinas) in the year A.D. 237. Babylas (Babulas) is the most celebrated bishop of Antioch, after St. Ignatius. Mar Babylas was a good shepherd, holy and God-fearing who continually took care of the widows and Read more
H. G. Alvares Mar Julius [1889-1923] is truly a Martyr of Orthodox Church in India. He is truly a saintly son of the Church, who sacrificed his life to God. He was a patriot, freedom fighter, journalist and writer, educationist and social worker, true missionary, philanthropist, and Apostle of Charity. Read more
Hieromartyr Cyprian of Carthage was the leading bishop of the Church of Africa during the mid-third century. Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus was born in Carthage, Africa in A.D. 200, from a Berber descent. His parents were noble pagans or very wealthy non-Christians. His father was one of the principal senators. Cyprian received fine secular education Read more