Mar Dioscorus, was born, in Alexandria, in Egypt. Other details of his birth, parenthood, childhood, education is not available. Dioscoros served as the dean of the Catechetical School of Alexandria, and was the personal secretary of St. Cyril of Alexandria, whom he accompanied to the Council of Ephesus in 431. He eventually rose to the position Read more
Yuyakkim Mar Koorilose was born in the Hbab village of Turkey in February 1810, as the son of ‘Malkibar Israel’. He was called in childhood, as Yuyakkim (Joachim). He had 5 brothers named Elia, Israel, Mordechai, Zakariah, and Gabriel and two sisters named Satta and Hedna. He was ordained a Deacon Read more
Augustine of Hippo was one of the great Church Fathers of the fourth century, a renowned theologian and prolific writer, and a skilled preacher and rhetorician. St. Augustine is respected in the Orthodox Church only as a teacher, because of his wonderful defense of the Church’s teachings against the various heresies of his Read more
Joseph of Arimathea was a righteous, holy, pious, and devout disciple of Lord Jesus. He was a good and upright, just man (Lk. 23: 50). He was born to one Matthias, in Arimathea, (otherwise, called Rameth or Ramathaim, native town of Samuel the Seer), a city in Judea and is Read more
H.G Paret Mar Ivanios was a Metropolitan Of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and was born on 19th January 1888. His parents were Mathew Valiyaparet and Achamma Kizhakkel, Puthuppally. He specialized in Theology at the Old Seminary as well as at Bishop’s College, Calcutta. He was ordained as the Deacon on Read more
Moses, the Black, also known as Moses, the strong was an Ethiopian by race was an ascetic monk and priest, and a notable Desert Father, who lived in Egypt during the fourth century. Since He was black of skin he was called ‘Murin’ (meaning “like an Ethiopian”). He was a servant or slave Read more
His Grace was born to Mr. K. T. Thomas and Mrs. Aleyamma Thomas on the 3rd of April, 1938 in Kizhakkethalackal family at Puthencavu, Chengannur, Alappuzha Dist. He was the grandson of Kizhakkethalackal Thoma Kathanar and the nephew of the late Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos (Puthencavil Kochuthirumeni), His Grace thus inherited Read more
It was during the time of the Babylonian captivity, Daniel and three fellow Hebrews, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, were chosen to enter the king’s service because they were “young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified…” (Daniel Read more
Mar Labi often called as Judas (Jude in English) is variously named. Jerome called him Thaddaeus Trinomius, which means a man with three names. In Mark he is Thaddeus.In Matthew he is called Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddeus. Matthew 10:3 in the Peshitta Bible reads as (and Philipos, and Bar-Tholmai, and Thoma, and Mathai Read more
Joseph Mar Pachomios was born to, Poovathumkal Iype Varkey and Annamma Valiyakattayil on June 19, 1926, in North Mulakulam. He had his schooling at St. Joseph High School, Piravom. At a very young age, he was initiated into the study of Syriac language, the Scriptures, and priestly rites under the Read more