Just a few kilometers from Rome, there was a small hut in the forest, where two brothers lived. Their names were Cosmas and Damian. Romans by birth brought up in the Christian faith, the brothers distributed all their possessions to the poor. Consecrating themselves to God, Cosmas and Damian left noisy Rome and retreated to […]
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Saint Spyridon of Trimythous is a Christian saint. He was born in Cyprus in 270. He lived during the time of Emperor Constantine the Great. His father and mother were peasants, simple and simple-minded, so simplicity and simple-mindedness remained his virtues for the rest of his life, although in the meantime he rose to the
In 1953, church staff in Bari, Italy, opened the tomb of St. Nicholas to begin the process of mitigating water damage to the crypt over nearly a millennium. When the restoration was completed, in 1957, an Italian professor of anatomy named Luigi Martino was the first modern researcher – and the only researcher known to
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In 1953, church staff in Bari, Italy, opened the tomb of St. Nicholas to begin the process of mitigating water damage to the crypt over nearly a millennium. When the restoration was completed, in 1957, an Italian professor of anatomy named Luigi Martino was the first modern researcher – and the only researcher known to
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Once I was invited to give communion to a believing sick woman. I came and saw that she was in her late years – probably over ninety years old. After confession and communion, I asked her a question that I always ask people in a similar situation, where I can already guess in advance what
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It was in the early 1930s. The repressive machinery turned on its apparatus to grind human destinies. My father, the priest Pavle Boyko, was arrested, and we, as Shevchenko wrote, “… small and naked… scattered among the people, like mice… …” After my father’s arrest, our large family was driven out of someone else’s house
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First, because faith is our light. Christ said: I am the light of the world. The light of the lamp reminds us of the light with which Christ illuminates our souls.Second, to remind us of the light of the character of the saint before whom we light the candle. Because the saints are called: sons
In his lifetime, St. Savvas the Sanctified prophesied that his incorrupt body would be removed from his monastery and eventually find rest in the Lavra he founded. This prophecy, he declared, would unfold before the end of the world. Centuries later, during the First Crusade (1096 – 1099), the holy relics of St. Savvas were
When they listened to the prayer in the x-ray room of the forensic medical expertise after the end of the examination regarding the identification of the relics, the myrrh streaming began, which was followed by a strong divine fragrance. “All those present were witnesses of that miraculous event” – it is said in the report
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It was two in the afternoon. On the square of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Athens. When I stopped my taxi at the traffic lights, a man approached and asked me: – To Menidi, please!– I’m sorry, I really can’t. I’m late – I answered him. And really, I couldn’t, because it took me three
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