In the destroyed church decicated to Michael-Archangel in the village of Urusovo, the Venetian district of the Tula region, the ancient icon from the 18th century of the Holy Mother of God “Sign” started Myrrh-streaming. The Myrrh-streaming icon was spotted on February 8th and has since been myrrh-streaming once every few days. Myrrh-streaming of the […]
St. Theodore Tyrone the Recruit (died February 17, 306) is a Christian saint and martyr. This saint is the first patron saint of the city of Venice He enlisted in the Marmaritsky regiment as a recruiter in the city of Amasya (present-day Turkey) when the persecution of Christians under Emperors Maximian and Maximine began. In
Hymn to Love – Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 13) If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move
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As we already know, in the western calendar of saints, February 14 is traditionally the feast of St. Valentine of Rome. The eastern calendar, which is followed by most of the Orthodox Church, celebrates St. Valentine of Rome on July 6. According to the hagiographic tradition, St. Valentine was a priest, renowned for his mercy
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Life of Saint Haralambos Saint Haralambos was an early Orthodox Christian priest in Magnesia on the Maeander, a region of Asia Minor, in the diocese of the same name. His name Χαράλαμπος means glowing with joy in Greek language. He lived during the reign of Septimius Severus (193–211), when Lucian was Proconsul of Magnesia. As Saint Haralambis was Bishop of Magnesia also in Assyrian Mar Zaia, He
In the hot summer months, a four-member family happened to be away from their home, in very difficult circumstances. The head of the household was very ill and after three months even the doctors lost hope of his healing. It was as if the heat and exhaustion had taken away his last strength. He couldn’t
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The First Serbian Archbishop of Saracen Saint Sava purchased the Last Supper Room by covering the entire area with golden coins. Later the icons of the Nursing Theotokos and the Three-handed Theotokos, were given to him by monks of the Mar Sabba Monastery, which can be found on Mount Athos today. Fascination is certainly one
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The hand of Saint John with which He baptized Jesus Christ was revered by the first Christians as a great sanctuary. When did the Hand of Saint John the Baptist arrive in Serbia? The hand of Saint John the Baptist has long been in the Russian imperial Romanov family. After the affliction of the imperial
Elder Ephraim the Philotheus (in the world known as Ioanis Moraitis) was born on June 24, 1928 in Volos, Greece. At the age of 19, he renounced the world and moved to Mount Athos, becoming the obedient spiritual child of Saint Elder Joseph Hesychast, a silent man and hermit. The greatness of Ephraim Ephraim’s personality
He was born in Kursk, Russia, on July 19, 1759, to wealthy parents. At baptism he was named Prohor. When he was 17, his mother sent him to devote himself to a monastic life. At the parting, she gave him a small cross, from which he had never separated. First he went to the Kiev-Pechersk
