A-B

Feast Day/Commemorated: January 30 (3 Holy Hierarchs Saint Basil the Great Born in 330 AD to a remarkably devout family in Caesarea, Saint Basil the Great received a premier classical education in Athens—where he began a lifelong friendship with...

Feast Day/Commemorated: October 7 High-ranking officers under Emperor Maximian, Sergius and Bacchus lived as secret Christians until they were denounced by those jealous of their status. Tasked with choosing between their military prestige and their...

Feast Day/Commemorated: September 1 Saint Athena was one of the forty ascetic virgin-martyrs of Adrianople, Thrace, who studied under the guidance of Deacon Ammoun. During the persecutions of Emperor Licinius in 305 AD, a decree was issued to execute...

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 19 The Martyr Andrew Stratelates was a highly respected military commander serving under the Roman Emperor Maximian (284-305). He was beloved throughout the Roman army for his exceptional bravery, invincibility, and...

Feast Day/Commemorated: January 1   Saint Basil the Great, born in 330 AD in Caesarea, Cappadocia, hailed from an eminent and devout Christian family, with many members, including his parents and siblings, later recognized as saints. He received a...

Feast Day/Commemorated: May 2 Saint Athanasios the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria, was born around 297 AD and quickly became known for his piety and deep study of Holy Scripture. Even as a child, his spiritual acumen was evident when Patriarch...

Feast Day/Commemorated: September 9 and Her Dormition July 25 The Story of Saints Anna and Joachim Saints Anna and Joachim are revered as the devoted parents of the Theotokos, the Mother of God. Their remarkable story begins after five decades of...

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 19 The holy Patriarchs Alexander, John, and Paul of Constantinople, though living in different eras, each valiantly defended the Church against heretical teachings. Saint Alexander (325-340), serving as vicar to the first...

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 19 The holy Patriarchs Alexander, John, and Paul of Constantinople, though living in different eras, each valiantly defended the Church against heretical teachings. Saint Alexander (325-340), serving as vicar to the first...

Feast Day/Commemorated: October 13 By the divine providence of God, during the reign of the Persian monarch Isdegerdes, son of Sapor III, the fierce persecutions against the faithful, which had been initiated by Sapor II, were brought to an end, and the...

Feast Day/Commemorated: January 17 The Holy Great Martyr Barbara lived during the reign of Emperor Maximian (305-311) in Heliopolis, Syria. Her wealthy pagan father, Dioscorus, sought to seclude his extraordinarily beautiful daughter in a tower after his...

Feast Day/Commemorated: January 17 Saint Anthony the Great, born in Egypt in 251, is revered as the Father of monasticism. At twenty, orphaned and responsible for his sister, he heard the Gospel call to sell possessions and give to the poor, which he...