Greece

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 14 The Call to Mission and Early Life of Saint Kosmas Aitolos Saint Kosmas Aitolos, the holy, glorious, and right-victorious New Hieromartyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles, was born in 1714 in Mega Dendron, Aitolia, Greece...

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 16 The Early Life and Calling of Saint Joseph the Hesychast  Francis Kottis, born in Paros on February 12, 1897, was the fourth of seven children to a poor but devout couple. Due to his family's extreme poverty,...

Feast Day/Commemorated: December 17 The Early Life and Calling of Saint Dionysius Born Draganigos Sigouros in 1547 on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, Saint Dionysius received a robust education from priests, becoming fluent in Greek, Italian, and Latin,...

Feast Day/Commemorated: May 12 Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equals of the Apostles and Enlighteners of the Slavs, originated from a distinguished and devout family in Thessalonica. Methodius, the eldest of seven brothers, initially pursued a military...

Feast Day/Commemorated: October 26 Saint Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher, born to secret Christian parents in Thessaloniki, was raised in the Christian Faith amidst the intensifying Roman persecutions of the fourth century. Upon his father's death, Emperor...

Feast Day/Commemorated: February 15 Saint Anthimos (born Argyrios K. Bagianos) was born in Chios in 1869 to devout parents who instilled in him a Christian upbringing. Even as a child, he was recognized for his spiritual potential, with Saint Nektarios...

Feast Day/Commemorated: November 10 / October 28 Saint Arsenios of Cappadocia, was born Theodorus Annitsalichos in a Cappadocian Christian village, became an orphan at a young age and was raised by his aunt. Educated in Niğde and Smyrna, he...