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Feast Day/Commemorated: February 7 Saint Parthenios originated from Melitopolis, Asia Minor, where his father served as a deacon. Though he lacked a formal education in reading, the young Parthenios possessed a profound knowledge of the Holy Scriptures...

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: November 1 The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Physicians, Cosmas and Damian, along with their mother, Saint Theodota, were natives of Asia Minor, living in the sixth century. Their pagan father died while they were very...

Feast Day/Commemorated: November 6 Saint Stylianos was born in Paphlagonia, Asia Minor, sometime between the fourth and sixth centuries, inheriting a substantial fortune from his parents. However, the future saint had little interest in worldly wealth...

Feast Day/Commemorated: November 28 In 715, Stephen the New was born into a pious Christian family in Constantinople. His parents, having only daughters, had prayed for a son and, in gratitude, dedicated him to God at the Church of the Theotokos. During...

Feast Day/Commemorated: January 6 In the era of Emperor Theodosius the Great, Saint Domnica traveled from Carthage to Constantinople. There, she was baptized by Patriarch Nectarius and joined a women's monastery. Through her rigorous asceticism, she...

Feast Day/Commemorated: July 27 Saint Panteleimon, originally named Pantoleon, was born in Nicomedia to a pagan father and a Christian mother. Though his mother, Saint Euboula, tried to raise him in the Christian faith, her early death led him to a...

Feast Day/Commemorated: July 27 Saint Panteleimon, originally named Pantoleon, was born in Nicomedia to a pagan father and a Christian mother. Though his mother, Saint Euboula, tried to raise him in the Christian faith, her early death led him to a...

Feast Day/Commemorated: September 7 Saint Kassiani stands as one of the earliest known composers whose musical works are both preserved and decipherable by contemporary scholars and musicians. With approximately fifty hymns still in existence,...

Feast Day/Commemorated: January 23 Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople, was a pivotal figure in early Christianity, born in 329 into a devout family. His extensive education, including studies in Athens alongside Saint Basil the...

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: December 6 Saint Nicholas, born to pious parents Theophanes and Nonna in Patara, Lycia, was destined for a life of holiness from birth. His miraculous arrival, healing his mother and standing in his baptismal font, immediately...