Palestine

Feast Day/Commemorated: June 29 From Fisherman to Rock of Faith Brought to Jesus by his brother Andrew, Peter, a fisherman, immediately recognized the Master and committed his life to "casting his nets" for Christ. His personal and total devotion to the...

Feast Day/Commemorated: June 29 Saint Paul's Background and Conversion Saint Paul, originally named Saul, was a prominent figure from the tribe of Benjamin, hailing from Tarsus in Cilicia. He identified himself as a Hebrew, an Israelite descended from...

Feast Day/Commemorated:  September 23rd – Conception of St. JohnJanuary 7th – Synaxis of St. John February 24th – 1st & 2nd Findings of the head of St. JohnMay 25th – 3rd Finding of the head of St. JohnJune 24th...

Feast Day/Commemorated:  September 23rd – Conception of St. JohnJanuary 7th – Synaxis of St. John February 24th – 1st & 2nd Findings of the head of St. JohnMay 25th – 3rd Finding of the head of St. JohnJune 24th...

Feast Day/Commemorated:  September 23rd – Conception of St. JohnJanuary 7th – Synaxis of St. John February 24th – 1st & 2nd Findings of the head of St. JohnMay 25th – 3rd Finding of the head of St. JohnJune 24th...

Feast Day/Commemorated: April 23/November 3 Early Life and Military Service of Saint George Saint George was born into a Christian family in the late 3rd century. His father, a Cappadocian army officer, and his mother, a native of Lydda, Palestine,...

Feast Day/Commemorated: April 23/November 3 Early Life and Military Service of Saint George Saint George was born into a Christian family in the late 3rd century. His father, a Cappadocian army officer, and his mother, a native of Lydda, Palestine,...

Feast Day/Commemorated: January 20 The Prophesied Birth and Early Devotion of Saint Euthymius Saint Euthymius the Great was born in 377 A.D., in Melitine, Armenia, to his pious parents, Paul and Dionysia. His birth was miraculous, as his mother had been...