Serbia

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 28 In 4th-century Egypt, a powerful Ethiopian man known as Moses lived a life of violent crime as the leader of a notorious band of robbers. His physical strength and ruthless reputation made him a figure of terror until,...

Feast Day/Commemorated: November 30 Born in San Francisco in 1863 to Serbian immigrants, St. Sebastian (Dabovich) became the first American-born Orthodox priest. After pursuing rigorous theological studies at the academies of Kiev and St. Petersburg, he...

Feast Day/Commemorated: September 24 Born into the esteemed Nemanjić dynasty, Saint Stefan (the First-Crowned) was the middle son of Grand Zhupan Stefan Nemanja and Princess Anna. In 1196, his father abdicated the throne, passing the scepter of rule to...

Feast Day/Commemorated: June 28 Born into the noble court of the Saint Stefan Dušan, Saint Lazarus rose from a respected warrior and advisor to become the "pious and autocratic lord" during a period of intense fragmentation for the Serbian Empire...