Syria

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: 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: October 1 Humble Devotion and Human Rivalry Saint Romanos the Melodist was born in fifth-century Syria and developed a profound love for God from a young age. After serving as a reader in Beirut, he moved to Constantinople, where...

Feast Day/Commemorated: December 4 Early Life and Defense Against Iconoclasm Saint John of Damascus was born around 680 AD in Damascus, Syria, into a prominent Christian family. His father, Sergius Mansur, served as a treasurer at the Caliph's court...

Feast Day/Commemorated: December 20 Early Life, Condemnation, and Journey to Rome Saint Ignatius of Antioch, also known as Theophorus, served as the third bishop of Antioch. Details of his early life remain unrecorded, as he largely stayed out of 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...