Positions/Titles

Feast Day/Commemorated: January 30 (3 Holy Hierarchs Saint Basil the Great Born in 330 AD to a remarkably devout family in Caesarea, Saint Basil the Great received a premier classical education in Athens—where he began a lifelong friendship with...

Feast Day/Commemorated: October 27 In the remote Alaskan tundra, surrounded by the confluence of the Kwethluk and Kuskokwim rivers, Matushka Olga Michael (born Arrsamquq, meaning "lowly, hidden, or unadorned") entered the world on February 3, 1916. Her...

Feast Day/Commemorated: March 1 Saint Evdoxia was a wealthy Samaritan woman living a life of pagan indulgence in Heliopolis (modern-day Baalbek, Lebanon) during the reign of Emperor Trajan. Her spiritual awakening occurred one midnight when she...

Feast Day/Commemorated: September 1 Saint Athena was one of the forty ascetic virgin-martyrs of Adrianople, Thrace, who studied under the guidance of Deacon Ammoun. During the persecutions of Emperor Licinius in 305 AD, a decree was issued to execute...

Feast Day/Commemorated: September 24 Born into a wealthy family in Iconium, Saint Thekla was a young woman of extraordinary beauty betrothed to an eminent nobleman. Her life took a radical turn when she heard the Apostle Paul preaching the Gospel,...

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 2 A Life of Humble Beginnings Born Evangelos Baϊraktaris in 1906 on the island of Euboia, the future Saint Porphyrios emerged from a background of profound material poverty but rich spiritual devotion. One of several...

Feast Day/Commemorated: July 17 Synopsis of the Life of Saint Marina the Great Martyr Saint Marina was born in Antioch, Pisidia, to a pagan priest but was raised by a nurse and was introduced to Christianity around age twelve. After learning the story...

The Christ Pantocrator icon is a central and ancient image in Christian art, portraying Jesus as the sovereign ruler of the world. This representation typically features Jesus from the waist up, with a solemn, forward-gazing expression,...

Feast Day/Commemorated: November 13 Early Life and Monastic Formation Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople and one of the revered Three Hierarchs, was born around 347 AD in Antioch to a military commander's family. His father, Secundus,...

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...

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...