Positions/Titles

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...

Feast Day/Commemorated: April 1 The Journey of Saint Zosimas and the Penitent Mary of Egypt Saint Zosimas, a monk who had lived an exemplary ascetic life since childhood in a Palestinian monastery, became troubled by a thought of his own spiritual...

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...

Feast Day/Commemorated: May 9 Saint Christopher lived during the 3rd century and was martyred around the year 250 under the reign of Emperor Decius. He was a man of immense stature and strength, originally named Reprebus. According to tradition, he was...

Feast Day/Commemorated: July 14 Saint Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain: A Life of Asceticism and Scholarship Saint Nikodemos, originally named Nicholas, was born on the Greek island of Naxos in 1748. From a young age, he demonstrated an innate love for...

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...