Bishop

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: December 12 Early Life, Piety, and Miraculous Gifts Saint Spyridon of Trimythus was born towards the end of the third century on the island of Cyprus. He lived a humble life as a shepherd, married, and had children. His deep...

Feast Day/Commemorated: December 12 Early Life, Piety, and Miraculous Gifts Saint Spyridon of Trimythus was born towards the end of the third century on the island of Cyprus. He lived a humble life as a shepherd, married, and had children. His deep...

Feast Day/Commemorated: December 12 Early Life, Piety, and Miraculous Gifts Saint Spyridon of Trimythus was born towards the end of the third century on the island of Cyprus. He lived a humble life as a shepherd, married, and had children. His deep...

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 23 Saint Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, a pivotal figure in early Christianity, was born in Smyrna around 130 AD, where he received an excellent classical education. His deep understanding of Christian faith, however, came...

Feast Day/Commemorated: December 12 Early Life, Piety, and Miraculous Gifts Saint Spyridon of Trimythus was born towards the end of the third century on the island of Cyprus. He lived a humble life as a shepherd, married, and had children. His deep...

Feast Day/Commemorated: December 12 Early Life, Piety, and Miraculous Gifts Saint Spyridon of Trimythus was born towards the end of the third century on the island of Cyprus. He lived a humble life as a shepherd, married, and had children. His deep...

Feast Day/Commemorated: February 6 Early Life and Ascent to the Patriarchate Saint Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople, born in the ninth century, emerged from a family profoundly dedicated to Christianity; his father, Sergius, died a martyr in defense...

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: July 2 Saint John (Maximovitch), born Michael Maximovitch in 1896, was a revered diocesan bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), whose ministry spanned across China, France, and the United States. Despite...

Feast Day/Commemorated: March 31 The Apostolic Zeal of Saint Innocent Saint Innocent (Veniaminov), Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomensk, born in 1797 in Anginsk, was a tireless Apostle to America and Siberia, glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church in...

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...