Deacon

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: 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: October 11 Early Life and Ordination as Deacon Holy Apostle Philip of the Seventy, one of the seven deacons, is distinct from Philip, one of the Twelve Apostles. Born in Palestine, this Philip was married and had children...

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 10 Imprisonment and the Prophecy of Saint Sixtus The holy Martyrs Archdeacon Laurence, Pope Sixtus, Deacons Felicissimus and Agapitus, and the soldier Romanus, all citizens of Rome, suffered martyrdom in 258 AD during the...