Modern Saints

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: 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: August 10 Saint Blane (c. 530–590) was a monk from the Isle of Bute who established a monastery in what is now Dunblane, Scotland. The son of a Pictish king, he was educated in Ireland and was a nephew of Saint Catan, who...

Feast Day/Commemorated: December 2 The Life of Saint Paisius Olaru of Sihăstria and Shila Monastery (Romania)Saint Paisius (1897-1990), born Peter Olaru, was a revered Romanian schemamonk and confessor whose profound spiritual influence extended to the...

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: August 28 In 4th-century Egypt, a powerful Ethiopian man known as Moses lived a life of violent crime as the leader of a notorious band of robbers. His physical strength and ruthless reputation made him a figure of terror until,...

Feast Day/Commemorated: July 12 Prophetic Birth and Childhood Piety Venerable Father Paisios of the Holy Mountain was born Anastasius Enzepíde in Pharasa, Cappadocia, on July 25, 1924, to devout parents. His baptism by Saint Arsenios of...