Orthodox saints

Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon

Orthodox Calendar, July 27 Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon The Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon was born in the city of Nicomedia into the family of the illustrious pagan Eustorgius, and he was named Pantoleon. His mother Saint Euboula (March 30) was a Christian. She wanted to raise her son in the Christian Faith, but she…

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Venerable Ioannikios the New of Muscel; Hieromartyr Hermolaus at Nicomedia; Martyr Paraskeva of Rome (The Feeding of the Five Thousand)

Orthodox Calendar July 26 Venerable Ioannikios the New of Muscel This pious man obedient to God was born to religious parents living in Muscel area. Having obeyed the call of Christ, he gave up all the pleasures and temptations of the vain world ever since he was a young man and withdrew to Cetăţuia Negru-Vodă…

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Saint Dometius the Merciful of Râmeț and his mother, Saint Philotimia of Râmeț; Venerable Sisoes the Great; Martyr Lucy at Rome; Martyr Marius, his wife Martha, their children, and those with them at Rome

Orthodox Calendar, July 6 Saint Dometius the Merciful of Râmeț St Dometius the Merciful was born on 13 October 1924 in the commune of Bălănești, Buzău County, Romania, to devout Orthodox parents, receiving the name Stelian at Baptism. From early childhood, he showed a great love for serving God and compassion for those who were…

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Venerable Athanasius the Founder of the Great Lavra and Coenobitic Monasticism on Mt. Athos; Hieromartyr Lampadus of Hirenopolis; 5th Sunday after Pentecost

Orthodox Calendar July 5 Saint Athanasius of Athos Saint Athanasius of Athos, in holy Baptism named Abraham, was born in the city of Trebezond. He was orphaned at an early age, and being raised by a certain good and pious nun, he imitated his adoptive mother in the habits of monastic life, in fasting and…

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Saint Olympias of Fărcașa; St. Andrew the Archbishop of Crete; Venerable Martha

Orthodox Calendar July 4 Saint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete He was born in the city of Damascus into a pious Christian family. Up until seven years of age the boy was mute and did not talk. However, after communing the Holy Mysteries of Christ he found the gift of speech and began to speak. And…

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Martyrs Julian of Tarsus and Aphrodisius (Fish permitted); The Third Sunday after Pentecost (Sunday of the Athonite Saints)

Orthodox Calendar, June 21 Sunday of the Athonite Saints On the third Sunday after the Descent of the Holy Spirit, we celebrate the commemoration of all the Venerable Fathers who shone forth through asceticism on the Holy Mountain of Athos. The first Sundays following the feast of Pentecost show us that the purpose of the…

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Apostle Jude the Brother of the Lord; Venerable Paisius the Great

Orthodox Calendar, June 19 Apostle Jude, the Brother of the Lord The Holy Apostle Jude, one of the twelve apostles of Christ, is descended from King David and Solomon, and was the son of Righteous Joseph the Betrothed (Sunday after the Nativity of the Lord) by his first wife. The Holy Apostle John the Theologian…

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Martyr Julius the Veteran; Hieromartyr Therapon the Bishop of Sardis; St. John the Russian and Confessor (Fish allowed)

Orthodox Calendar, May 27 Martyr Julius the Veteran He lived in the 3rd-4th centuries, being a contemporary of Saints Pasicratus and Valentine. He received martyrdom at the time of the Great Persecution under Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. In year 304, he was brought to trial before the local prefect, named Maximus. The prefect Maximus was…

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Venerable Dionysius the Athonite of Colciu; Hieromartyr Mocius the Presbyter; Hierarch Methodius and Venerable Cyril, Teachers of the Slavs

Orthodox Calendar, May 11 Venerable Dionysius the Athonite of Colciu (1909–2004) St. Venerable Dionysius of Colciu was the abbot of the Cell of St. George at Colciu, belonging to Vatopedi Monastery on the Holy Mountain of Athos. He was a disciple of Venerable Antipa Dinescu, a strict ascetic and former abbot of Prodromou Skete, who…

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Apostle Simon the Zealot; Saint Callistratus of Timișeni and Vasiova; 5th Sunday after Pascha

Orthodox Calendar, May 10 Apostle Simon the Zealot Saint Simon, originally from Cana in Galilee, was acquainted with the Lord and His Mother. Tradition holds that he was the bridegroom at the wedding where Jesus performed His first miracle, turning water into wine. Witnessing this miracle, he became a fervent follower of Christ and earned…

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Prophet Isaiah; Martyr Christopher of Lycia; Translation of the relics of St Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari

Orthodox Calendar, May 9 Prophet Isaiah The Holy Prophet Isaiah lived 700 years before the birth of Christ, and was of royal lineage. Isaiah’s father Amos raised his son in the fear of God and in the law of the Lord. Having attained the age of maturity, the Prophet Isaiah entered into marriage with a…

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