We use cookies to analyze and improve the website and your user experience. By clicking "Accept," you agree to our Cookie Policy.
Saint John Damascene lived at an exciting time. The Christian Church, severely persecuted only years before, became the official church of the state. God, faith and the trinity became some of the most popular subjects of table talk.
Saint Nicholas continues to teach us valuable lessons and has many more in store for the people today, and for generations to come. He lived a long time ago yet today he is still one of the most widely known and revered Christian Saints.
Princess Kira Obolenskaya was a descendant of the ancient Rurik dynasty, a graduate of the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens, and a dedicated teacher in high-poverty schools in St. Petersburg.
He was the eighth of the twelve minor prophets who lived around 650 BC. He foretold the devastation of the Jerusalem Temple, the Babylonian captivity of the Jews and their return to their homeland. He wrote the book of Habakkuk of the Old Testament.
Commemoration of the prophet Nahum has a special meaning for Saint Elisabeth Convent. We invoke his name in our prayers for the recovery and salvation of patients with mental disorders as we pursue our ministry among them.
Saint Andrew was happy to remain backstage and let his brother be in the centre. To him, pride, honour or recognition was of no importance.
Together with 370 other Christian martyrs, he suffered for his faith during the persecution of the believers in Christ under the Roman Emperor Decius.
He was instrumental in refuting the false teachings of the heresy of iconoclasm that remained prominent in Byzantine for multiple decades.
11 December — Commemoration Day of Hieromartyr Seraphim (Chichagov). In 1886, few could have foreseen that the accomplished officer Leonid Mikhailovich Chichagov would one day become a Russian bishop and martyr.
Saint John the Persian, a great martyr of the fourth century, is also called "James cut into pieces" for the terrible death he endured. His life is a story of repentance and God's ultimate mercy and forgiveness.
Saint Spyridon of Trimythous continues to hold a special place in the hearts of Orthodox Christians today, who turn to this wondrous helper with countless prayers and petitions, which he is very quick to answer.
The Christian Church venerates saint Alypius as 'a pillar of endurance' who imitated Job in suffering and is the boast of ascetics.
St Ambrose stands among God’s chosen, remarkable for profound learning and personal holiness. Rome shaped him as a scholar, while in the Orthodox Church, the Lord bestowed upon him knowledge of Scripture and holiness.
Apostle Peter baptized him in Palestine. Apostle Paul referred to him as his fellow worker. Returning to Rome, he converted thousands to Christ.
