Xenophon and Mary, a pious Christian family, wished to give their sons a good education, they sent them to Beirut, but the boat on which they were sailing was shipwrecked. Yet they never lost hope and maintained unyielding faith in God's providence.
The Belarusian Orthodox Church is glorified by the names of many local saints. February 6 is the Feast day of not only the Blessed Xenia of St Petersburg, but also of another prominent saint, almost her contemporary, Blessed Eldress Valentina…
She was a Roman saint martyr, and in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine she is the patron saint of the entire student body. Her feast day, celebrated in the Russian Orthodox Church on 25 January, is also the day of celebration for students of educational…