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Not only did they endure their torments with bravery and gladness, but they also had their wounds healed by the grace of God. Many converted to Christ at the sight of their bravery
Their father, a Greek pagan, departed this world while they were yet tender in years. Their mother Theodotia embraced her Christian faith with renewed fervour and devoted herself entirely to the upbringing of her children.
They are the apostles of the Seventy, mentioned by St Paul in his Epistle to the Romans.
The saints who preferred eternal life with Christ than to a few more years on the earth at the cost of betraying Him.
She endured untold humiliation and inhuman tortures, but that did not stop her from praising and glorifying God.
Since her childhood, Parasceva dedicated herself to the service of God. She took a vow of celibacy and promised to God to spend her whole life educating Pagans about the true faith.
Martyr Nestor was a young man of Thessalonica who stood up in a public arena to the invincible barbarian named Lyaios. Young and fragile, he looked no match to the brute, but he still had as much faith in his victory as he had in God.
He built a brilliant career in the Roman army and civil service, but to him, his faith in Christ was more precious than all his worldly deserts.
In bygone years, when sin multiplied and Orthodoxy was being rooted out, when the open practice of the faith was being punished and monasteries were being closed, the world suddenly received a fresh lease of God’s grace.
Saint Varus' life teaches us the power of unwavering faith. He shows that our life in this world is only a fleeting moment of transition to eternity and that worldly honours and comforts are worthless compared to our everlasting salvation.
Saint Luke was one of the most modest disciples of Christ. He was not one of the chosen twelve who were constantly beside the Son of God catching His every word and witnessing His blessed deeds.
The life of Saint Athanasius (Sakharov) is the path of a confessor of the twentieth century, who went through different trials and retained devotion to God and the Church of Christ.
The spirit of connectedness acted on the elder's disciples and all the brethren, by uniting them with the bonds of Christ's love. The spirit of God's peace found by the Optina elders was experienced by every pious visitor to the monastery.
In August 2000, the Jubilee Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church glorified Elder Leonid of Optina Pustyn for universal veneration. His relics rest in the Vladimir Church at Optina Pustyn.
Thirty years ago on this day, 12 October 1993, in the burial vault of the Cathedral of the Icon of Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" in the city of San Francisco (USA) the incorruptible relics of St. John (Maximovich) were uncovered.
Learn how humble love and perseverance in Kirill and Maria’s household fostered sainthood and miracles. Let their example of Christian parenting enrich your understanding of family sanctity.
As the sages of the East used to say, one would be cursed to live in a time of abrupt change. Saint Sergius of Radonezh lived in one of Russia's most troubled periods and left us some valuable insights that have survived his day.
Martyr Peter the Aleut († 1815) was a young Aleut who was born and raised on one of the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago. In 1815, as a young man, together with thirteen fellow Aleuts, fishermen and hunters, he sailed to the shores of California…
Blessed Paraskeva possessed the gift of spiritual insight. Seeing both the past and future, she sometimes rebuked hidden sins. Witnessing her holy life, many sought her counsel.
Dimitry of Rostov was the first saint of the Russian Empire. In his life, he witnessed multiple events that changed the course of history. A great part of his life coincided with the reforms of Peter the Great and his key war campaigns.
