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The Church glorified her only fourteen years ago, but thousands are coming to her grave at the monastery of the Holy Protection, asking for her help, prayer and intercession.
The life of Martyr Eudokia is an example of the power of repentance to transform one’s life from unclean to pure, from unbelief to full faith in God.
The venerable Anatoly of Optina lived to be 70 years old, his days intersecting with those of the revered Optina elders.The Lord's design was evident in the passing of knowledge and guidance from one generation of Optina monks to the next.
The blessed Xenia was not a monarch or an army commander. She prayed, fasted and humbled herself, and ultimately left a deeper trace in human history than many prominent statesmen.
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…
St. Basil the great takes a prominent place in church history. He belongs not merely ‘to his own time and kinsmen’ but to all lands and cities worldwide’.
One of the richest women in the world at her time, she gave up all of her possessions to live an ascetic life. She also presented an outstanding example of withstanding great personal tragedies and blows of fate.
Despite the rise of Christianity, much of the population of the Roman Empire were still Pagans, and the persecution of Christians was still common. Saint Eleutherius lived during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, who was hostile towards Christians.
They raised their voice in defence of their fellow Christians and became martyrs during the reign of the anti-Christian Roman Emperor Decius (249-251).
He utilized ideas from Pagan philosophers to assert the truth of the Christian faith, modelled his sermons on the orations of Cicero, and went on record as a reformer of church singing.
Saint John Chrysostom is venerated in the Orthodox Church as a ‘shining beacon’ whose words ‘illuminated the Universe’. He is remembered as a beloved cleric, a generous philanthropist, a noted ascetic, and the teacher of the faithful.
On November 12th, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of All the Holy Unmercenaries. Among whom there are Ss. Cosmas and Damian of Rome.
The 14th of September is a special date in the life of the Kozlovs and Osins family in Vilnius. On this day the Church honours the memory of their holy relative, the Martyr Natalia Skopinskaya.
Archpriest Roman Medved was a devoted spiritual child of the Holy Righteous John of Kronstadt. In Moscow, Father Roman established a brotherhood of Orthodox devotees, guiding countless souls on the path to the Church.
Post the 1917 October Revolution, from 1920 to 1939, Solovetsky monastery was tragically transformed into a concentration camp, becoming the site of untold suffering for countless innocents.
On August 4, we commemorate Mary Magdalene, the Holy Myrrh-bearer Equal of the Apostles, in the Belarussian Orthodox Church. There is so much one can learn from the life of this strong, devoted and brave woman.
Jude Thaddeus dedicated his life to spreading the Gospel, venturing into the wildest pagan territories. Tirelessly, he journeyed across rivers, mountains, and deserts, planting seeds of faith in hearts from bustling cities to remote villages.
Saint John of Kronstadt (1829 – 1908) is a saint of the Russian church who reaffirmed true faith at a time when the educated classes and large sections of the Russian society with them were distancing themselves from the church and the Orthodox…
They gave help to all who asked, rich and poor, and even animals. By healing in the name of Christ, they worked innumerable miracles.
Saint Ludmila illumined the people of Czechia with the light of God’s truth. Her grandson Vyacheslav brought his people to Christ, but as a descendant of the Serbian princess, she lived a dramatic life.
