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January
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Holy Righteous Joseph the Betrothed - the first Sunday after the Nativity of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ
The first Sunday after the Nativity of Our Lord
St. Joseph the Betrothed was descended from the house of King David. From his first marriage, he had four sons and... -
1/14 January
Св.Василий Великий. Деталь иконостаса.Святитель Василий Великий - один из самых замечательных богословов Церкви. Его влияние на судьбы Церкви... -
2/15 January
Righteous Juliana of Lazarevo and Murom displays an astonishing example of a selfless Russian Christian woman. She was the daughter of a nobleman,... -
2 / 15 January
St. Sylvester, Pope of Rome (314 - 335) was born in Rome to two Christians, Rufinus and Justa. Soon after the child’s birth, his father reposed, and... -
8/21 January
An Arab by descent, he lived in the eighth century in Bagdad and was a manufacturer of aromatic ointments. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, he found... -
9/22 January
St Philip (born Theodore) was a descendant of the noble Kolichev boyars. Theodore was the first-born son of the boyar Stepan Ivanovitch and his God-... -
10 /23 January
Holy Hierarch Theophan - in the world, Georgi Vasilievitch Govorov - was born on January 10, 1815, in the village of Chernavskoye, Yeletsk District,... -
11/24 January
St. Michael of Klops was of aristocratic [boyar] ancestry, and was a relative of great prince Dimitry Donskoy (1363-1389). He took upon himself the... -
12/25 January
St. Tatiana was the daughter of a wealthy Roman, who brought her up in the Christian faith. When Tatiana came of age, she grew indifferent to her... -
12/25 January
Hierarch Sava has a significance for the whole Orthodox world, as have all the great saints. The heritage of Hierarch Sava of Serbia lives on...