5/18 February
The future holy hierarch was born at the beginning of the 1630s, in the province of Podolsk. He was of the lineage of the ancient aristocratic...February
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6/19 February
St.Photius lived in the 9th Century. He was the child of zealous Christians; his father endured a martyr’s death in defense of icons. St. Photius... -
7/20 February
Hierarch Parthenius, bishop of Lampsacus, was a native of the town of Melitopolis (Asia Minor), where his father, Christopher, served as a deacon. The... -
12/25 February
They lived at the beginning of the sixth century in Bithynia (the north-west region of Asia Minor). Having become a widower, Venerable Eugene decided... -
13/26 February
The glorification of Vladyka Seraphim (Sobolev), which took place in the Cathedral Church of the Dormition of the Most-holy Theotokos in Sofia,...
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17 February/2 March
In the city of Amasea, in the province of Pontus, during the Emperor Maximian's (286305) persecution, the soldier Theodore, together with other... -
18 February/2 March
The Holy Hierarch was born in Cappadocia during the reign of Emperors Diocletian and Maximian (284 - 305). His parents were Christians. From... -
20 February/5 March
St. Leo was bishop of Catania, Sicily. He was renowned for his kindness and charity, his Christian love for strangers and the poor. The Lord... -
23 February / 8 March
Venerable Alexander, founder of the "Non-sleeping Ones" Monastery, was born in Asia and was educated in Constantinople. For a time, he was in... -
26 February/11 March
St. John Kalphes, was from Galata, and was an apprentice to a cabinetmaker in the royal palace. Other members of the nobility would invite him... -
28 February/13 March
For over three decades, Blessed Nikolas of Pskov waged the spiritual struggle of being a fool-for-Christ. Well before his death, he acquired... -
1/14 March
St. Martyrius was from Velikiy Luk. At the age of 10 he was orphaned, and was raised by the priest Bogolep. After entering monastic life, he struggled for... -
4/17 March
The right-believing Vyacheslav (also Wenceslaus or Vaclav), Prince of the Czechs, was the grandson of the Holy Princess Ludmilla, who instructed him in... -
5/18 March and 20 April/3 May
At its meeting on May 19, the Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church unanimously decided to officially canonize Bishop... -
6/19 March
Venerable St. Job (in the world, John) of Anzera, was born in Moscow in 1635. He began pastoral service as a priest in one of the parish churches. He... -
12/25 March
The saint was born in Constantinople, into a pious and prominent family. Theophanes’ father was related to the Byzantine Emperor Leo III the Isaurian (... -
14/27 March
The founder of the Western Benedictine monastic order was born in the Italian city of Nursia in the year 480. At 14, the saint was dispatched by his... -
17/30 March
In the fourth century, in Rome lived the wealthy spouses, Euthymianus and Aglaia, who were known for their kindheartedness and compassion. Daily they... -
18/31 March
Edward was the oldest son of English King Edgar, who reigned from the year 957. Edgar, like his famous great-grandfather King Alfred the Great, was...
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19 March/1 April
Saints Chrysanthus and Daria (and with them Claudius, Hilaria, Jason and Maurus) suffered in Rome in the year 283. Saint Chrysanthus was the son of...