Hagiology

Encomium on the Conception of John the Baptist (part 2) Saint Sophronios of Jerusalem 25 September 2013 This venerable elder and priest not only believed in the Law, but taught i...
Encomium on the Conception of John the Baptist (part 1) 23 September 2013 Let us talk of the wonderful conception of the Honourable Forerunner- since...
Saint Anastasios the Weaver from Peristerona, Cyprus 18 September 2013 Leontios Makhairas, the 15th century chronicler, reports that Saint Anastas...
Martyr Sophia and her 3 Daughters: Faith, Hope and Love Georgios Papademetropoulos 17 September 2013 The holy martyr Sophia and her three daughters, Elpis (Faith), Pistis (Hope...
St Athanasios Koulakiotis, an educated young man offers his life for Christian faith 7 September 2013 Saint Athnasios came from a village near Thessaloniki called Koulakia, now ...
Saint Martyr Fanourios 27 August 2013 We have nothing to say with certainty about the famous martyr of Christ, Fa...
Blessed Sampson the Hospitaller (+ 27 June) 27 June 2013 Our blessed father Sampson came from a family from the high society of Ro...
Blessed David of Thessaloniki (+ 26 June) Metropolitan Agathangelos of Fanari 26 June 2013 Blessed David was from Northern Mesopotamia, which was a large monastic cen...
Saint Luke the Surgeon, Archbishop of Crimea (1877-1961) Metropolitan Nectarios of Argolis 11 June 2013 If you ever find yourself on the Holy Mountain or in other old churches, yo...
The Venerable Ioane of Shavta, Bishop of Gaenati, and Evlogi, the Prophet and Fool-For-Christ 19 May 2013 The great Georgian hymnographer, philosopher, and orator, St. Ioane of Shav...
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