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St. Stephen | Diakonia (Service) and Martyria (Witness)

In those days, Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called) and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia; arose and […]

By Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, 6 monthsDecember 27, 2024 ago
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Saint Nestor, the Martyr for Christ

James W. Lillie   We know very little concerning the martyr Nestor, other than that he was a close spiritual brother of Saint Dimitrios. He may have volunteered to fight the giant Vandal, Lyaeus, in order to prevent other Christians being drafted in to do so against their will. According […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsOctober 27, 2023 ago
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The Holy Hieromartyr Dionysios the Areopagite

Georgios D. Papadimitrakopoulos   The holy hieromartyr Dionysios was a member of the Court of Areios Pagos, and was more prominent than anyone else because of his wealth, fame, prudence and wisdom. He embraced faith in Christ when he heard Saint Paul preach on the rock of the Areios Pagos […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsOctober 3, 2023 ago
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Saint Martyr Fanourios

W.J. Lillie   We have nothing to say with certainty about the famous martyr of Christ, Fanourios, as regards where he came from, who his parents were and when his martyrdom occurred, because all information has been lost to the depredations of time and covered by the tombstone of oblivion. […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsAugust 27, 2023 ago
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Saint Panteleimon, the Great Martyr

Metropolitan Panteleimon of Antinoes   St. Panteleimon, the Great Doctor and Martyr, was born at the end of the 3rd century AD. His father, Eustrogios, was not only very rich but was well known for his zeal in idol worship; whereas his mother St. Euboule was a faithful Orthodox Christian […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsJuly 27, 2023 ago
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The Holy and Blessed Martyr Paraskevi (26 July)

Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite   A Saint who passed through fire and iron* This saint lived at the time of Emperor Antoninus, about the year 140. She came from a village near Old Rome [as opposed to New Rome, i.e. Constantinople] and was the daughter of Christian parents, called Agathon […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsJuly 26, 2023 ago
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The Holy Victorious Martyr Marina – 17 July

Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite   Saint Marina was from a village in Pisidia, the daughter and only child of a certain Aidesios, a pagan priest, and lived in the reign of Emperor Claudius II. When she was twelve, her mother died and she was given into the charge of another […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsJuly 17, 2023 ago
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Christ’s Trophy-Bearer, the Great Martyr Saint George

Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian   A prominent officer in the Roman army, Saint George enjoyed the favor of the Emperor Diocletian because of his bravery and abilities. Publicly, and in front of the emperor himself, he opposed the latter’s decision to launch a persecution against Christians, boldly confessing that he […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsApril 24, 2023 ago
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The Holy Martyr Ignatios the God-Bearer

Saint John Chrysostom   At one time, a terrible war broke out against the Churches and spread all over the world like a most dreadful tyranny, with people being seized from the market place on no other accusation but that they had become free of delusion and had hastened towards […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 yearsDecember 20, 2022 ago
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Feast of Great Martyr Demetrios, The Myrrh-Streamer

Saint Demetrios suffered in Thessalonica during the reign of Galerius Maximian (c. 306). He belonged to one of the most distinguished families of the province of Macedonia and was widely admired not only because of his noble ancestry and grace of bearing, but also for virtue, wisdom and goodness of […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 yearsOctober 26, 2022 ago
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The Great Martyr Saint Dimitrios

Pantelis Paschos, Professor of Theology   In a lyrical psalm [132], the great poet of our Church, the Prophet David, gives the name ‘myrrh’ to the spirit of unity among those dwelling together under the sanctified protection of the Church. They have common desires, longings, the same fight against the […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 yearsOctober 25, 2022 ago
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The holy martyr and apostle James, the Brother of our Lord

Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis   Saint James (Iakovos), the brother of our Lord was the first bishop of Jerusalem. He was the first to write a divine liturgy, as it had been taught to him by the Lord himself. This liturgy was later shortened by Saint Basil the Great and, after […]

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 yearsOctober 24, 2022 ago

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