Panagiotis Christou By the beginning of the ninth century, more than a thousand years had already passed since the foundation of the city of Thessaloniki (315 B. C.). During this time, the city had known days of magnificent glory and grim disaster, though it had remained famous and proud Read more…
The holy Great Martyr Irene was born in the city of Magedon in Persia during the fourth century. She was the daughter of the pagan king Licinius, and her parents named her Penelope. Penelope was very beautiful, and her father kept her isolated in a high tower from the time Read more…
Saint Memnon the Μiracle Maker is not mentioned by any chronicler. By local tradition, this Saint was one of the “three hundred” Palestinian refugees who arrived in Cyprus during their expulsion from there by the Saracens. After arriving in Cyprus, Saint Memnon became a hermit at the site known as Read more…
Contents 3 Director’s Letter Sign up to receive Orthodoxy Now Magazine Updates. Click to Read the Full Issue 4 IOCC Sets $1 Million Goal for Ukraine The humanitarian and development agency International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is responding to needs created by the war in Ukraine. Given the enormity of Read more…
Have your parents ever told you to set a good example? Or maybe a teacher has told you that? Playing together, eating meals together, working on projects together, saying our prayers together…if one person does the wrong thing, other kids might follow his example! We are getting closer to the Read more…
Fotis Kondoglou On the eve of the feast of Saint Dionysios in 1589, she was in the monastery she had founded in Patisia. In the evening, the sisters gathered for the vigil. Some Muslims, who had long been at odds with her, jumped over the wall of the monastery Read more…
Fotis Kondoglou Saint Filotheï was born in Athens to illustrious parents, the only child of Angelos Benizelos and his wife Syriga. She was called Filotheï when she became a nun, but before then her name was Revoula. Her mother had been barren and had begged God to give her Read more…
Have you ever started a good habit, a habit that you’ve kept? Finishing your homework every night, not eating so much candy, making your bed every day. Have you made a good habit that stuck? With our faith, we have lots of good habits we can work on, don’t we? Read more…
Georgios Martzelos St Maximos the Greek was one of the most distinguished monks and theologians of the 16th century, famed for his missionary activities and reforming achievements in the Russia of his time. He was born in Arta in around 1470 of respected and prosperous parents, and his Read more…
Have you ever missed a chance to do something? Maybe you wanted to go on a little trip to the store, but you took too long to get ready. Or maybe had to get up early to do something really fun, but you just didn’t want to get out of Read more…