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March 18: Celebration of Saints Eucarpion and Cyril
March 18: Celebration of Saints Eucarpion and Cyril
Saint Eucarpion is referred to as a soldier and a persecutor of Christianity during the reign of Maximian. However, his life was…
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Mar 18, 2020
March 17: Celebration of Saint Alexius
March 17: Celebration of Saint Alexius
Saint Alexius was born in Rome around A.D. 400 of wealthy and pious parents, who shared their daily table with the poor and needy. His…
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Mar 17, 2020
March 12: Celebration of Saints Symeon, Gregory, and Theophanes
March 12: Celebration of Saints Symeon, Gregory, and Theophanes
Saint Symeon lived in the 10th c. A.D. and is referred to as the teacher of Venerable Symeon the New Theologian. Venerable Gregory, known…
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Mar 12, 2020
March 11: Celebration of Saint Sophronius
March 11: Celebration of Saint Sophronius
Saint Sophronius was the son of pious Christians born in Damascus, Syria. At a young age, he became a monk in the monastery of Abbot…
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Mar 11, 2020
March 10: Celebration of Saints Michael, Anastasia, and Quadratus
March 10: Celebration of Saints Michael, Anastasia, and Quadratus
Michael the Neomartyr came from the village of Granitsa at Agrafa and was brought up by a faithful Christian family. After the death of…
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Mar 10, 2020
March 9: Celebration of the 40 Holy Martyrs
March 9: Celebration of the 40 Holy Martyrs
Forty select soldiers, all Christians, who belonged to the army of Licinius, were tortured for their faith and surrendered their lives to…
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Mar 9, 2020
March 6: The uncovering of the Precious Cross
March 6: The uncovering of the Precious Cross
In A.D. 326, when Emperor of the Roman Empire was Constantine, the first Christian emperor in history, his mother Helen went to Jerusalem…
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Mar 6, 2020
March 3: Celebration of Saints Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Theodoretus
March 3: Celebration of Saints Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Theodoretus
Saints Eutropius and Cleonicus from Amasea of Pontus lived in the times of Emperor Maximian. Their faith in Christ and their kinship with…
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Mar 3, 2020
February 27: Celebration of Saints Asclepius and Procopius
February 27: Celebration of Saints Asclepius and Procopius
Saint Asclepius who is referred to as a disciple of Saint Polychronius, imitated Holy Zebinas whοm he served, in exercise, abstinence, and…
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Feb 27, 2020
February 26: Celebration of Saints Photini, Photis, Photo, Porphyrius, and Sebastian
February 26: Celebration of Saints Photini, Photis, Photo, Porphyrius, and Sebastian
Saint Photini the Samaritan, from the city of Sichar, met Jesus at Jacob’s well. He baptized her a Christian and she became one of the…
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Feb 26, 2020
February 25: Celebration of Saint Tarasius
February 25: Celebration of Saint Tarasius
Saint Tarasius, the uncle of Saint Photius, had received a Christian education and theological training and acquired administrative…
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Feb 25, 2020
February 24: The finding of the head of Saint John the Holy Forerunner and Baptist
February 24: The finding of the head of Saint John the Holy Forerunner and Baptist
After the decapitation of John the Forerunner, his skull was placed into a vessel at Herod’s house. Years later, it was found by two monks…
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Feb 24, 2020
February 18: Celebration of Saints Leo, Parigorius and Agapitus
February 18: Celebration of Saints Leo, Parigorius and Agapitus
Saints Leo and Parigorius were fraternal friends and loyal to the word of the Lord. They were arrested at Patara, Lycia. Parigorius was…
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Feb 18, 2020
February 14: Celebration of Saints Nicholas of Corinth, Maron, Auxentius, Abraham, and Damian
February 14: Celebration of Saints Nicholas of Corinth, Maron, Auxentius, Abraham, and Damian
Saint Nicholas was born in 1520 in the mountain village Psari of Corinth. At the age of 12, he was orphaned from both parents and like…
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Feb 14, 2020
February 13: Celebration of Saints Priscilla, Aquila, Eulogius, Simeon and Martinian.
February 13: Celebration of Saints Priscilla, Aquila, Eulogius, Simeon and Martinian.
Saint Priscilla and Aquila were a Jewish couple, natives of Pontus who lived in Corinth. During the visit of the Apostle Paul in Corinth…
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Feb 13, 2020
February 12: Celebration of Saint Meletius
February 12: Celebration of Saint Meletius
Meletius was born in A.D. 310 in Melitene, Armenia, and became known for his battles against the heretics. In A.D. 358, he took the…
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Feb 12, 2020
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