The Synaxis of the Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Twelve Apostles (30 June)
On the 30th day of June From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov The Holy Apostle Peter Peter, the holy chief apostle, was a zealous…
Lives of Saints
Lives of Saints (Menaion) and Christian biographies of holy fathers.
The Life and Labours of Our Venerable Fathers Methodius and Constantine, Called Cyril, Bishops of Moravia, Teachers of the Slavs (11 May)
On the 11th day of May From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov Birth at Thessalonica: Methodius and Constantine In the years of the Greek…
The Life of the Holy and Righteous Joseph the Beautiful, Gathered from Divine Scripture and from the Venerable Ephrem the Syrian (31 March)
On the 31st day of March From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov Prologue: Joseph, the Type of Christ, Son of Jacob and Rachel Since…
The Life and Sufferings of the Holy Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra, and of the Holy Martyr Agathangelus and Others with Them (23 January)
On the 23rd day of January From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov Ancyra under Valerian, Euphrosyne, and the Naming of Clement When two hundred…
The Life of Our Venerable Father Maximus the Confessor and Martyr (21 January)
On the 21st day of January From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov His Birth, Upbringing, and Withdrawal to the Monastery The great imperial city…
The Life of Our Venerable Father Euthymius the Great (20 January)
On the 20th day of January From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov Birth at Melitene, and the Prayer of Childless Parents The city of…
The Life of Our Venerable Father Macarius of Egypt (19 January)
On the 19th day of January From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov Ptinapar, Abraham and Sarah, and the Vision of the Patriarch The country…
The Life of Our Holy Father Athanasius the Confessor, Archbishop of Alexandria (18 January)
On the 18th day of January From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov Alexandria, the Christian Parents, and the Children’s Game of Baptism on the…
Commemoration of the Holy Prophet Malachi (January 3)
On the 3rd day of January From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov His Birth and Prophetic Ministry The holy Prophet Malachi was born in…
Life of St. Sylvester, Pope of Rome (January 2)
On the 2nd day of January From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov His Youth and Hospitality. The Martyrdom of Bishop Timothy The holy Sylvester…
Life of Our Holy Father Basil the Great (January 1)
On the 1st day of January From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov His Origins, His Studies, and His Turning to Divine Wisdom Foremost among…
The Life of Our Holy Father Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, the Wonderworker (6 December)
On the 6th day of December From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov Patara, the Parents Theophanes and Nonna, and the Wonderworker’s Wondrous Birth The…
The Life of Our Holy Father Gregory, Bishop of Agrigentum (23 November)
On the 23rd day of November From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov Birth at Pretoria and the Childhood Years In the land of Sicily…
The Life and Labours of Our Venerable Father Theodore the Studite (11 November)
On the 11th day of November From the «Lives of the Saints» of St. Demetrius (Dimitri) of Rostov Birth in Constantinople, and His Education There was in Constantinople a well-born…