Saint Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) was born in 1906 with the name Evangelos in Evoia, Greece, in the small village of Agios Ioannis (Saint John). As a child he tended to the sheep
THE ENTRY INTO THE TEMPLE OF THE MOST-HOLY THEOTOKOS When the Most-holy Virgin Mary reached the age of three, her holy parents Joachim and Anna took her from Nazareth to
THE HOLY GREAT-MARTYR CATHERINE Catherine was the daughter of King Constus. After the death of her father, she lived with her mother in Alexandria. Her mother was secretly a Christian
THE HIEROMARTYR CLEMENT, BISHOP OF ROME Clement was born in Rome of royal lineage and was a contemporary of the holy apostles. His mother and two brothers, traveling on the
THE VENERABLE ALYPIUS THE STYLITE Alypius was born in Hadrianopolis, a city in Paphlagonia. From childhood, he was dedicated to the service of God. He served as a deacon with
ST. MARDARIJE OF LIBERTYVILLE Born in village of Kornet, Ljesani County, in Montenegro, on November 2, 1889, to pious parents Petar and Jela Uskokovic, he was baptized in his village
THE HOLY APOSTLE ANDREW THE FIRST-CALLED Andrew, the son of Jonah and brother of Peter, was born in Bethsaida and was a fisherman by trade. At first he was a
THE HOLY GREAT-MARTYR BARBARA This glorious follower of Christ was betrothed to Christ from early childhood. Her father Dioscorus was a pagan and was renowned for his position and wealth
THE VENERABLE SAVA THE SANCTIFIED The unknown village of Mutalaska, in the province of Cappadocia, became famous through this great luminary of the Orthodox Church. Sava was born there of
SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER, ARCHBISHOP OF MYRA IN LYCIA This glorious saint, celebrated even today throughout the entire world, was the only son of his eminent and wealthy parents, Theophanes
SAINT HERMAN OF ALASKA A spiritual mission was organized in 1793, made up of monks of the Valaam Monastery. They were sent to preach the Word of God to