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Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia
The Holy Great Martyr Mamas was born in Paphlagonia, Asia Minor in the third century of pious and illustrious parents, the Christians Theodotus and...
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Martyr Theodotus of Caesarea, in Cappadocia
The holy martyrs Theodotus and Rufina were the parents of St Mamas. They came from patrician families, and were honored by all for their Christian piety....
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Martyr Rufina of Caesarea, in Cappadocia
The holy martyrs Theodotus and Rufina were the parents of St Mamas. They came from patrician families, and were honored by all for their Christian piety....
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St John the Faster the Patriarch of Constantinople
Saint John IV the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople (582-595), is famed in the Orthodox Church as the compiler of a penitential nomokanon (i.e. rule...
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Venerable Anthony of the Kiev Far Caves
Saint Anthony of the Kiev Caves was born in the year 983 at Liubech, not far from Chernigov, and was named Antipas in Baptism. Possessing the fear of...
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Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Far Caves
Saint Theodosius of the Caves, was the Father of monasticism in Russia. He was born at Vasilevo, not far from Kiev. From his youth he felt an irresistible...
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3,628 Martyrs who suffered at Nicomedia
The 3628 Martyrs in Nicomedia suffered under the emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (305-311). These were Christians who had come from Alexandria....
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Icon of the Mother of God of Kaluga
The Kaluga Icon of the Mother of God appeared in 1748 in the village of Tinkova, near Kaluga, at the home of the landowner Basil Kondratevich Khitrov....
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