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Afterfeast of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
On December 29, the Afterfeast of the Nativity, we commemorate the 14,000 holy infants who were put to death by King Herod in his attempt to kill the...
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14,000 Infants (the Holy Innocents) slain by Herod at Bethlehem
14,000 Holy Infants were killed by King Herod in Bethlehem. When the time came for the Incarnation of the Son of God and His Birth of the Most Holy...
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Venerable Marcellus the Abbot of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping Ones"
Saint Marcellus, igumen of the Monastery called "the Unsleeping Ones," was a native of the city of Apamea in Syria. His parents were wealthy, but died...
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Venerable Mark the Grave-Digger of the Kiev Near Caves
Saints Mark the Grave-Digger, Theophilus and John are mentioned in the Kiev Caves Paterikon. Two brothers being monastics, Sts Theophilus and John,...
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Venerable Theophilus of the Kiev Near Caves
Saints Mark the Grave-Digger, Theophilus and John are mentioned in the Kiev Caves Paterikon. Two brothers being monastics, Sts Theophilus and John,...
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Venerable John of the Kiev Near Caves
Saints Mark the Grave-Digger, Theophilus and John are mentioned in the Kiev Caves Paterikon. Two brothers being monastics, Sts Theophilus and John,...
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Venerable Theophilus of Luga and Omutch
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Venerable Thaddeus the Confessor of the Studion
Saint Thaddeus the Confessor, a disciple of Theodore the Studite, was a defender of the veneration of holy icons. He was brought to trial and suffered...
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