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Prophet Jeremiah
The Holy Prophet Jeremiah, one of the four great Old Testament prophets, was son of the priest Helkiah from the city of Anathoth near Jerusalem, and...
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Venerable Paphnutius the Abbot of Borov
Saint Paphnutius of Borov was born in 1394 in the village of Kudinovo, not far from Borov, and at Baptism he was named Parthenius. His father John was...
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"Myrrh-Bearing" Icon of the Mother of God
The "Myrrh-Bearing" Icon of the Mother of God of Tsarevokokshaisk (in the province of Kazan) appeared to the peasant Andrew Ivanov on May 1, 1647 near...
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St Panaretus of Cyprus
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Hieromartyr Macarius the Metropolitan of Kiev
The Hieromartyr Macarius, Metropolitan of Kiev, was earlier the archimandrite of the Vilensk Holy Trinity monastery.
In 1495, after the death...
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Martyr Bata the Persian
The Martyr Bata, a monastic, lived during the fourth century in Persia and labored there in one of the monasteries. The holy martyr was killed in the...
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Right-believing Tamara, Queen of Georgia
In 1166 a daughter, Tamar, was born to King George III (1155–1184) and Queen Burdukhan of Georgia. The king
proclaimed that he would share the throne...
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Venerable Nicephorus of Chios
Saint Nicephorus, the "most luminous star of the Church of Christ," who delighted the hearts of the faithful "with divinely inspired teachings," was...
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New Martyr Euthymius of Mt Athos
This holy New Martyr of Christ was born in Demitsana in the Peloponnesos. His parents were Panagiotes and Maria, and he was given the name Eleutherius...
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New Martyr Ignatius the Martyr of Mt Athos
The holy New Martyr Ignatius was born in the village of Eski Zagora in the Trnovo region of Bulgaria, and was named John in Baptism. While he was still...
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New Martyr Acacius the Martyr of Mt Athos and Seres
The holy New Martyr Acacius was born at Neochorion, Macedonia near Thessalonica in the eighteenth century. The oldest son of Bulgarian peasants, he...
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Icon of the Mother of God of "the Unexpected Joy" from Andronikov
The "Unexpected Joy" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, is painted in this way: in a room is an icon of the Mother of God, and beneath it a youth is kneeling...
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St Gerasimus of Boldino
Saint Gerasimus of Boldino, whose secular name was Gregory, was born in 1490 at Pereslav-Zalessk. In his early childhood, he often went to church to...
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Martyr Isidora
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St Zosimas II of Kumurdo
Saint Zosimas of Kumurdo lived and labored from the end of the 15th century through the first half of the 16th century. To the world he was known as...
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