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Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
On the first day of the Afterfeast of the Transfiguration, the hymns of Vespers speak of the amazement of the Apostles when they saw Christ transfigured...
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Martyr Dometius of Persia
St Dometius lived in Persia during the fourth century. In his youth he was converted to the Faith by a Christian named Uaros. Forsaking Persia, he withdrew...
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2 Martyred Disciples of Dometius of Persia
These two disciples of St Dometius lived during the fourth century, and were walled up inside a cave with him by order of the emperor Julian the Apostate...
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First finding of the relics of St Metrophanes the First Bishop of Voronezh
The Uncovering of the Relics of Saint Metrophanes, Bishop of Voronezh (1832): The memory of the deep piety and pastoral virtues of St Metrophanes (Macarius,...
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Venerable Pimen the Much-Ailing of the Kiev Near Caves
Saint Pimen the Much-ailing attained the Kingdom of Heaven by enduring grievous illness. This Russian ascetic was both born and grew up sickly, but...
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Venerable Pimen the Faster of the Kiev Caves
St Pimen, Faster of the Caves, labored in the Far Caves. His abstinence was such that he ate food only once a day, and only in the most necessary quantity....
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St Mercurius the Bishop of Smolensk, Kiev Near Caves
Saint Mercurius of Kiev Caves pursued asceticism in the Farther Caves in the fourteenth century, and was strict in fasting. During his lifetime St Mercurius...
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Martyr Marinus the Soldier at Caesarea in Palestine
The Holy Martyr Marinus (December 16) was a soldier during the reign of the pagan emperors Valerian (253-259) and his son Gallienus (260-268).
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Martyr Asterius the Senator at Caesarea, in Palestine
The Holy Martyr Asterius the Senator lived during the reign of the pagan emperors Valerian (253-259) and his son Gallienus (260-268). Although he was...
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Venerable Horus of the Thebaid, Egypt
St Horus in his youth withdrew into the Thebaid desert and struggled in complete solitude for many years, leading the life of a strict hermit. Having...
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Virginmartyr Potamia the Wonderworker
The Holy Martyr Potamia the Wonderworker died under the sword. Sometimes the saint is incorrectly listed as St Potamius the Wonderworker.
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Venerable Dometius of Philotheou of Mt Athos
Saint Dometius was an Athonite Elder. He pursued silence at the Philotheou monastery together with the Hieromartyr Damian of Philotheou (February 23),...
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Valaam Icon of the Mother of God
One of the greatest treasures in the possession of the Monastery of New Valamo in Heinävesi, Finland is the wonder-working icon of the Mother of God...
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Venerable Anthony of Optina
Saint Anthony (Putilov) was born on March 9, 1795 in the town of Romanov in the Yaroslavl province, and was baptized with the name Alexander. His siblings...
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St Theodora of Sihla
Saint Theodora, the greatest of Romania's holy ascetics, was born in the village of Vanatori, Neamts in the first half of the seventeenth century, and...
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St Nicanor, Wonderworker of Mt. Calistratus
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St Theodosius the New, Healer of Peloponnesus
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