Saints
Philip the Apostle
11-14This Apostle, one of the Twelve, was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and was a compatriot of Andrew and Peter. He was instructed in the teachings of the…
Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki
11-14This divine Father, who was from Asia Minor, was from childhood reared in the royal court of Constantinople, where he was instructed in both…
Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
11-13This greatest and most beloved of all Christian orators was born in Antioch the Great in the year 344 or 347; his pious parents were called Secundus…
John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria
11-12John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria Saint John was born in 555 on the island of Cyprus in the city of Amathus; his father, Epiphanius, was a…
St. Nektarios the Wonderworker, Bishop of Pentapolis
11-09St. Nectarius, the great wonder-worker of modern times, commemorated on November 9, was born Anastasius Kephalas in Selebria, Thrace on October 1,…
Saint Paul the Confessor
11-06Saint Paul was from Thessalonica. He became the secretary of Alexander, Patriarch of Constantinople (see Aug. 30), a deacon, and then the successor…
Galaktion & his wife Episteme, the Martyrs of Emesa
11-05Saint Galaktion was from Emesa, the son of Cleitophon and Leucippe, pagans who had been instructed in piety by a certain Christian named Onuphrius…
The Martyr Anastasia the Roman
Her childhood: The Martyr Anastasia the Roman was born in Rome of well-born parents and left an orphan at the age of three. As an orphan, she…
