Saints
Venerable Ephraim the Syrian
01-28Venerable Ephraim the Syrian Saint Ephraim the Syrian, a teacher of repentance, was born at the beginning of the fourth century in the city of…
Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
01-27This event took place on this day in the year 438, when Saint Theodosius the Younger had been Emperor for thirty years; he was the son of Arcadius,…
Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
01-27This event took place on this day in the year 438, when Saint Theodosius the Younger had been Emperor for thirty years; he was the son of Arcadius,…
St. Xenophon the Righteous, and his family
01-26St. Xenophon the Righteous, and his family Saint Xenophon, his wife Maria, and their sons Arcadius and John, were noted citizens of…
St Gregory the Theologian the Archbishop of Constantinople
01-25Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople Reading from the Synaxarion: This great Father and Teacher of the Church was born in 329 in…
Martyr Xenia of Rome
01-24Martyr Xenia of Rome fifth centurySaint Xenia of Rome, in the world Eusebia, was the only daughter of an eminent Roman senator. From her youth she…
St Maximus the Confessor
01-21The Martyr Neophytos, who was from Nicea in Bithynia, was the son of pious parents, Theodore and Florence. Led by grace from his childhood, he took…
Righteous Euthymius the Great
01-20This Saint, who was from Melitene in Armenia, was the son of pious parents named Paul and Dionysia. He was born about 377. Since his mother had been…
