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Showing posts with label Saints of August. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saints of August. Show all posts
August 31, 2022

The Holy Zoni of the Mother of God in Medieval Constantinople

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By Syngelis Em. Konstantinos, Philologist On 31 August, the Church celebrates the Placement of the Honorable Zoni of our Most Holy Lady in t...

Three Miracles of the Holy Zoni of the Mother of God

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1. Nikolaos Yiannopoulos, a resident of Patras, was nineteen when he was involved in an accident: On 10/14/2000, I was involved in a serious...
August 23, 2022

How the Panagia Eikonistria Saved Skiathos and Her Church From the Destruction of the Nazis

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The Icon of Panagia Eikonistria The following excerpt is from a homily delivered by the Theologian, Iconographer and Professor of Byzantine ...

Saint Irenaeus of Lyons Resource Page

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St. Irenaeus of Lyons (Feast Day - August 23)   Verses Irenaeus speedily flees the earth by the sword, With eros going towards the heavens...

Panagia Prousiotissa Resource Page

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Synaxis of the Panagia Prousiotissa (August 23) History of Panagia Prousiotissa   Panagia Prousiotissa and the Woman Who Fell Down a Steep ...
August 22, 2022

Remembering When the Head of Saint Symeon the Barefoot Was Stolen During the Greek Civil War and How It Was Miraculously Found

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By Fr. Elias Makos Saint Symeon, who was also the abbot of the Philotheou Monastery on Mount Athos, is an ascetic figure of Orthodoxy, whose...
August 18, 2022

Saint Christopher of Trebizond, Founder of the Monastery of Panagia Soumela

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Our Venerable Father Christopher was born in the village Gazaree of Trebizond (today Trabzon) in the region of Pontus. He was a farmer. Once...
August 16, 2022

Holy New Venerable Martyrs Nikodemos of Meteora (+ 1551) and Daniel of Meteora

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 Verses "What of you Nikodemos?" He said during his passion, "I am being put to death for the love of the Lord." We are ...
August 5, 2022

Holy New Martyr Christos from Preveza, A Once Forgotten Saint

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  By Spyros Symeon Saint Christos is one of the holy new martyrs of our Church that bears the name of the Savior and Risen Christ. This name...
August 2, 2022

The Holy Seven Maccabees, their Mother Solomone and their Teacher Eleazar as Models for our Lives

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(Feast Day - August 1)   By Protopresbyter Fr. George Papavarnavas The holy seven Maccabean martyrs lived and were martyred before the incar...
August 31, 2021

Testimony of a Miracle of the Holy Zoni from Monk Hesychios of Konstamonitou

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When Monk Hesychios of Konstamonitou (+ 1979), who was then named George, first came to the Holy Mountain from Prousa during the population ...

Discourse on the Placement and Veneration of the Honorable Zoni of Theotokos (St. Germanos of Constantinople)

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Discourse on the Placement and Veneration of the  Holy and Honorable Zoni (Girdle) of Our Most Pure Lady  the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary...

Placement of the Honorable Zoni of the Most Holy Theotokos: Epistle and Gospel Reading

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Placement of the Honorable Zoni of the Most Holy Theotokos August 31  Epistle Reading Prokeimenon. Mode 3. Luke 1: 46-48 My soul magnifi...
August 26, 2021

Saint Adrian of Ondrusov Protects the Villagers of Obshi During World War 2

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During World War 2, Karelia (a region in northwest Russia, bordering Finland) was occupied by the Finns. In 1944, a large offensive of the S...

Saint Jeiunio of Gerace (+ c. 1000)

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St. Jeiunio of Gerace (Feast Day - August 25) Gerace is a town in the province of Reggio Calabria in Italy. It is located some 10 km inland ...
August 25, 2021

How a Miracle of the Mother of God Prevented the Fall of Constantinople on August 24, 1422

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John Kananos was a Roman/Byzantine historian who lived during the first half of the 15th century. Kananos wrote a "a vivid eyewitness a...
August 21, 2021

Miracles of Saints Reginos and Orestes in Fasoula of Cyprus (Part 2)

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...continued from part one. 4. Healing of a Malignant Tumor The priest of the community of Fasoula, Fr. John Papamarkidis, had a tumor in hi...
August 20, 2021

Miracles of Saints Reginos and Orestes in Fasoula of Cyprus (Part 1)

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By Presbyter Haralambos Neophytos When I was serving the community of Fasoula [a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus] as a regular pa...
August 18, 2021

Holy New Martyr George of Kastoria who was formerly a Hagarene (+ 1809 or 1815)

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St. George of Kastoria (Feast Day - August 18) The glorious Neomartyr George, who was formerly a Hagarene, that is, a Muslim, was born in Ka...
August 16, 2021

Saint Joseph the Hesychast Resource Page

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St. Joseph the Hesychast (Feast Day - August 16) Verses You translocated in haste from earth to the vault of the heavens, Having previousl...