ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY THEN AND NOW

The popularity of Saint Savvas the Sanctified in Georgia is reflected in the numerous depictions of him in works of art and the churches ded...

During the reign of Emperor Anastasios (491-518), a great famine visited the villages of Jerusalem, and there ensued much loss of life. With...

When our Venerable Father John served as Bishop of Kolonia, he continued to live by the strict rules of a monk in regard to his asceticism, ...

  By Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi (+ 2009) One of the great spiritual figures of monasticism, Saint Savvas, is honored today. Yet he is not wel...

  By Cyril of Scythopolis ( Life of Savvas 1, 2, 9) 1. BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD Savvas, who has become a citizen of the heavenly mother-city, ha...

   

In Greece, from December 4-6, 'Nikolobarbara' includes the feast days of St. Barbara, St. Savvas, and St. Nicholas. These days are ...

About ten kilometers southeast from Caesarea in Cappadocia was the village of Moutalaski, today known as Talas. This is the village where S...

Venerable Aphrodosios the Sabaite (Feast Day - December 24) Verses The soul of Aphrodisios was exceedingly beautiful, Having died he n...

By Cyril of Scythopolis ( Life of Savvas , Ch. 77) So it was that our father Savvas, after fighting the good fight, completing the race, ...

By Cyril of Scythopolis ( Life of Savvas , Ch. 33) When by the grace of God Savvas had in a short time enlarged the lavra, increased the ...

On Saturday night, September 30/October 13, 2018, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Lavra of Saint Savvas the Sanctified accord...

Rare Photos and Video of the Return of the Relics of Saint Savvas the Sanctified 13/26 October 1965 The translation of the Holy Relics of...

By John Sanidopoulos In the Synoptic Gospels we read that immediately after Jesus was baptized, He was led into the desert by the Holy Spi...

St. Anthos of Palestine (Feast Day - December 12) Verses Suitably the Prophet David said, As a flower of the field, so Anthos flouris...

One day Saint Savvas went to the Jordan River, accompanied by one of his youthful disciples. On the way, they met a group of lay folk that ...

By St. Luke, Archbishop of Simferopol (Delivered on December 5/18, 1947) "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts ...

Below are some of the numerous miracles of Saint Savvas the Sanctified following his venerable repose on the 5th day of December, in the ye...

On the fifth of this month [December], we commemorate our Venerable Father Savvas the Sanctified. Verses Of old your soul was joined to G...

Archimandrite Eudokimos, Sacred Monastery of Saint Savvas Most revered pilgrims to the Holy Land and the Sacred Monastery of Saint Savvas ...