ST ALEXIS THE MAN OF GOD St. Alexis the Man of God (Feast day: March 17th) was born in Rome in the 4th century. Before he married, St. Paul appeared to him in a vision and said: “He that loveth...
THE RELICS OF ST NICHOLAS OF MYRA
ST NICHOLAS OF MYRA St Nicholas of Myra (Feast day: December 6th), the wonderworker, was the bishop of Myra in Asia Minor in the 4th century. He participated in the First Ecumenical Council and he is the patron saint...
THE RELICS OF ST JUSTINA OF PADUA
ST JUSTINA OF PADUA St Justina of Padua (Feast day: October 7th) was of royal lineage and is considered to be a virgin-martyr. She is not in an official Orthodox Calendar of saints, but she was martyred between 300...
THE RELICS OF STS FUSCA AND MAURA
STS FUSCA AND MAURA Sts Fusca and Maura (Feast day: February 13th) were martyred in Ravenna during the reign of Decius. Fusca was a young maiden, and Maura was her nurse. They are not in an official Orthodox Calendar...
THE RELICS OF ST SEBASTIAN THE MARTYR
ST SEBASTIAN THE MARTY St Sebastian the Martyr (Feast Day: December 18th) studied in Milan and entered the military to assist Christians. Due to his courage, he became a praetorian guard, but Diocletian did not know he was a...
THE RELICS OF ST LAWRENCE THE MARTYR
ST LAWRENCE THE MARTYR St. Lawrence the martyr (Feast Day: August 10th) was one of the seven deacons of the Church of Rome in the third century AD under the reign of Pope Sixtus ll. Emperor Valerian had him...
ST DONATUS OF AREZZO
ST DONATUS OF AREZZO St. Donatus of Arezzo (Feast Day: August 7th) is a pre schism saint from Italy. Julian the Apostate had him killed on August 7th, 362. St. Donatus was a bishop and a confessor of the...
THE RELICS OF ST LUCY OF SYRACUSE
ST LUCY OF SYRACUSE St. Lucy of Syracuse (Feast Day: December 13th) was martyred during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. She was of noble birth, and her mother was healed after St. Lucy prayed for her at the grave...
THE RELICS OF ST ATHANASIUS THE GREAT
ST ATHANASIUS THE GREAT St. Athanasius the Great (Feast Day: January 18th) was the Partriarch of Alexandria, a staunch defender of Orthodoxy, and was at the 1st Ecumenical Council. He was the first to list the 27 books of...
THE RELICS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ST ZACHARIAH
ZACHARIAH Zachariah (Feast day: September 5th) was the father of St. John the Baptist and a Priest of the Temple in Jerusalem. An angel of the Lord appeared to him and prophesied telling him that his wife would bear...