Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, one of the Three Hierarchs [January 30], was born at Antioch in about the year 347 into the family of a military commander. His father, Secundus, died soon after the birth of his son. His mother, Anthusa, widowed at twenty years of age, did not seek to remarry but …
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The Saint Metropolit Nektarios, who left for the eternal ones in 1920 – served in a church for more than a week in 2001! Many of us know that Saint Nektarios is very godly honored by the Greek people. The Greeks even have a proverb “There is no suffering that Saint Nektarios could not heal.” …
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Among the best-known and most revered saints of the Balkans are three who share the same name: Dimitrie. Although they lived in different eras, devotion to them within the Orthodox world has continued to grow. Beyond the folk customs and traditions that have developed over the centuries in the Balkan region at the local or …
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Saint Demetrius the Pious was brought to Bucharest on July 13, 1774, and from that time on he became the protector of all the people of Bucharest; all those who believed and hoped to receive healing and help from him in a miraculous way came to his holy relics to worship him. The healing grace …
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The town of Curtea de Arges lies 38 km northwest of Pitesti, at the foot of the Fagaras mountains, in the Arges river valley. Written documents give evidence of the fortified town of Arges since 1330, whereas during the Middle Ages, it was the second capital of Wallachia after Câmpulung and before Târgoviste. The Court …
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The community of St. John the Evangelist Church, founded in December 1999, has cared for several generations over the years, providing education to young people, material assistance to the needy, ongoing support to the elderly, and special assistance to people with disabilities. All of this has been made possible through community donations, with the church, …
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Today, September 9, the Orthodox Church honors the Holy and Righteous Parents Joachim and Anna, the earthly parents of the Mother of God and the grandparents of Christ. Saint Joachim was of the tribe of Judah and a descendant of King David. Anna was the daughter of the priest Matan, of the tribe of …
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