Saint Theodosius the Great lived during the fifth-sixth centuries, and was the founder of cenobitic monasticism. He was born in Cappadocia of pious parents. Endowed with a splendid voice, he zealously toiled at church reading and singing. St Theodosius prayed fervently that the Lord would guide him on the way to salvation. In his early …

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Umblatul cu icoana pentru a vesti Nașterea Domnului este o rânduială foarte veche, urmele ei pierzându-se în anii de început ai erei creștine. Astfel, această tradiție ne apare încă din primele secole ale creștinismului, încă de pe când sărbătoarea Nașterii Domnului și cea a Bobotezei se sărbătoreau împreună, în ziua de 6 Ianuarie. Sărbătoarea Epifaniei …

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Deoarece Sfântul Pă­rinte Antonie cel Mare, „Patriarhul monahismului or­to­dox“, ne spune în Patericul e­giptean că „în tot ce faci, să ai mărturia Sfintelor Scripturi“ (avva Antonie 5), rânduim la în­ceputul cuvântului nostru ar­hieresc, teologic şi duhovnicesc, de apărare a preacuviosului părintelui nostru Arsenie de la Prislop, la 26 de ani de la trece­rea Sfinţiei Sale …

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Saint Stylianus was born in Paphlagonia of Asia Minor sometime between the fourth and sixth centuries. He inherited a great fortune from his parents when they died, but he did not keep it. He gave it away to the poor according to their need, desiring to help those who were less fortunate. Stylianus left the …

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The Martyr soldiers are a special category of saints in the Christian Tradition of the first centuries. Together with the more famous St. George, St. Demetrius or St. Theodor Stratilates, Saint Mercurius is considered as being a model of a Roman soldier who became a soldier of Christ against the polytheism. The life of Saint …

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