John was the son of Zebedee the fisherman and Salome the daughter of Joseph, the betrothed of the Holy Theotokos....
Sergius was born with the given name “Bartholomew” to a family of aristocrats. His parents were “boyars.” This status...
“The Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Of the Myrtle Tree” (Myrtidiotissa) is in the monastery church of Myrtides on...
Symbolism: The Archangel Michael is in excellent light fighter, which triumphs over evil forces obscurity. The icons, he takes in...
The extraordinary life of Saint Moses the Ethiopian: from a feared desert robber to a radiant example of repentance, humility...
by St Nicholas Velimirovic Mary Magdalene was one of the myrrh-bearing women and “equal to the apostles”. She was born...
Macrina was the eldest sister of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nyssa. As a young virgin, Macrina...
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna of Russia (Елизавета Фёдоровна), née Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Luise Alice of Hesse...
Saint Vladimir (Svyatoslavich), Baptizer of Russia (958-1015) was the Grand Prince of Kiev. St. Vladimir was a devout pagan in...
Procopius was born in Jerusalem of a father who was a Christian and a mother who was a pagan. At...
Archbishop John was born on June 4, 1896, in the village of Adamovka in the province of Kharkov in southern...
The holy, glorious, right-victorious hieromartyr Juvenaly of Alaska, Protomartyr of America, was a member of the first group of Orthodox...
1. THE PRIESTLY-MARTYR EUSEBIUS, BISHOP OF SAMOSATA Eusebius was a great exposer of Arianism. When the throne of Antioch...
1. THE HOLY APOSTLE JUDE Saint Jude was one of the Twelve Apostles. He was the son of Joseph and...
1. SAINT TIKHON, BISHOP OF AMATHUS Saint Tikhon was a miracle-worker. Following the death of Blessed Mnemonius, Tikhon...
PROLOGUE While exploring the inexhaustible library of our Monastery, a book printed in 1902 fell quite unexpectedly into our...
Fr. John Karastamatis was born in 1937 in the Greek village of Apoika, on the island of Andros. As a...
During the opening session of the International Theological Symposium, held in Athens from May 8 to 10, 2026, a tribute...
Tuesday 28 April 2026 – 19:30 Greek time Elder Ephraim engages in a discussion with Metropolitan of Argolis Nektarios on...
“It is good to hide the secret of a king, but it is glorious to reveal and preach the works...
