RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Saint Asaph (or Asa) first Bishop of the Welsh See of that name (second half of the sixth century). No Welsh life of him is extant, but local tradition points out the site of his ash tree, his church, his well, and…
Saint Paphnutius of Borovsk was born in 1394 in the village of Kudinovo, not far from Borovsk, and at Baptism he was named Parphenius. His father John was the son of a baptized Tatar, a “baskak” (“tax-collector”) named Martin, and…
Commemorated on May 1 and December 9 The Icon of the Mother of God, named “Unexpected Joy” (Nechayannaya Radost’), is written thus: in a room, upwards is an icon of the Mother of God and beneath it a youth kneeling…
Commemorated on May 1 and on the Sunday of Myrrh-Bearing Women In 1166 a daughter, Tamar, was born to King George III (1155–1184) and Queen Burdukhan of Georgia. The king proclaimed that he would share the throne with his daughter…
Commemorated on May 1 All three were monks on Mt Athos. All three had renounced Christ in their youth and embraced Islam, but had repented and pursued the Christian life with fervor. All three, at different times, returned to Constantinople…
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Today (29 April) we commemorate St Endelienta (Endelient, Edellienta, Endelyn, Endellion, Cynheiddon or Cenheidlon), nun-recluse of Cornwall. From Baring-Gould & Fisher: ‘S. ENDELIENTA, Virgin. Leland, in the list he gives of the children of Brychan who settled in Cornwall, derived from…
By Dr. Vladimir Moss Faith is a gift of God. As the Apostle Paul says, “By grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing – it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2.9). And…
St. Machalus (Maughold, Machalus, Maccul, Maccaille) was first the leader of a band of robbers, who then preyed on travelers. When St. Patrick was traveling, the group made a plan to trick him by putting one of their gang, named…
