RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Saint Botolph was born in Britain about the year 610 and in his youth became a monk in Gaul. The sisters of Ethelmund, King of East Anglia, who were also sent to Gaul to learn the monastic discipline, met Saint…
The Holy Martyr Shalva was distinguished by his many Christian virtues. For his bravery and valour, the holy noble-born Empress Tamara the Great (Comm. 1 May) appointed him governor of the Akhaltsikhe district (in southern Georgia). While leading the Georgian army,…
Archbishop Basil (Bogoyavlensky) was born on February 1, 1867, into the family of a priest in Tambov diocese. Brought up in strict church piety, Basil was filled from early childhood with love for the Church and his earthly homeland, and…
The Nun Hieria was born into a pagan family and became the wife of a Roman senator, but after a mere 7 months was widowed. While in the Assyrian city of Seuapolis, she learned that in the vicinity of the…
The Holy Great-martyr John the New, of Suceava, lived in the XIV century in the city of Trebizond. By occupation, he was a trading merchant, pious and firm in his Orthodoxy, and generous to the poor. One time in accord…
“Saint John of Kronstadt was a married priest, who lived with his wife in virginity. Through his untiring labours in his priestly duties and love for the poor and sinners, he was granted by our Lord great gifts of clairvoyance…
The Holy Martyr Justin the Philosopher was born at Sykhem – an ancient city of Samaria. Justin’s parents, being Greeks, were pagans. From the time of his childhood, the saint displayed profundity of mind, love for knowledge, and a fervent…
The right-believing Great Prince Demetrios of Moscow was born in 1350. His father died when Demetrios was just a young child, and so he was entrusted to the guidance of Saint Alexis of Moscow (February 12). The holy Prince Demetrios…
Saint John, Bishop of the Goths, lived during the eighth century. The future saint was born in answer to the fervent prayer of his parents. From an early age, he lived a life of asceticism. The saint made a pilgrimage…
Commemorated on May 19 The holy Apostles Andrew the First-called and Simon the Canaanite first preached the Christian Faith in Georgia in the 1st century, but at the beginning of the 4th century most of the country was still pagan.…
