RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
On September 15th, the Orthodox Church commemorates the memory of the Holy Martyr Nikita, a courageous champion of the faith whose life and martyrdom continue to inspire the faithful to this day. His unwavering commitment to Christ, even unto death,…
Editor’s note: the article below was written and submitted to us on yesterday’s feast of the St. Bede by one of the members of our faithful in England. We have published it with some minor edits. It is an auspicious…
by Dr. Vladimir Moss Our Holy Father Hybald was born in the late 630s. In his youth, he was probably a monk in Lindisfarne, where he got to know St. Egbert, the future abbot of Iona. At some time he…
Commemorated June 9, the day of St Columba’s repose in 597. “While the blessed man was living in Iona, his holy countenance one day was lighted up suddenly with strange transports of joy; and raising his eyes to heaven…
The Twenty-Second Day of the Month of November The Passion of the Holy Martyr Cecilia and the Holy Martyrs Who Suffered With Her, Valerian, Tiburtius, and Maximus From The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints, Volume 3: November,…
Ἐπιμέλεια Μοναχοῦ Συμεὠν Η Αγία Καικιλία η προστάτις της (Εκκλησιαστικής) μουσικής τέχνης εγεννήθη στην Ρώμη κατά τις αρχές του τρίτου αιώνος από γονείς ευγενείς (ανήκαν στην ευγενή τάξη των «Καικιλίων») και πλουσίους πλήν όμως ειδωλολάτρες. Από νεαράς ηλικίας εβαπτίσθηκε Χριστιανή…
Saint Eadberht, was Bishop of Lindisfarne, England, from 688 until his death on 6 May 698. He is notable as having founded the holy shrine to his predecessor Saint Cuthbert on the island of Lindisfarne, a place that was to become a centre of great pilgrimage in…
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…
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…
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…
