According to the ancient tradition of the Church, since Saint Anna, the Ancestor of God, was barren, she and her husband Joachim remained without children until old age. Therefore, sorrowing over their childlessness, they besought God with a promise that, if He were to grant them the fruit of the womb, they would offer their offspring to Him as a gift. And God, hearkening to their supplication, informed them through an Angel concerning the birth of the Virgin. And thus, through Gods promise, Anna conceived according to the laws of nature, and was deemed worthy to become the mother of
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Iconographer: Kassianis & Kiprianis Commemorates on: January 17Saint Anthony, the Father of monks, was born in Egypt in 251 Distributing to the poor all he had, and fleeing from all the turmoil of the world, he departed to the desert and remained there for about twenty years. Afterwards, because of the press of the faithful, who deprived him of his solitude, lie was enlightened by God to journey with certain Bedouins, until he came to a mountain in the desert near the Red Sea, where he passed the remaining part of his life. So Passing his life, and becoming an
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Commemorates on: January 17Saint Anthony, the Father of monks, was born in Egypt in 251 Distributing to the poor all he had, and fleeing from all the turmoil of the world, he departed to the desert and remained there for about twenty years. Afterwards, because of the press of the faithful, who deprived him of his solitude, lie was enlightened by God to journey with certain Bedouins, until he came to a mountain in the desert near the Red Sea, where he passed the remaining part of his life. So Passing his life, and becoming an example of virtue and
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Commemorates on: January 17
Saint Anthony, the Father of monks, was born in Egypt in 251 Distributing to the poor all he had, and fleeing from all the turmoil of the world, he departed to the desert and remained there for about twenty years. Afterwards, because of the press of the faithful, who deprived him of his solitude, lie was enlightened by God to journey with certain Bedouins, until he came to a mountain in the desert near the Red Sea, where he passed the remaining part of his life. So Passing his life, and becoming an example of virtue
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Iconographer: Vranosw Nik.Commemorates on: October 20Saint Artemios lived during the years of Saint Constantine the Great, and was appointed by him to be Governor of Alexandria; later, he was honoured with the rank of patrician. During the reign of Julian the Apostate, in the year 361, Artemius appeared before the Emperor and censured him for his apostasy. For this, he endured many torments and was finally beheaded
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Commemorates on: October 20Saint Artemios lived during the years of Saint Constantine the Great, and was appointed by him to be Governor of Alexandria; later, he was honoured with the rank of patrician. During the reign of Julian the Apostate, in the year 361, Artemius appeared before the Emperor and censured him for his apostasy. For this, he endured many torments and was finally beheaded
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Commemorates on: January 18
He was born in Alexandria about the year 296. He received an excellent training in Greek letters and especially in the sacred Scriptures. Saint Alexander, the Archbishop of Alexandria, brought him up in piety, ordained him his deacon, and, after deposing Arius for his blasphemy against the Divinity of the Son of God, took Athanasius to the First Council in Nicaea in 325; Saint Athanasius was to spend the remainder of his life labouring in defence of this holy Council. In 326, before his death, Alexander appointed Athanasius his successor. The great Athanasius passed the remaining
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Commemorates on: January 18
He was born in Alexandria about the year 296. He received an excellent training in Greek letters and especially in the sacred Scriptures. Saint Alexander, the Archbishop of Alexandria, brought him up in piety, ordained him his deacon, and, after deposing Arius for his blasphemy against the Divinity of the Son of God, took Athanasius to the First Council in Nicaea in 325; Saint Athanasius was to spend the remainder of his life labouring in defence of this holy Council. In 326, before his death, Alexander appointed Athanasius his successor. The great Athanasius passed the remaining
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Iconographer: Holy Monastery IvironSaint Athanasius had Trebizond for his homeland. He first entered the monastic life on the mountain called Kymaeos or Kyminas, which is in Mysia of Bithynia, then he went to Mount Athos and founded a large monastery, which is known as the Great Lavra. He became so renowned for his virtue that from Rome, Calabria, Georgia, and elsewhere, rulers, men of wealth and nobility, abbots, and even bishops came to him and were subject to him. When the time for his departure was at hand, God revealed to him how it would take place, so that he
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Iconographer: Liondas Chr.Commemorates on: January 18He was born in Alexandria about the year 296. He received an excellent training in Greek letters and especially in the sacred Scriptures. Saint Alexander, the Archbishop of Alexandria, brought him up in piety, ordained him his deacon, and, after deposing Arius for his blasphemy against the Divinity of the Son of God, took Athanasius to the First Council in Nicaea in 325; Saint Athanasius was to spend the remainder of his life labouring in defence of this holy Council. In 326, before his death, Alexander appointed Athanasius his successor.
The great Athanasius passed
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