The Martyrdom of the Holy Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
On the twenty-third day of this month, we celebrated a great saint of our Church, Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna. He was martyred during the persecution of Christians between 161–180, initiated…
On the twenty-third day of this month, we celebrated a great saint of our Church, Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna. He was martyred during the persecution of Christians between 161–180, initiated…
Saint Gregory the Theologian was born in 330 in the city of Nazianzus, in Cappadocia. His parents, Nonna and Gregory, were of good and faithful stock; his mother was a…
Saint Ignatius Theophorus (“God-bearer”) was the third bishop of Antioch. The name Theophorus was given to him because he carried God in his heart and on his lips. He reposed…