Saints
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Venerable Ephraim the Syrian
01-28Venerable Ephraim the Syrian Saint Ephraim the Syrian, a teacher of repentance, was born at the beginning of the fourth century in the city of…
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Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
01-27This event took place on this day in the year 438, when Saint Theodosius the Younger had been Emperor for thirty years; he was the son of Arcadius,…
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Removal of the Relics of John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
01-27This event took place on this day in the year 438, when Saint Theodosius the Younger had been Emperor for thirty years; he was the son of Arcadius,…
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St. Xenophon the Righteous, and his family
01-26St. Xenophon the Righteous, and his family Saint Xenophon, his wife Maria, and their sons Arcadius and John, were noted citizens of…
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St Gregory the Theologian the Archbishop of Constantinople
01-25Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople Reading from the Synaxarion: This great Father and Teacher of the Church was born in 329 in…
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Martyr Xenia of Rome
01-24Martyr Xenia of Rome fifth centurySaint Xenia of Rome, in the world Eusebia, was the only daughter of an eminent Roman senator. From her youth she…
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St Maximus the Confessor
01-21The Martyr Neophytos, who was from Nicea in Bithynia, was the son of pious parents, Theodore and Florence. Led by grace from his childhood, he took…
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Righteous Euthymius the Great
01-20This Saint, who was from Melitene in Armenia, was the son of pious parents named Paul and Dionysia. He was born about 377. Since his mother had been…