Saints


  • Saint Theodore the Sanctified
    05-16

    This Saint, who was born in the Upper Thebaid of Christian parents, joined the community of Saint Pachomios at about the age of fourteen years, and…

  • Saint Pachomius the Great
    05-15

    Saint Pachomius the Great was both a model of desert dwelling, and with Sts Anthony the Great (January 17), Macarius the Great (January 19), and…

  • Saint Achilles The Bishop of Larissa
    05-15

    Saint Achilles, Bishop of Larissa, lived during the fourth century, during the reign of St Constantine the Great. Glorified for his holiness of life…

  • Saint Isidore the Martyr of Chios
    05-14

    This Saint was a soldier from Alexandria. He came with the Roman fleet to Chios, where he was betrayed as a Christian to Numerian, Commander of the…

  • The Holy Martyr Glyceria
    05-13

    Saint Glyceria suffered as a martyr for her faith in Christ in the second century, during a persecution against Christians under the emperor…

  • Saint Germanus the Patriarch of Constantinople
    05-12

    Saint Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople, was born at Constantinople in the seventh century. His father, a prominent senator, was killed by order…

  • Saint Epiphanius the Bishop of Cyprus
    05-12

    Saint Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus, “a last relic of ancient piety,” as St. Jerome calls him, lived during the fourth century in…

  • Hieromartyr Mocius
    05-11

     Saint Mocius was a presbyter in Macedonia in the city of Amphipolis. During a persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian…