saints

Apostles Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, Epenetus, Andronicus of the Seventy; Hieromartyr Valentine (The Dormition Fast begins tomorrow)

Orthodox Calendar, July 30 The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, Epenetus and Andronicus They were were disciples of the Savior. Saint Silas was a respected figure in the original Church at Jerusalem, one of the “chief men among the brethren” (Acts 15:22). The Council of the Apostles was convened at Jerusalem in…

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Martyrs Callinicus, Benjamin and Mamant; Martyr Theodota and her sons

Orthodox Calendar July 29 Martyr Callinicus A native of Cilicia, he was raised from childhood in the Christian Faith. Grieving that many misguided people would perish for eternity because they worshiped idols, he went through the cities and villages to proclaim Jesus Christ and His teachings to the pagans, and with the Word of God…

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Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon

Orthodox Calendar, July 27 Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon The Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon was born in the city of Nicomedia into the family of the illustrious pagan Eustorgius, and he was named Pantoleon. His mother Saint Euboula (March 30) was a Christian. She wanted to raise her son in the Christian Faith, but she…

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Venerable Ioannikios the New of Muscel; Hieromartyr Hermolaus at Nicomedia; Martyr Paraskeva of Rome (The Feeding of the Five Thousand)

Orthodox Calendar July 26 Venerable Ioannikios the New of Muscel This pious man obedient to God was born to religious parents living in Muscel area. Having obeyed the call of Christ, he gave up all the pleasures and temptations of the vain world ever since he was a young man and withdrew to Cetăţuia Negru-Vodă…

Jul 26, 2026basilica.ro

Dormition of the Righteous Anna, the Mother of the Most Holy Mother of God; Commemoration of the Holy 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical Council; Holy Woman Olympias the Deaconess of Constantinople; Virginmartyr Eupraxia

Orthodox Calendar, July 25 Dormition of the Righteous Anna, the Mother of the Most Holy Mother of God She was the daughter of the priest Matthan and his wife Mary. She was of the tribe of Levi and the lineage of Aaron. According to Tradition, she died peacefully in Jerusalem at age 79, before the…

Jul 25, 2026basilica.ro

Martyr Christina of Tyre; Martyr Hermogenes

Orthodox Calendar, July 24 Martyr Christina The Martyr Christina lived during the third century. She was born into a rich family, and her father was governor of Tyre. By the age of 11 the girl was exceptionally beautiful, and many wanted to marry her. Christina’s father, however, envisioned that his daughter should become a pagan…

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†) Ven. Raphael and Parthenius of old Agapia; Ven. Simeon and John the Ascetic; Prophet Ezekiel; The Veneration of the Icon of the Mother of God from Dintr-un Lemn Monastery

Orthodox Calendar, July 21 Venerable Raphael from Agapia Venerable Raphael lived in the old monastic settlement of Agapia in the Hills, in the 16th century. He was acclaimed especially in Moldavia, as one of the great Romanian Saints, whose relics Saint Hierarch Dosoftei, metropolitan of Moldavia, looked to venerate them. According to certain chronicles, Saint Raphael…

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†) Holy, Glorious Prophet Elijah

Orthodox Calendar, July 20 Holy, Glorious Prophet Elijah The Holy Prophet Elijah is one of the greatest of the prophets and the first dedicated to virginity in the Old Testament. He was born in Tishba of Gilead into the Levite tribe 900 years before the Incarnation of the Word of God. Saint Epiphanius of Cyprus…

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Saint Dometius the Merciful of Râmeț and his mother, Saint Philotimia of Râmeț; Venerable Sisoes the Great; Martyr Lucy at Rome; Martyr Marius, his wife Martha, their children, and those with them at Rome

Orthodox Calendar, July 6 Saint Dometius the Merciful of Râmeț St Dometius the Merciful was born on 13 October 1924 in the commune of Bălănești, Buzău County, Romania, to devout Orthodox parents, receiving the name Stelian at Baptism. From early childhood, he showed a great love for serving God and compassion for those who were…

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Venerable Athanasius the Founder of the Great Lavra and Coenobitic Monasticism on Mt. Athos; Hieromartyr Lampadus of Hirenopolis; 5th Sunday after Pentecost

Orthodox Calendar July 5 Saint Athanasius of Athos Saint Athanasius of Athos, in holy Baptism named Abraham, was born in the city of Trebezond. He was orphaned at an early age, and being raised by a certain good and pious nun, he imitated his adoptive mother in the habits of monastic life, in fasting and…

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Saint Olympias of Fărcașa; St. Andrew the Archbishop of Crete; Venerable Martha

Orthodox Calendar July 4 Saint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete He was born in the city of Damascus into a pious Christian family. Up until seven years of age the boy was mute and did not talk. However, after communing the Holy Mysteries of Christ he found the gift of speech and began to speak. And…

Jul 4, 2026basilica.ro