January 31, 2021 1107 0 What Did St Paisios Do when Scorsese Released His “Last Temptation of Christ” in 1988? In November 1988, Elder Paisios left the Holy Mountain for two reasons. First, he wanted to attend the all-night vigil in memory of the…
January 16, 2021 264 0 Saint Paisios Was Penniless, but He Was Giving Money to the Poor It Did Not Matter to Him if They Were Greeks or Turks In July 1958, Elder Paisios moved temporarily from Mount Athos to a…
January 13, 2021 529 1 The Martyrs of Lyon In 2017, the Russian Orthodox calendar was replenished with a group of saints who struggled in the cause of God in Gaul and other…
January 8, 2021 450 0 Saint Nikephoros the Leper, Disfigured Angel and Comforter (+1964), Honoured on Sunday, 22 January (4 January) The Holy Venerable Nikephoros the Leper lived in Greece in the 20th century. Named Nicholas Tzanatakis…
January 2, 2021 597 0 A Story about the Holy Elder Paisios Hiring a Drunkard Monk to Cut Wood and How Much He Paid Him (the Exact Amount in Drachmas and USD) In the 80s elder Paisios was often visited in Panagouda by monks, who were driven by weakness to deviate from their monastic course. Being…
December 29, 2020 1865 7 Ilya Muromets, a Russian Knight Warrior and a Saint From its beginnings in the 9th century, the culture of ancient Russia has had a rich heritage epic ballads and tales spread by word…
December 17, 2020 422 0 Saint Barbara — the Patron Saint of Artillery Saint Barbara, the Holy Martyr (3d – early 4th century) Commemorated on 17 (4) December. Does artillery, ‘the God of War’, have a patron saint…
December 16, 2020 828 0 St Andrew the Apostle — Founder of the Church of Constantinople? On December 30, the church celebrates the memory of St Andrew the First-Called, one of the holy apostles. According to a tradition, St Andrew…