ST DONATUS OF AREZZO St. Donatus of Arezzo (Feast Day: August 7th) is a pre schism saint from Italy. Julian the Apostate had him killed on August 7th, 362. St. Donatus was a bishop and a confessor of the...
THE RELICS OF ST LUCY OF SYRACUSE
ST LUCY OF SYRACUSE St. Lucy of Syracuse (Feast Day: December 13th) was martyred during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. She was of noble birth, and her mother was healed after St. Lucy prayed for her at the grave...
THE RELICS OF ST ATHANASIUS THE GREAT
ST ATHANASIUS THE GREAT St. Athanasius the Great (Feast Day: January 18th) was the Partriarch of Alexandria, a staunch defender of Orthodoxy, and was at the 1st Ecumenical Council. He was the first to list the 27 books of...
THE RELICS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ST ZACHARIAH
ZACHARIAH Zachariah (Feast day: September 5th) was the father of St. John the Baptist and a Priest of the Temple in Jerusalem. An angel of the Lord appeared to him and prophesied telling him that his wife would bear...
THE RELICS OF ST MARK THE EVANGELIST
ST MARK THE EVANGELIST St. Mark the Evangelist (Feast Day: April 25th) is the author of the Gospel of Mark and is one of the 70 Apostles. He was the first Bishop of the Church in Alexandria, was known...
THE RELICS OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE
HISTORY OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE St. Paul the Apostle (Feast Day: June 29th) was from Tarsus and was of the tribe of Benjamin. He became a pharisee while studying under Gamaliel and was present at the stoning of...
THE RELICS OF ST IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH
HISTORY OF ST IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH St. Ignatius of Antioch (Feast Day: December 20th) was a Bishop of Antioch and was martyred around AD 107. He was a disciple of the Holy Apostles Peter and John and it thus...
THE RELICS OF ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST
HISTORY OF ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST St. Luke (Feast day: October 18th and others) was one of the 70 Apostles (Luke 10). He is the author of the Gospel according to Luke. St. Luke was a physician and the...
THE RELICS OF Sts CYRIL AND METHODIUS
HISTORY OF Sts CYRIL AND METHODIUS Sts Cyril and Methodius (Feast day: May 11th) were of Greek origin and were Christian missionaries to the Slavs. St. Photios the Great sent the saints to the Khazars, but Sts. Cyril and...
THE RELICS OF ST. NICHOLAS OF JAPAN
St. Nicholas of Japan‘s relics are not located in a Church. If you have plans to visit Tokyo Japan and expect to see the relics of St. Nicholas at Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nikolai-do), you will be disappointed. You can...