Saint Kosmas the Aetolian, the Hieromonk Who Joined Preaching to Education
The life of Saint Kosmas the Aetolian: twenty years of preaching through the Balkans, the schools he founded, and his martyrdom on 24 August 1779.
Category Living Saints
Articles on saints, holy families, and living Orthodox witness in the Church and the world.
Saint George the Pilgrim of Văratec (1846–1916)
A married layman and father of five, Saint George walked barefoot through Moldavia with the Psalter, praying by night and serving the poor.
Saint Joseph of Văratec (c. 1750–1828)
A disciple of Saint Paisius, founder and first spiritual father of Văratec, Saint Joseph carried the Philokalic tradition into a large community of nuns.
Saint Joseph the Hesychast and the School of Noetic Prayer on Twentieth-Century Athos
Saint Joseph the Hesychast left a small brotherhood whose spiritual line renewed six Athonite monasteries and carried noetic prayer across the world.
The Holy Apostle Matthias, Chosen by Lot in the Place of Judas (August 9)
Matthias was chosen by lot to restore the company of the Twelve. Scripture preserves his election; Tradition, his preaching and martyrdom.
Saint Myron the Wonderworker, Bishop of Crete
Saint Myron of Crete was a farmer, husband, priest and bishop. His life shows how almsgiving and gentleness can bring a sinner to amendment.
The Life of Saint John Jacob the Chozebite (1913–1960)
The life of Saint John Jacob the Chozebite of Neamț, the Romanian monk who struggled in the wilderness of the Jordan and in the cave of Saint Anna at Chozeba.
The Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon
A young physician prepared for the imperial court, Panteleimon kept his art to the end, but placed it under another Master.
Saint Ioanichie the New of Muscel — The Cliff and the Rope
Saint Ioanichie the New of Muscel lived for over thirty years in a cave reached only by rope. A source-based account of what the Romanian Paterikon records and what later retellings added.
The Dormition of Saint Anna, Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos
The life and dormition of Saint Anna, mother of the Theotokos: fifty years of prayer, the embrace with Joachim at the Golden Gate, and her veneration in the Church.