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On the 11th of June, we honor the memory of St. Luke of Simferopol (Crimea). Saint Luke the surgeon, or Saint Luke of Simferopol , is a Saint of our time and a doctor who performed the first organ transplant which was kept a secret because of his Christian faith. Saint Luke, Bishop of Simferopol and... Continue Reading →
Orthodox Christianity is the one apostolic church that has kept the tradition of the Church Fathers for 2000 years, since the first martyrs, the birth of the Church’s body, and the Apostles’ preaching. It is also focused on the soul’s salvation and trusts that Jesus Christ is the Good Doctor and that the churches are... Continue Reading →
Saint Father Paisios of Mount Athos was born to pious parents, Prodromos and Evlampia Enzepides, in Farasa, Cappadocia, on July 25, 1924 AD, a few days before the Pharasians left their homeland for Greece. At his baptism, Saint Arsenios of Cappadocia (see November 10), the full-day and holiness-filled priest of the Cappadocs, named him Arsenios,... Continue Reading →
Agios Porfyrios Kafsokalyvitis (born Evangelos Bairaktaris, Agios Ioannis, Evia, February 7, 1906 – Mount Athos, December 2, 1991), was a Greek hieromonk who became widely known for his life and work. He was declared a saint of the Orthodox Church by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on November 27, 2013. He was born in the village of Agios Ioannis in today’s Municipality of... Continue Reading →
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