Saints
Stories about the saints of the Orthodox Church. St. Nicholas has his own section. To find a particular saint quickly, check the index, where they’re listed by date.
St. Susanna, Deaconess and Martyr
St. Susanna was born in Palestine in the year 286. Her father was a wealthy pagan priest named Arthemius, her mother a Hebrew woman named Martha. Diocletian had been emperor only two years at this point, and the most severe persecution of Christians had not yet begun....
St. Stylianos, Guardian of Children
St. Stylianos was the child of wealthy parents in Paphlagonia, a region in what is now Turkey. No one is quite sure when he lived; it may have been the fourth century, or the sixth, or some time in between. But, like so many other saints, he had no use for the wealth...
The Life of St. Brigid: A Review
The Life of St. Brigid by Jane G. Meyer is back in print! I’m so glad this gorgeous book is available again, and I’m grateful that Meyer gave me a copy so that I could share a review. The Life of St. Brigid is not a conventional storybook. It is, as the...
St. Maria, the Niece of St. Abramius the Recluse
Although St. Abramius and St. Maria are glorified together, their story almost always focuses on Abramius. Maria comes in like an afterthought. But I think it’s really Maria’s story. Everything in St. Abramius’s life before he took her in was just...
The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
For a thousand years, from the fifth century until the late 16th century, the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus was one of the most popular saint stories. It was told, not just among the Orthodox, but among the Monophysites and Nestorians and even among the Muslims. And...THE MAGIC OF BOOKS
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