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March 13 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
March 12 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 14 All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''March 26'' by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For March 13th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on '' February 28 (February 29 on leap years)''. Saints * ''Hieromartyr Publius, Bishop of Malta and later Bishop of Athens'' (2nd century)March 13/March 26 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Πούπλιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀθηνῶν '' 13 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April 5 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
April 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), April 4 – Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar – April 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), April 6 All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''April 18'' by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Julian Calendar, Old Calendar. For April 4th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''March 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), March 23''. Saints * ''Martyrs Claudius, Diodorus, Victor, Victorinus, Pappias, Serapion and Nicephorus, at Corinth'' (251 or 258) Συναξαριστής. 5 Απριλίου'' ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). * Martyrs Theodulus, Reader (liturgy), Reader, and Agathopodes, Deacon, and those with them, at Thessaloniki (c. 303)April 5 / April 18 Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 28 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
October 27 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 29 All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 10 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For October 28th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 15. Feasts * The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, at the Blachernae church in Constantinople (911). (''see also: October 1 - traditional date'') Saints * Martyrs Terence and Neonilla, of Syria, and their children (249):October 28/November 10 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). :* Sarbelus, Photus, Theodulus, Hierax, Nitus, Bele, and Eunice * Great-martyr Paraskevi of Iconium (3rd century) * Vene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Saba
The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas, known in Arabic and Syriac as Mar Saba ( syr, ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܒܐ, ar, دير مار سابا; he, מנזר מר סבא; el, Ἱερὰ Λαύρα τοῦ Ὁσίου Σάββα τοῦ Ἡγιασμένου) and historically as the Great Laura of Saint Sabas, is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine, in the West Bank, at a point halfway between Bethlehem and the Dead Sea. The monks of Mar Saba and those of subsidiary houses are known as Sabaites. Mar Saba is considered to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in the world, and it maintains many of its ancient traditions. One in particular is the restriction on women entering the main compound. The only building that women can enter is the Women's Tower, near the main entrance. History Byzantine period The monastery was founded by Sabbas the Sanctified in 483, on the eastern side of the Kidron Valley, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebasteia
Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province. The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is a moderately-sized trade centre and industrial city, although the economy has traditionally been based on agriculture. Rail repair shops and a thriving manufacturing industry of rugs, bricks, cement, and cotton and woolen textiles form the mainstays of the city's economy. The surrounding region is a cereal-producing area with large deposits of iron ore which are worked at Divriği. Sivas is also a communications hub for the north–south and east–west trade routes to Iraq and Iran, respectively. With the development of railways, the city gained new economic importance as junction of important rail lines linking the cities of Ankara, Kayseri, Samsun, and Erzurum. The city is linked by air to Istanbul. The popular name Sebastian derives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermopolis (other) , the capital of Syros and Cyclades, Greece
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Hermopolis may refer to: * Hermopolis (Hermopolis Magna), the capital of the 15th nome of Upper Egypt * Hermopolis Parva, a large city of the 7th nome of Lower Egypt * Hermopolis (Lower Egypt), the capital of the 15th nome of Lower Egypt * Hermopolis (Butosos), a smaller city downstream from Butos * Ermoupoli Ermoupoli ( el, Ερμούπολη), also known by the formal older name Ermoupolis or Hermoupolis ( el, < "Town of "), is a to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 25 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
July 24 - Eastern Orthodox calendar - July 26 All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on ''August 7'' by Old Calendar. For ''July 25th'', Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''July 12''. Saints * ''The Dormition of the Righteous Anna, Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos''.July 25/August 7 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής. 25 Ιουλίου '' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * The Holy Martyrs of Lyons: (c. 177) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabine Baring-Gould
Sabine Baring-Gould ( ; 28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1,240 publications, though this list continues to grow. His family home, the manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he had it rebuilt and is now a hotel. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers", "Sing Lullaby", and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carol "Gabriel's Message" from the Basque language to English. Origins Sabine Baring-Gould was born in the parish of St Sidwells, St Sidwell, Exeter, on 28 January 1834. He was the eldest son and heir of Edward Baring-Gould (1804–1872), lord of the manor of Lew Trenchard, a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Devon, formerly a lieutenant in the Madras Army#Madras Light Cavalry, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thebaid
The Thebaid or Thebais ( grc-gre, Θηβαΐς, ''Thēbaïs'') was a region in ancient Egypt, comprising the 13 southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan. Pharaonic history The Thebaid acquired its name from its proximity to the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes (Luxor). During the Ancient Egyptian dynasties this region was dominated by Thebes and its priesthood at the temple of Amun at Karnak. In Ptolemaic Egypt, the Thebaid formed a single administrative district under the ''Epistrategos'' of Thebes, who was also responsible for overseeing navigation in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. The capital of Ptolemaic Thebaid was Ptolemais Hermiou, a Hellenistic colony on the Nile which served as the center of royal political and economic control in Upper Egypt. Roman province(s) During the Roman Empire, Diocletian created the province of ''Thebais'', guarded by the legions I ''Maximiana Thebanorum'' and II ''Flavia Constantia''. This was later divided i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Christina Of Persia
Christina (Syriac: ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ, ''Kresṭīnā''),Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al."Christine Yazdouy (text) — ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ ܝܙܕܘܝ "in ''Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica'' (2015). born Yazdoi (fl. 6th century), was a Sasanian Persian noblewoman and Christian martyr. Christina was from Karka d'Beth Slokh in the region of Beth Garmai.Jean Maurice Fiey, ''Saints Syriaques'' (Darwin Press, 2004), pp. 59–60.Gerrit J. Reinink, "Babai the Great's ''Life of George'' and the Propagation of Doctrine in the Late Sasanian Empire", ''Portraits of Spiritual Authority'' (Brill, 1999), p. 172n. Her father, Yazdin, son of Mihrzbiroi, was the governor of Nisibis. She converted from Zoroastrianism to the Church of the East. She was killed for refusing to consummate her marriage to a nobleman, and was venerated as a virgin martyr.David Wilmshurst, ''The Martyred Church: A History of the Church of the East'' (East and West Publishing, 2011), p. 87. According to a Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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