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September 11 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
Sep. 10 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 12 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on ''September 24'' by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For September 11th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''August 29''. Saints * Martyrs Demetrius, his wife Evanthia, and their son Demetrian, at Skepsis on the Hellespont (1st century)September 11/September 24 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής. 11 Σεπτεμβρίου '' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Martyrs Serapion, Cronides (Hieronides), and Leontius, of Alexandria (237) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 4 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
August 3 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 5 All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''August 17'' by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For August 4, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''July 22''. Saints * ''The Holy Seven Youths ("Seven Sleepers") of Ephesus'':August 4 / August 17 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). :* ''Maximilian, Jamblicus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodian (Constantine), and Antoninus'' (250 and ca. 446) * Martyr Eleutherius of Byzantium (early 4th century) ''(see also: )'' * Martyr Thathuil, by hanging from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vastas
Vastas ( el, Βάστας, also Βάστα ''Vasta'') is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a mountainside near the border with Messenia, at about 850 m elevation. It is known for its "miracle church" of Saint Theodora. Vastas is 2 km west of Isaris, 6 km northeast of Kato Melpeia (Messenia), 6 km northwest of Chranoi and 14 km west of Megalopoli. Population Saint Theodora Vastas is best known for its "miracle church" of Saint Theodora of Vasta, who was an 11th-century Byzantine citizen. When the area was raided by bandits, Theodora was determined to help defend her village, but as a woman it was unthinkable to do so. Not to be deterred, Theodora secretly disguised herself as a male soldier in order to join the defense. Unfortunately, Theodora did not survive, and as she lay dying she uttered the following words: The villagers, moved by her bravery and her untimely demise, built a church at the site of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 17 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
August 16 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 18 All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''August 30'' by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For August 17, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''August 4''. Feasts * Afterfeast of the Dormition.August 17 / August 30 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Saints * ''Hieromartyr Myron of Cyzicus, Priest'' (250) * Martyrs , Leucius, and Callinicus (Coronatus), with others, of Caesarea in Bithynia (c. 250) (''s ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria grew rapidly and became a major centre of Hellenic civilisation, eventually replacing Memphis, in present-day Greater Cairo, as Egypt's capital. During the Hellenistic period, it was home to the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which ranked among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as well as the storied Library of Alexandria. Today, the library is reincarnated in the disc-shaped, ultramodern Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Its 15th-century seafront Qaitbay Citadel is now a museum. Called the "Bride of the Mediterranean" by locals, Alexandria is a popular tourist destination and an important industrial centre due to its natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez. The city extends about along the northern coast of Egypt, and is the largest city on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora Of Alexandria
Theodora of Alexandria was a saint and Desert Mother who was married to a prefect of Egypt. In order to perform penance for adultery, she disguised herself as a man and, pretending to be a eunuch, joined a monastery in the Thebaid. Her true identity as a woman was discovered only after her death. A rare image of Theodora in Western art is a print by Bernardino Capitelli, made in 1627 for Theodora Costa dal Pozzo, showing the saint disguised as a monk and caring for the child she was accused of fathering (Vienna: Graphische Sammlung Albertina). Theodora is honored with a Lesser Feast (with Sarah, and Syncletica) on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America The Episcopal Church, based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop o ... on 5 January. References {{au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 27 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
March 26 – Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar – March 28 All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''April 9'' by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For March 27th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on '' March 14''. Saints * Prophet Hanani (''Ananias'') - (''II Chronicles 16:7-10'').March 27/April 9 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής. 27 Μαρτίου '' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Martyrs Philetas the Senator, his wife Lydia, their sons Maced ... [...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] |
