Saint Eustathios

Saint Eustathios September 20 The Holy Great Martyr Eustathius together with his wife Theopiste, and their two sons Agapius and Theopistus, a whole family of saints, is possibly one of the most interesting and unique biographies in the Orthodox Synaxarion. Saint Eustathius lived as a pagan military commander under the Roman Emperor. Due to his love of charity and great virtue, the Lord did not allow him to remain in the darkness of idolatry. One day while hunting, Eustathius spotted a deer which looked him right in the eye. As the deer stared at his hunter, a radiant image [...]

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Saint Romylos

Saint Romylos September 18 Listen to the Saint's life in English: Related links: Life of St Romylos (Mystagogy)

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Saint Meletini

Saint Meletini September 16 Listen to the Saint's life in Greek: Related links: Life of St Meletini (Mystagogy)

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Elevation of the Holy Cross

Elevation of the Holy Cross September 14 Today we celebrate the Universal Exaltation of the Holy Cross of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. On this day in the year 326AD, the Holy Patriarch Macarius, along with the Holy Empress Helen the Equal to the Apostles, raised up the newly found Cross of Christ, chanting "Lord, have mercy" while piously venerating the holy wood. Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος α’. Σῶσον Κύριε τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, νίκας τοῖς Βασιλεῦσι κατὰ βαρβάρων δωρούμενος καὶ τὸ σὸν φυλάττων διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου πολίτευμα. Κοντάκιον Ἦχος δ’. Αὐτόμελον. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν [...]

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