Saint Elias Muromets of Pechersk
January 1st Saint Elias Muromets of the Caves, nicknamed “Shoemaker” or “Cobbler,” was from the city of Murom. Popular legend identifies him with the famous…
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St. John (Maximovich) of Shanghai and San Francisco
July 2nd “ON THE DAY OF HIS DEATH, ST. JOHN PRAYED UNUSUALLY LONG IN THE ALTAR” Sergei Kalfov On July 2, 1966, Archbishop John (Maximovitch)…
Holy Greatmartyr George the Victory-Bearer
May 6th The Holy Great-martyr George the Victory-Bearer was a native of Cappadocia (a district in Asia Minor), and he grew up in a deeply…
Righteous John of Kronstadt
January 2nd On October 19, 1829, in the far north of Russia, a weak and sickly child, named John (Ioann), was born in the family…