August 11, 2026

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The Holy Martyr Susanna the Virgin, and those with her (295-296)

Holy Martyrs Archdeacon Laurence, Pope Sixtus, and others with them (258)

The Holy Martyr Susanna the Virgin, and those with her (295-296)
12 hours ago
She was the daughter of Gavinius, a Christian priest in Rome, and the niece of Pope Gaius. The Emperor Diocletian's adopted son Maximian wished to marry Susanna, but she had no desire to marry any one, least of all a pagan. The patricians Claudia ...

Holy Martyrs Archdeacon Laurence, Pope Sixtus, and others with them (258)
36 hours ago
"This Saint, who was born in Spain, was the Archdeacon of the Church of Rome, caring for the sacred vessels of the Church and distributing money to the needy. About the year 257, a harsh persecution was raised up against the Christians by Valerian...

Apostle Matthias (1st c.)
60 hours ago
He was numbered among the Seventy. Then, when Judas who betrayed Christ had taken his own life, the disciples (120 men and women) convened to choose one who would take his place among the Twelve. They nominated two, Joseph (called Barsabas or Just...

St Gregory of Sinai (Mt Athos) (1346)
84 hours ago
One of the great ascetics, hesychasts and spiritual teachers of the Church, he did much to restore the knowledge and practice of Orthodox hesychasm. He became a monk at Mt Sinai. He traveled to Mt Athos to learn more of Orthodox spiritual prayer a...

Martyr Dometius of Persia (363) and two disciples
108 hours ago
"Born a pagan in Persia in the time of the Emperor Constantine, he came to know the Christian faith as a young man, forsook his paganism and received baptism. He was so enchanted with the true Faith that he left all worldly things and became a mon...