Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucis and Callinicus (250) - December 14th
11 hours ago
These martyrs contested in Asia Minor during the reign of Decius. Thyrsus and Leucis were executed after horrible torture for confessing themselves as Christians and rebuking the Governor for his slaughter of their brethren. Callinicus was a pagan...
St Finian of Clonard (549) - December 12th
59 hours ago
"St Finian, known as the 'Tutor of the Saints of Ireland,' stands with St Enda of Aran at the head of the patriarchs of Irish monasticism. He showed great zeal and piety for God from his youth. He had already founded three churches before he set o...
Our Venerable Father Daniel the Stylite (490) - December 11th
83 hours ago
He was from Samosata in Mesopotamia, and became a monk at the age of twelve. As a young monk he visited St Symeon the Stylite (September 1) to receive his blessing. Years later he moved to the neighborhood of Constantinople at the request of the h...
Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus (235) - December 10th
107 hours ago
Menas was an Athenian, a courtier of the Emperor Maximinus, and a secret Christian. Once there was an outbreak of civil unrest in Alexandria, brought about by various political factions, and by the increasing success of Christian missionaries in t...
