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Showing posts with label Saints of December. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saints of December. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Saint Simon the Myrrhgusher and the Dragon

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When Saint Simon departed from his elder, he traveled throughout the Holy Mountain of Athos in search of a suitable place where he could set...
Saturday, May 23, 2020

One of the Best Biographies of St. John of Kronstadt Was Written by a Contemporary of His Who Was an Occultist

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The following was written by someone named Nadejda, whom I believe was Madame Nadejda Fadeef, the aunt of Madam H.P. Blavatsky, founder of ...
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

A Case of Vampirism in the Life of Saint Dionysios of Zakynthos

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The following story is one we often encounter in stories that take place in Greece during the Turkish occupation - a sinner who is excommun...
Friday, December 29, 2017

Saint Markellos of the Unsleeping Ones and the Demon Possessed

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Saint Markellos was from Apamea in Syria. He was the abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones in Constantinople for approximately fort...
Thursday, December 21, 2017

Saint Juliana and Her Authority Over the Devil

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By St. Nikolai Velimirovich Whoever climbs to the Kingdom of Christ must encounter obstacles, and these obstacles are numerous and varied....
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Saint Savvas the Sanctified in Demon Haunted Kastellion

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There was a mountain called Kastellion about twenty stadia from the Lavra of Saint Savvas. No one dared set foot in that rugged and remote ...
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Saint Dionysios of Zakynthos and the Dead Woman Under Excommunication

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One one occasion, when Saint Dionysios found himself in the city, a funeral was being conducted in the cemetery of the Church of Saint Nich...
Thursday, December 8, 2016

Saint Patapios and the Demon Possessed Boy

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St. Patapios of Thebes (Feast Day - December 8) There was a youth who was possessed by a terrible demon. At times, the demon tore at the...
Friday, December 2, 2016

The Near-Death Experience of St. Athanasius the Recluse

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By St. Nikolai Velimirovich St. Athanasius died after a long life of asceticism and was bathed, clothed and prepared for burial by his bre...