Tag: Ptolemaic dynasty.
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08 Works, Today, May 24th is Meletius Stratelates’ day, his story in Paintings #144
The holy martyr Meletius was a military commander of the Galatia district of Asia Minor during the reign of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (138–161). He was a Christian and he prayed fervently that the Lord would put an end to the pagan error. Terrified by his prayer, the devils inhabiting the pagan temples entered…
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05 Works, Today, May 19th is Saint Nino’s day, her Story in Paintings #139
Nino was born in the small town of Colastri, in the Roman province of Cappadocia. Her father was Roman general Zabulon and her mother Sosana On her father’s side, Nino was related to St. George, and on her mother’s, to the patriarch of Jerusalem, Houbnal I. Nino was brought up by the nun Niofora-Sarah of…
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04 Works, Today, May 18th is Saint Theodotus’s day, his Story in Paintings #138
Saint Theodotus of Ancyra was a fourth-century (fl. 303 AD) Christian martyr. Theodotus was a married man who kept an inn at Ankara, the capital of the Roman province of Galatia. He is described as a man very zealous in the performance of his Christian duties, endowed with many virtues, especially charity towards his neighbour,…
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07 Works, Today, May 17th is Heraclius’s day, his Story – #137
Heraclius (c. 575 — February 11, 641) was the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, led a revolt against the unpopular usurper Phocas. Heraclius’s reign was marked by several military campaigns. The year Heraclius came to power, the empire…
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05 Works, Today, May 12th is Sts Nereus and Achilleus’s day, With Footnotes – #133
Nereus and Achilleus were Roman soldiers of the Praetorian Guard (the emperor’s bodyguards) who were martyred at the end of the first century, and were said to have been baptized by St. Peter himself. When they became Christians they gave up their posts which they saw as immoral and were exiled and then killed under…
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06 Works, Today, May 8th is Tamar the Great’s day, With Footnotes – #129
Tamar the Great (c. 1160–18 January 1213) reigned as the King of Georgia from 1184 to 1213, presiding over the apex of the Georgian Golden Age. A member of the Bagrationi dynasty, her position as the first woman to rule Georgia in her own right was emphasized by the title King, afforded to Tamar in…
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10 Works, Today, April 17th, is Pope Alexander I of Alexandria’s day, With Footnotes – #103
Alexander I of Alexandria, 19th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. During his patriarchate, he dealt with a number of issues facing the Church in that day. These included the dating of Easter, the actions of Meletius of Lycopolis, and the issue of greatest substance, Arianism… Please follow link…
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06 Works, Today, April 11th, is Saints Martinian and Processus’ day, With Footnotes – #98
Martinian and Processus were Christian martyrs of ancient Rome. Neither the years they lived nor the circumstances of their deaths are known. They are currently buried in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. According to legend, Martinian and Processus were were pagans and they served as guards at the Mamertine prison in Rome. In this prison were…
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05 Works, Today, April 9th, is Holy Martyr Eupsychius’s day, With Footnotes – #96
The Holy Martyr Eupsychius was born in the city of Caesarea in Cappadocia and received a Christian upbringing by his illustrious parents. During the reign of Julian the Apostate (361–363), Saint Eupsychius entered into a Christian marriage. At Caesarea there was a pagan temple to the goddess Fortuna, whom Julian the Apostate revered. As Eupsychius…
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10 Works, Today, April 2nd, is Saints Margaret Clitherow’s Day, With Footnotes – #90
Margaret Clitherow was born in 1556. Her father was a respected businessman. He died when Margaret was fourteen. She married John Clitherow, a wealthy butcher and a chamberlain of the city, in 1571 and bore him three children. The family lived in The Shambles… Please follow link for full post
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06 Works, Today, March 31st, is Righteous Joseph’s Day, With Footnotes – #89
Righteous Joseph the Handsome was a son of the Old Testament patriarch Jacob, and died in about the year 1700 before the Birth of Christ. His brothers by birth were jealous of him, because the father loved him more than the other brothers, and they feared him, since he told them about his dreams, foretelling his…
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05 Works, Today, March 20th, is Saint Cuthbert’s Day, With Footnotes – #78
Saint Cuthbert, (born 634/635, died March 20, 687, islet of Inner Farne), bishop of the great Benedictine abbey of Lindisfarne (or Holy Island) one of the most venerated English saints, who evangelized Northumbria and was posthumously hailed as a wonder-worker. After a divine vision, Cuthbert, a shepherd, entered the Northumbrian monastery of Melrose under Abbot St.…
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Flemish painter; Saint Gertrude of Nivelles 04 Works, Today, March 17th, is St. Gertrude of Nivelles’ Day, With Footnotes – #75
Gertrude of Nivelles, Virgin, and Abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Nivelles; born in 626; died 17 March, 659. She was born into a well-connected noble family. But she didn’t stick to the script that most noble women were made to follow in her era. One day, when she was about ten years of old,…
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03 Works, Today, March 16th, is St. Aristobulus’s Day, With Footnotes – #74
Aristobulus of Britannia is a Christian saint named by Hippolytus of Rome (170-235) and Dorotheus of Gaza (505-565) as one of the Seventy Disciples mentioned in Luke 10:1–24 and as the first bishop in Roman Britain. Aristobulus preached and died in Roman Britain. While some orthodox traditions say he “died in peace”, others say he was…
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07 Works, Today, March 4th, is Saint Gerasimus’s Day, With Footnotes – #62
Gerasimus of the Jordan was a Christian saint, monk and abbot of the 5th century AD. He was born into a wealthy family in the the southern part of Asia Minor, but he left his family wealth and worldly affairs to become a monk. He attended the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon in 451 AD. His feast day is celebrated on March 4… Please follow link for full post
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07 Works, Today, February 27th, is St. Macarius’ Day, With Footnotes – #57
Macarius of Jerusalem; was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335, according to Sozomen. He is recognized as a saint within the Orthodox and Catholic churches. As with many saints from that early period, there is very little information available about him. What we do know is that Macarius was named bishop of Jerusalem in the…
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01 Work, Today, February 2nd, Christ will meet the Lord, With Footnotes – 5
The Meeting of the Lord in the Temple is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, celebrated on February 2 and February 15, using the Gregorian Calendar, Julian Calendar, and Revised Julian Calendar. This feast is also known as Candlemas, particularly in Western nations, due to the custom of blessing candles on this day.…
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