Saints and Church: Ἡ ὁλόφωτος νεφέλη.

Ἡ ὁλόφωτος νεφέλη.

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[image: AgiaSkepi10]"Rejoice, world's broadest cloud" The holy hymn writer of Akathistos Ὕmnos stands with admiration and awe in front of the face of the Most Holy Theotokos. Μέ καρδιά πλημμυρισμένη ἀπό εὐγνωμοσύνη πρός τήν Ὑπέραγνο Κόρη τῆς Ναζαρέτ ἐπιχειρεῖ νά παρουσιάσει τίς ἀρετές της μέσα ἀπό τούς στίχους τῶν γκυκύφθογγων ὕμνων του κατά τόν καλύτερο τρόπο. Read more "

Δεν έχει το δικαίωμα.

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[image: akathistos4]Χαίρε τύραννον απάνθρωπον εκβαλούσα της αρχής, χαίρε Κύριον φιλάνθρωπον επιδείξασα Χριστόν. *Πρωτ. Θεμιστοκλή Μουρτζανού* Οι άνθρωποι αισθανόμαστε ότι έχουμε κάποιους οι οποίοι λειτουργούν απέναντί μας τυραννικά. Είναι όλοι όσοι καταπιέζουν τα συναισθήματά μας, they do not work based on our own needs, but only based on their authority, as also those who claim to love us, but in practice they seem to love ourselves. Read more "

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*FREE* *SCHOOL LESSONS FOR STUDENTS* * AND* * ENGLISH FOR ADULTS* *In the Church of Our Lady of Old Nafplio.* Read more »

Saints and Church: 7in March

On the 7th of March, Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos "of the Immaculate Guarantee" in Russia.

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The holy icon of the Virgin Mary "The Guaranty of Sinners" used to be located in the monastery of Ordisk in the province of Orlof, where she became famous for the miracles she performed. Ἕνα ἀντίγραφο αὐτῆς τῆς ἱερᾶς εἰκόνος φυλασσόταν στὸ ναὸ τοῦ Ἁγίου Νικολάου Χαμώνβικ τῆς Μόσχας. Ἡ εἰκόνα κάθε βράδυ ἀκτινοβολοῦσε ἀπὸ θεϊκὸ φῶς. The inscription that was engraved on the image is characteristic: "*I am the guarantee of sinners to the Son"*. The Icon of the Virgin is celebrating, also, at 29 May.

On the 7th of March, Saints Agathodoros, Ethereal, King, Hope, Eugene, Ephraim and Kapiton, the Holy Martyrs.

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On the reign of the emperor Diocletian (284 – 305 A.D.) The Patriarch of Jerusalem Hermon (300 – 314 A.D.) sent Bishop Saint Ephraim to Scythia and Bishop Saint Vasilea to Chersona, with the aim of spreading Christianity. The Holy King because he preached Christ, expelled by the idolaters. Read more "

On the 7th of March, Saint Paul the Holy.

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Saint Paul lived in the 4th century AD. And Haplos was called, because he was an illiterate farmer but at the same time humble and simple in morals. His wife was beautiful in form, but bad-tempered in the soul. She committed adultery with others, he was arrested one day by Osios, when he was returning from the fields. So the Holy One left his wife and children in the care of the adulterer and fled to the Egyptian desert, in the cell of Antony the Great, asking to become a monk. Read more "

On the 7th of March, Saint Lawrence of Megaron.

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Saint Lawrence, by world Lampros Kanellos, he was born in Megara of pious and God-loving parents, Dimitrios and Sunday. Τὸ ἐπάγγελμά του ἦταν γεωργὸς καὶ οἰκοδόμος. Νυμφεύθηκε τὴν Βασιλικὴ καὶ ἀπὸ τὸν γάμο του ἀπέκτησε δύο υἱούς, τὸν Ἰωάννη καὶ τὸν Δημήτριο. Κάποιος βράδυ, στὸ χωριὸ Μάντρον, he had a vision of the Mother of God, which suggested him to go to Salamis, where he found her holy icon and to restore her ruined temple. Read more "

Saints and Church: 6in March

On the 6th of March 2015, B’ Stance of Salutations of the Virgin.

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*The shepherds heard, of the Angels praising, the incarnate presence of Christ, and acting like a shepherd, considering him as an unblemished lamb, grazed in the womb of Mary, When they praised, I said: Rejoice, Lamb and Shepherd Mother, hi, yard of logical sheep. Read more "

On the 6th of March, Memorial of the Finding of the Holy Cross with the Holy Men under Saint Helen.

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Saint Helen (247 – 328 A.D.), mother of the first Christian emperor Constantine I the Great (280/288 – 337 A.D.), the year 326 A.D. went to Jerusalem, where *"with great effort and much expense and intimidation they saw the holy cross and the other two crosses of the robbers"*, as the Cypriot Chronographer Leontios Mahairas writes. Read more "

On the 6th of March, Saints Aetios, Vassoi, Theodore, Theophilus, Best, Constantine and others 36 Witnesses.

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The 42 Holy Martyrs lived during the reign of Theophilos the economachus (829 – 842 A.D.) and they were generals and brigade commanders, rich and noble. Saint Theophilos was a general and a patrician, ὀ Saint Aetius general, Agios Vassoi runs, Saint Theodore the Pioneer, Saint Callistos Turmarchis and Saint Constantine Drungarios. Read more "

Saints and Church: 5in March

On the 5th of March, Saint Conon the Isauro.

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Saint Conon was born around the end of the 1st century AD. in Vadini, village of Isauria in Asia Minor and lived in the Apostolic times. His parents, Nestor and Nada were originally pagans. At a young age he became a Christian and when his parents pressured him to marry, agreed with his wife to live as brothers dedicated to God. Read more "

On the 5th of March, Saint Conon the Gardener.

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The Holy Martyr Conon came from Nazareth of Galilee and lived during the reign of Decius (249 – 251 A.D.). After he came to the country of Pamphylia and chose a small place, he converted it into a garden by planting cabbages, from which he supplied himself and the poor foreigners with food. He was simple in character, so that even those who were going to arrest him and lead him to the lord, to be punished because he was a Christian, when they grabbed him in a playful way, and he gave them back the aspasmos. Read more "

On the 5th of March, Saint Conon from Cyprus.

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Saint Conon lived around the 4th century AD. He was born in the Akama region of Cyprus, a few years after the death of Saint Hilarion the Great († 21 of October), from pious and God-loving parents. From childhood he loved temperance, τὴν ἄσκηση καὶ τὴν ἀρετή. Ἔτσι ἀποφάσισε νὰ ἐγκαταλείψει τὸν κόσμο καὶ νὰ ἐγκατασταθεῖ σὲ ἕνα σπήλαιο μακριὰ ἀπὸ τὸ χωριό του. Read more "

On the 5th of March, Ὅσιος Μᾶρκος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος.

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Saint Mark was an Athenian and lived in the 4th century AD. After he received a valuable education, he left Athens and went to Antioch, ὅπου μαθήτευσε κοντὰ στὸν Ἅγιο Ἰωάννη τὸν Χρυσόστομο. Ἀργότερα ἐκάρη μοναχὸς καὶ ἀφιέρωσε τὸν ἑαυτό του στὴν μελέτη τῶν Θείων Γραφῶν καὶ ἔφθασε στὸν ὕψιστο βαθμὸ τῆς ἀρετῆς. Read more "

On the 5th of March, Collection of the Holy Relics of Saint Theodore the Prince and his sons David and Constantine.

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Their memory is honored in 19 September. Δὲν ἔχουμε λεπτομέρειες γιὰ τὸ γεγονὸς τῆς ἀνακομιδῆς τῶν Ἱερῶν Λειψάνων τους.

Saints and Church: 4in March

Την 4ην του μηνός Μαρτίου, Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος ὁ Ἰορδανίτης.

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Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος ὁ Ἰορδανίτης γεννήθηκε στὴ Λυκία τὸν 5ο αἰῶνα μ.Χ., ἀπὸ εὐσεβεῖς καὶ ταπεινοὺς γονεῖς καὶ ἐκ βρέφους ἀφιερώθηκε στὸν Θεό. Σὲ νεαρὴ ἡλικία ἀσπάσθηκε τὴν αἵρεση τῶν Μονοφυσιτῶν παρασυρόμενος ἀπὸ τοὺς ὀπαδοὺς τοῦ αἱρετικοῦ ψευδοπατριάρχου Θεοδοσίου, φανατικοῦ μονοφυσίτου Αἰγυπτίου μοναχοῦ, ὁ ὁποῖος κατὰ τὴν ἀπουσία τοῦ Πατριάρχου Ἰουβεναλίου (422 – 453 A.D.), βοηθούμενος καὶ ὑπὸ τῆς βασιλίσσης Εὐδοκίας, κατόρθωσε νὰ καταλάβει τὸν πατριαρχικὸ θρόνο τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων καὶ νὰ προβεῖ σὲ ἀνεκδιήγητες σκληρότητες ἐπὶ εἴκοσι μῆνες (451 – 453 A.D.). Read more "

Την 4ην του μηνός Μαρτίου, Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος ἐκ Ρωσίας.

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Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος τῆς Βολογκντὰ γεννήθηκε στὴν Ρωσία τὸν 12ο αἰῶνα μ.Χ. Στὴν ἀρχὴ ἀσκήτεψε στὴ μονὴ τοῦ Γκλουσὲν καὶ ἀργότερα στὴ μονὴ τοῦ Γκλινέκ, κοντὰ στὸ Κίεβο. Στὶς 19 Αὐγούστου 1147 ἦλθε στὴν περιοχὴ τῆς Βολογκντά, ὅπου συνέχισε τὸ θεοφιλὴ καὶ ἀσκητικό του βίο. Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος, κοιμήθηκε μὲ εἰρήνη τὸ ἔτος 1178.

Την 4ην του μηνός Μαρτίου, Ἅγιος Δανιὴλ ὁ Πρίγκιπας.

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Ὁ Ἅγιος Δανιὴλ γεννήθηκε στὴν πόλη τοῦ Βλαντιμὶρ τῆς Ρωσίας τὸ ἔτος 1261. Ἦταν ὁ τέταρτος υἱὸς τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀλεξάνδρου Νέφσκυ († 30 Αὐγούστου καὶ 23 November) καὶ τῆς Βάσσης. Δύο χρόνια μετὰ τὴν γέννησή του ὁ πατέρας του πέθανε. Ὅταν ἀργότερα κοιμήθηκε ἡ μητέρα του Βάσσα, ἀνταφιάσθηκε στὸ ναὸ τῆς Γεννήσεως τοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς μονῆς τοῦ Γενεθλίου τῆς Θεοτόκου Βλαντιμὶρ καὶ οἱ πιστοὶ τὴν ἀποκαλοῦσαν «δίκαιη». Read more "

Την 4ην του μηνός Μαρτίου, Μετακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Βιασεσλάβου Πρίγκιπα τῆς Ρωσίας.

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Ὁ Ἅγιος Βιασεσλάβος τιμᾶται στὶς 28 September. Τὰ ἱερὰ λείψανα τοῦ Ἁγίου Βιασεσλάβου, πρίγκιπα τῆς Τσεχίας, μετακομίσθηκαν ἀπὸ τὸν ναὸ τοῦ Ἁγίου Βίτου († 15 Ἰουνίου) στὸν τόπο τοῦ μαρτυρίου αὐτοῦ.

Saints and Church: 3in March

On the 3rd of March, Synagogue of the Most Holy Theotokos of Volokolamsk in Russia.

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The Holy icon of Our Lady of Volokolamsk is a copy of the icon of Our Lady of Vladimir and is kept in the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God in the Kremlin. The icon was transferred from the Dormition Monastery of Zvenigorod by Saint Joseph of Volokolamsk († 9 September) at 2 March of the year 1572.

On the 3rd of March, Holy Basilisk, Eutropius and Cleonikos the Martyrs.

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The Holy Martyrs Basiliskos, Eutropius and Cleonikos came from Amasia on the Pontus and lived during the time of Emperor Maximian (286 – 305 A.D.). They were soldiers and relatives of Saint Theodore of Tiron. All Christians were sent to the ruler Asclepiodotus, who arrested them and tortured them cruelly. But the Martyrs, after the Lord and the Holy Great Martyr Theodore appeared to them, they became healthy. Read more "

On the 3rd of March, Saint Theodoritos the Hieromartyr Bishop of Antioch.

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Saint Theodoritos was a Presbyter of the Church of Antioch and lived during the time of the emperor Julian the Transgressor (360 – 363 A.D.). When the emperor's uncle, who was also called Julian and was previously a Christian and reader of the Church of Antioch, he became an idolater, he turned against the priests of the city and destroyed the holy offerings. Then Elder Theodoritos was also arrested, whom they hanged and tore out his ribs. Read more "

On the 3rd of March, Saint John Patriarch of Georgia.

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Saint John lived in the 9th century AD. and he was patriarch in Georgia from 1033 up to 1048. Before his election, as Patriarch, he had secluded himself in the monastery of Kalipos, in Antioch of Syria, where many Georgian monks lived. Saint John slept in peace for the year 1048

Saints and Church: 2if March

On the 2nd of March, Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Throne.

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The holy icon was discovered in 2 Of March 1917 in the village of Kolomskoi, near Moscow, on the day of the forced resignation of Saint Nicholas, Tsar of Russia

On the 2nd of March, Saint Hysychios the Synglectic.

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Saint Hesychius lived during the time of Emperor Maximian (286 – 305 A.D.) and held the office of the Senate. When by decree of Maximian the persecution broke out against the Christians and the Christians holding higher positions were forbidden to wear a belt and a uniform, then the Saint preferred to despise all the honors of temporal glory, he threw off the officer's clothes and belt and dressed humbly in silver. Read more "

On the 2nd of March, Saint Euthalia the Parthenomarty.

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The Holy Martyr Euthalia came from Sicily and lived in Leontines. Her mother, which was also called Euthalia, suffered from bleeding. One day the Saints Alpheios appeared in her sleep, Philadefos and Kyprinos († 10 May) and they said to her, that he will be healed only if he believes in Christ and is baptized. Ἡ γυναῖκα πραγματικὰ πίστεψε καὶ βαπτίσθηκε. Read more "

On the 2nd of March, Ἅγιος Θεόδοτος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Κυρηνείας Κύπρου.

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Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἱερομάρτυς Θεόδοτος ἔζησε τὸν 4ο αἰώνα μ.Χ., τότε ποὺ τὸ νησὶ τῆς Κύπρου ἦταν ὑποδουλωμένο στοὺς Ρωμαίους. Ὁ Ἐπίσκοπος Θεόδοτος, ἄνθρωπος ταπεινὸς καὶ φλογερὸς στὴν πίστη, φιλόθεος καὶ φιλάνθρωπος, ἦταν ἕνα ἀληθινὸ δῶρο Θεοῦ γιὰ τὸ πολυβασανισμένο νησί. Στὸ ἱερὸ πρόσωπό του ὅλοι ἔβλεπαν τὸν οἰκεῖο πατέρα καὶ τοῦ πραοτάτου Χριστοῦ τὸ γνησιότατο μιμητή. Read more "

On the 2nd of March, Ἅγιος Ἀρσένιος Ἐπίσκοπος Τβὲρ τῆς Ρωσίας.

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Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρσένιος ἔζησε στὴν Ρωσία κατὰ τὰ τέλη τοῦ 14ου καὶ τὶς ἀρχὲς τοῦ 15ου αἰῶνα μ.Χ. Ἀπὸ νωρὶς εἰσῆλθε στὴ μοναχικὴ πολιτεία τῆς Λαύρας τοῦ Κιέβου καὶ ἐξελέγη Ἐπίσκοπος τῆς πόλεως Τβέρ. Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρσένιος κοιμήθηκε ὁσίως μὲ εἰρήνη

On the 2nd of March, Ὅσιοι Βαρσανούφιος, Σάββας, Σαββάτιος καὶ Εὐφρόσυνος ἐκ Ρωσίας.

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Οἱ Ὅσιοι Βαρσανούφιος, Σάββας, Σαββάτιος καὶ Εὐφρόσυνος ἔζησαν στὴ Ρωσία κατὰ τὸν 15ο αἰῶνα μ.Χ. καὶ ἀσκήτεψαν στὴν περιοχὴ Τβέρ. Οἱ Ὅσιοι κοιμήθηκαν μὲ εἰρήνη.

On the 2nd of March, Ὅσιος Ἰωακεὶμ ὁ Ἰθακήσιος.

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Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωακείμ, κατὰ κόσμο Ἰωάννης Πατρίκιος, γεννήθηκε στὸν οἰκισμὸ Καλύβια τῆς Ἰθάκης ἀπὸ εὐσεβεῖς καὶ ἐνάρετους γονεῖς, τὸν Ἄγγελο καὶ τὴν Ἁγνή. Ὁ Ἰωάννης σὲ μικρὴ ἡλικία ἔχασε τὴν μητέρα του. Ὁ πατέρας του νυμφεύθηκε καὶ πάλι, ἀλλὰ ἡ μητριὰ τοῦ Ἰωάννου τὸν ταλαιπωροῦσε καὶ τὸν βασάνιζε. Ὁ Ἅγιος, τὰ δύσκολα αὐτὰ χρόνια, ἀσκήθηκε στὴν ὑπομονὴ καὶ τὴν ταπείνωση, βρίσκοντας καταφύγιο στὴν προσευχή, στὸ ἐκκλησάκι τοῦ Ἁγίου Σπυρίδωνος καὶ στὴν μελέτη τῶν ἱερῶν βιβλίων. Read more "
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*At 29 Of August 1992, τα ιερώτατα και θαυματουργά Λείψανα του Αγίου Νικολάου του Πλανά τοποθετήθηκαν σε ασημένια λάρνακα, που σήμερα βρίσκεται στο δεξιό κλίτος του Ιερού Ναού Ιωάννου Κυνηγού Οδού Βουλιαγμένης.* Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικόλαος γεννήθηκε στὴ νῆσο Νάξο τῶν Κυκλάδων τὸ ἔτος 1851 A.D., ἀπὸ τὸν Ἰωάννη καὶ τὴν Αὐγουστίνα, τὸ γένος Μελισσουργοῦ. Οἱ εὐσεβεῖς γονεῖς του τὸν ἀνέθρεψαν μὲ παιδεία καὶ νουθεσία Κυρίου. Ἀπὸ τὴν παιδική του ἡλικία ἐξέφρασε τὴν ἔφεση καὶ τὴν ἀγάπη του πρὸς τὰ ὅσια καὶ τὰ ἱερά. Ἦταν φιλακόλουθος καὶ διακονοῦσε πάντοτε στὸ ἱερὸ τὸν παππού του ἱερέα Γεώργιοmore »