Saint Amelberga of Susteren was the Benedictine abbess of Susteren Abbey Netherlands in the 9th century AD; she died about 900 AD. Her remains are kept in the former abbey […]
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Rachel
Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל Modern Rakhél Tiberian Rāḥēl Arabic: راحیل Rāḥīl); from an unused root meaning: to journey as a ewe that is a good traveller. as described in the Bible […]
Barulas
Saint Barulas (died 303) was a third-century boy who was martyred along with Romanus of Caesarea by Emperor Galerius by being whipped and beheaded for their Christian beliefs. Their feast […]
Gobrain
Saint Gobrain (died November 16 725) was a Breton monk and Bishop of Vannes. At the age of 87 he retired from his see to be a hermit.
Observer Group
The Observer Group (precursor to Marine Corps Amphibious Reconnaissance Company and the Navy Scouts and Raiders) was a joint-United States Army/Marine Corps unit that was the first in the United […]
Maruf Karkhi
Maruf Karkhi (Persian: معروف کرخی) known also by his full name Abu Mahfuz Maruf Ibn Firuz al-Karkhi was a Sufi Saint who is a pivotal figure in Sufism. He came […]
John Kochurov
Saint John Kochurov (Russian: Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Кочу́ров) hieromartyr of the Soviet revolution was one of a number of young educated priests who came to the United States in the late […]
Jacob Netsvetov
Saint Jacob Netsvetov Enlightener of Alaska was a native of the Aleutian Islands who became a priest of the Orthodox Church and continued the missionary work of St. Innocent among […]
Nestor of Thessaloniki
Nestor of Thessaloniki was a companion of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki (October 26). St. Nestor’s feast day is celebrated on October 27.Having been moved to act against the mighty Lyeios […]
Theodoret of Antioch
Saint Theodoret or Saint Theodoritus (Greek: Θεοδώρητος God given; died October 22 362) was a Greek-speaking Syrian Christian priest who died a martyr in Antioch during the reign of Emperor […]