Life of saints

Saint Apostle Matthias

 
Saint Apostle Matthias and his possible place of death in Abkhazia
 
It is known from the book “The Acts of the Apostles” (1,15-26) that the apostles choose Matthias instead of Judas Iscariot(Gr. Μαθθίας or Ματθίας), he became one of the…

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Eustace from Apsilia

In the days of Emperor Justinian II a child was born in the family of the Apsil’s ruler. Apsilia was an ancient country, situated between Sebastopolis and Ziganis. The name of Apsils’ruler was Marin. He was a patrician. The…

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Great Martyr Panteleimon

Son of pagan and Christian
 
Panteleimon lived in the city of Nicomedia, the end of IIIrd – the beginning of IVth century, during the reign of Emperor Maximian. It is known that his father Evstrogy was a pagan and…

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