Synaxarion

Saint David of Thessalonica Our holy father David pursued asceticism at the monastery of the Holy Martyrs Theodore and Mercurios. With zeal for Christ, and inspired by the example of the stylites, Saint David lived in an almond tree in constant prayer. Keeping strict fast and enduring heat and cold, he remained there f…

The Holy Martyrs and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian Cosmas and Damien were brothers born in Rome in the third century, physicians by profession. Raised in piety, they led chaste lives and were granted the gift of healing. Refusing to accept payment, the saints were called unmercenary healers . Through their miracles a…

Saint Juvenaly, Protomartyr of America The holy, glorious, right-victorious hieromartyr Juvenaly of Alaska, Protomartyr of America, was a member of the first Orthodox Christian mission to the New Land. Born in 1761 in Yekaterinburg, he was tonsured a monk, then ordained deacon, then priest, becoming a hieromonk. In 179…

Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia Saint Tsar Nicholas II was the last emperor of Russia and the son of Alexander III, who had reposed in the arms of Saint John of Kronstadt. Raised in piety, Nicholas sought to rule in the spirit of the Orthodox Christian faith and the best traditions of his nation. His wife Alexandra, a con…

Saint Sergius, Wonderworker of Radonezh A great ascetic and bright light of the Orthodox Church, Saint Sergius was born in 1313 in Rostov and baptized Bartholomew. After the death of his devout parents, he became a monk and founded the monastic community of the Holy Trinity in the forest of Radonezh. A gentle servant o…