theology

Saint Nicholas of Japan

Saint Nicholas (Kasatkin), born in 1836, was a Russian missionary who brought Orthodoxy to Japan. Arriving in 1861, he learned Japanese, translated scriptures, and built a cathedral in Tokyo.

Saint Mark, Bishop of Ephesus

Our father among the saints Mark Evgenikos Archbishop of Ephesus, was famous for his courageous defence of Orthodoxy at the Council of Florence (1439) in spite of the Byzantine emperor John VIII Palaeologus and the pope of Rome Eugenius IV.

Saint Macarius of Egypt

Saint Macarius of Egypt, frequently designated as Saint Macarius the Great or the Lamp of the Desert, was a foundational figure in the fourth-century monastic movement.

Saint John the Theologian

During the Crucifixion, when the other disciples had fled in fear, John remained at the foot of the Cross alongside the Theotokos.

Saint John Klimakos

Saint John of the Ladder, also known as Saint John Climacus, was a 6th-century Christian prelate, ascetic, and the Igumen (Abbot) of the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.

Saint James


Saint James the Righteous

Saint James continues to be venerated as the just shepherd who offered his life for the stability of the early Christian community.

Saint Isidore of Pelusium


Saint Gregory the Theologian

“I am an organ of the Lord, and sweetly... do I glorify the King, all a-tremble before Him

Saint Gregory Palamas

He became deeply immersed in the tradition of Hesychasm, a spiritual practice centred on inner stillness, silence, and unceasing prayer, particularly the repetition of the Jesus Prayer.

Saint Ephrem the Syrian

Saint Dionysius the Areopagite