Memory of Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus of Amasea (3 March)
The Holy Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus and Basiliscus suffered in the city of Pontine Amasea (Asia Minor) in about the year ...
Monday, March 16, 2026
Tag: Spirituality
Celebrating the Triumph of Orthodoxy: The Sunday of Icons
Introduction The Sunday of Orthodoxy is the first Sunday of Great Lent. The dominant theme of this Sunday since 843 ...
Memory of New Virgin-martyr Kyranna
The Church commemorates Saint Basil the Confessor, who was notable for the struggle against iconoclasm, Hieromartyr Proterius, who lived in ...
Saint Prokopios the Confessor of Decapolis
Saint Prokopios lived during the VIII century in the region of Dekapolis, east of the Sea of Galilee. Forsaking the ...
Saint Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza
Saint Porphyrius, Archbishop of Gaza, was born about the year 346 at Thessalonica. His parents were people of substance, and ...
Memory of St. Tarasios, Patriarch of Constantinople
Today the Church commemorates Saints Tarasios, Patriarch of Constantinople; Reginos, Bishop of Skopelos; and Marcellus, Bishop of Solea, Cyprus. Saint ...
Memory of Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
The Orthodox Church commemorates today Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna. He belongs to the choirs of the so-called Apostolic Fathers ...
Memory of Venerable Athanasius the Confessor
The Church commemorates Saint Ariston, Bishop of Arsinoe in Paphos, whose Diocese was re-established in 1996 under the ministry of ...
Memory of Saint Eustathius, Bishop of Antioch
The Church commemorates Saint Timothy in Symbols, who embraced monasticism from a young age and became a wonderworker by the ...
Martyr Philothei the Monastic of Athens
The Monastic Martyr Philothea was born in Athens in 1522. Her parents, Syriga and Angelos Benizelos, were renowned not only ...
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The Ecumenical Patriarch attended the funeral of the historian and university professor İlber Ortaylı
On the afternoon of Monday, March 16, 2026, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew went to the Fatih Mosque in Constantinople...
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece at the Ecumenical Patriarchate
On Monday, March 16, 2026, Greece's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Haris Theoharis, met with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew....
Patriarch of Alexandria: The Precious Cross is the eternal sign of God’s love for humankind
With great solemnity, the Third Sunday of Lent, the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross, was celebrated...
One year since the election of Archbishop Ioannis of Albania
March 16, 2026 marks one year since the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania elected Archbishop Ioannis of Albania as...
Orthodox faithful in Albania celebrate the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross
Across Albania, Orthodox Christians gathered in churches on the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross, one of...
Bulgarian Orthodox Church commemorates second anniversary of Patriarch Neofit’s repose (PHOTOS&VIDEOS)
Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria was commemorated on the second anniversary of his repose with a memorial Divine Liturgy at...
