A Woman Saint on a Deacon’s Door?
St. Marina on a Deacon’s Door We customarily think of icons of Archangels or Archdeacons for the deacon’s doors on our iconostases, but during the Middle Ages in the Balkans, there were several...
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Verily, we celebrate the memory of thy Prophet Nahum. Through him we implore thee, O Lord, save our souls. By the mid 14th century the Byzantine Empire had accumulated quite a few enemies both external...
View ArticleAn herb to help you not lose your head named for a saint who lost his.
Shrubby St. John’s Wort native to PA There is a genus of plants that consists of nearly 400 species with nearly worldwide distribution. It is kind of amazing. These plants all have bright yellow...
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