The Apostle and Evangelist Luke was not one of the Lord’s twelve original disciples. A Gentile physician from Antioch, he is counted among the Seventy Apostles. He was a follower of Saint Paul, and traveled with him and Saint Peter throughout the...

Like St. Mark,  St. Luke was not one of the Twelve Apostles, but was one of the the four Evangelists. He was a Gentile, not a Jew, born in Antioch. He was a physician by profession. Luke became a disciple of St. Paul and traveled with Paul and...

As a youth, Paisius was called to commit his life to monasticism. Under the tutelage of Saint Pambo in one of the sketes of Egypt, Paisios strengthened greatly in spirit and attained a deep peace in his soul and love for God and man.   Saint Paisius...