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Saint Matrona lived in the fifth century. After the death of her husband, she entered the monastic life and founded a women's monastery in Constantinople, which became known for its strict rule of life and the holiness of the women who lived there...

Born in Tarsus during the first century to a prominent Jewish family, Zenaida and Philonella came to faith in Christ through the Apostle Paul, who was a close relative.  The sisters shared a deep interest in medical practice and studied to become...

Saint Larisa (or Larissa) was one of the 26 Martyrs of Crimea slain by the Goths in the year 375. They are commemorated together on March 26.

Saint Ludmila was born about the year 860 to the ruling family of Bohemia in the modern Czech Republic. At the age of about 13, she was married to Borivoy, the first Christian Duke of Bohemia. They worked together to enlighten their subjects with the...

Saint Tatiana lived in Rome in the early 3rd century. She was raised a Christian and served as a deaconess. After her prayers resulted in the miraculous destruction of various idols and pagan temples, she was arrested and brutally tortured. Her...

Saint Agafya (Agatha) was the wife of Grand Duke Yuri II of Vladimir (1188-1238), and Theodora was their eight-year-old daughter. Grand Duke Yuri's rule saw the Mongols invade the lands of Kievan Rus. In the course of many battles, they gradually took...

Saint Katherine (also spelled Catherine) was a Great Martyr who suffered in the year 305 at the hands of Maximinus of Alexandria. She is commemorated in the Slavic churches on November 24, the date of her martyrdom. In the Byzantine churches, she is...