Brian Whirledge

Saint Ronan lived in the sixth century. A native of Ireland, he decided to leave everything behind and went on a pilgrimage to Brittany in modern western France. There he established a hermitage for...

Saint Païsy was born in 1722 in Poltava in modern Ukraine. He was baptized by his father, a priest, with the name Peter. His father died young, and his mother Irene raised her 12 children in piety...

Saint Sebastian (Dabovich) was born the son of Serbian immigrants in San Francisco, California, in 1863. He studied theology in Kiev and Saint Petersburg, where he was tonsured a monk and ordained a...

Saint Denis (Dionysius) was the first bishop of Paris. During the reign of Decius (AD 249-251), Pope Saint Fabian sent Denis and six others to evangelize the Gaulish tribes. mThe evangelists were so...

Saint Philip II served as Metropolitan of Moscow (1566-68) during the reign of Tsar Ivan IV "the Terrible." He was born with the name Fyodor (Theodore) in 1507 to a leading Russian noble family. He...

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...

After the life-giving death of Jesus, Joseph of Arimathea asked for the precious body to give a dignified burial. Pilate granted his request, and the body of Jesus was taken down from the cross. In...

  This icon depicts the arrival of Mary at the temple, as she is received by the High Priest and the other temple virgins. Her elderly parents, Joachim and Anna, are seen in the background. In the...

One of the most renowned women saints of the early church is the virgin martyr Lucy (or Lucia). This wonderful saint was born in Syracuse, Sicily in the year 283 AD to wealthy parents. She was raised...

Palm Sunday is the celebration of Christ's triumphal entry into the royal city of Jerusalem. Riding on a young donkey, he was met by a massive crowd who publicly hailed Him as king. They waved palm...

As an image of great suffering, this icon presents the great sorrow of Christ’s followers after His death by crucifixion. Present in this scene (from left to right) are the grieving women disciples,...

The lives and prayers of the martyrs of Christ are a source of great consolation to the faithful. Saint Rodrigo (Rodriguez, Rudericus, Roderic, Ruderic) of Cordoba was such a martyr. Painted by the...

Regarded traditionally as the earliest native-born Irish saint, Kieran of Saighir will be a welcome addition to many a prayer corner. Add this icon to a pascha basket, or gift it for a baptism,...