T.H.E.O.S. Lives of Saints Discussion Forum

This Is a Forum For Students of The Three Hierarchs Eastern Orthodox School in Pittsburgh, PA To Discuss the Life of the Saint of the Day. 

After Listening To The Life of The Saint of  The Day On-line, Students Are Invited To Write  About Something They Learned About The Saint  Commenting Below.

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Dec. 19 - Holy Martyr Boniface
Reply #166 on : Mon December 19, 2011, 09:47:51
Boniface was originally a Pagan.
He called out among the martyrs, "I am a Christian!"
He was harshly flogged.
He suffered in the year 290.

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Nov. 28-Martyr Stephen the New
Reply #165 on : Mon November 28, 2011, 08:15:41
He died at the age of 53.-Alexander
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Nov. 13-St. John Chrysostom
Reply #164 on : Thu November 17, 2011, 09:53:37
He died on a cross-Alexander
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Oct. 28-Holy Martyr Paraskeva
Reply #163 on : Fri October 28, 2011, 09:55:56
when the governer asked her what her name was she answered: "i am a christian"

the govaner rebuked her for not telling him her real name

she destroyed all the peahen god statues.

she gave away everything away to the poor in the name of Christ

she was beheaded.

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Oct. 27-Holy Martyr Nestor
Reply #162 on : Thu October 27, 2011, 09:50:02
when Lilas defeated some one he would kill them.

there was a day no one came forward to fight him, so Nester went forward. he asked st Demetrius gave him his blessing to fight Lilas.

Nester defeated Lilas, but refused to kill him because he was a christian, so the emperor got mad and had Demetrius and Nester killed!!

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oct 26 st demetrious
Reply #161 on : Wed October 26, 2011, 10:46:07
He was sent to jail for believing in God.

In the prison an angel appeared to him and told him that he was blessed.

A small church was built over his relics.

his relics are wonder working.

!Alexandra!
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Oct. 25-Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius
Reply #160 on : Tue October 25, 2011, 09:44:30
they laid there heads under the swords, and................................. died:(


they died in 355 AD
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Oct.24- Holy Martyr Arethus
Reply #159 on : Mon October 24, 2011, 09:46:23
4000 other Christians suffered with him.
He was 95 years old when he suffered.
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Oct. 24-Holy Martyr Arethus
Reply #158 on : Mon October 24, 2011, 09:45:56
He suffered with more the 4,000 others

he was 95 years old when he suffered

he suffered for the christian faith

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Holy Martyr Arethus Oct.24 2011
Reply #157 on : Mon October 24, 2011, 09:03:36
Arethus was the the local govener of Naglan.- Chloe
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Oct. 21- St. Hilarion the Great
Reply #156 on : Fri October 21, 2011, 09:42:18
He was born to a pegen family.

He visited St. Anthony the great and became to his disciple.

Demons came to scare him away from God but he did his cross and scared them away.

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Oct. 20- Holy + Great Martyr Artemius
Reply #155 on : Thu October 20, 2011, 10:14:55
St. A. was sent into exile into Arabia.

the emperor ordered that A. be laid on a flat rock and have another flat large rock be placed on him crushing his body.

Finally St. A was beheaded

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Holy Martyr Varus Oct 19
Reply #154 on : Wed October 19, 2011, 10:07:37
he was an officer for the Roman's and secretly a Cristian


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Oct. 18-Holy Apostle and Evangilist Luke
Reply #153 on : Tue October 18, 2011, 09:40:27
Born in Antioch.

He brought Jews and Pagans to the Christian faith.

He painted many icons of the Virgin Mary and of St. Peter an Paul.

He was 84 when he went through torture.

He died by being hanged

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holy aposel luke oct. 18
Reply #152 on : Tue October 18, 2011, 09:39:31
he preached the Gospel in all Italy.

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October 19th Holy apostle and evangalist Luke
Reply #151 on : Tue October 18, 2011, 08:21:57
Luke was born in Antioch, he applied himself to making Greek folosifies, medicine, and painting.When he learned about Jesus and the holy mother he painted three icons of them. When Luke was older he went to Libya and upper Egypt to teach Gods word and then he returned to Greece. -Emmeline
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Oct. 17-Holy Martyrs Cosmas and Damian
Reply #150 on : Mon October 17, 2011, 09:48:59
they were thrown into the sea then to the fire.

They were then stoned but the stones bounced off of them.

They then were beheaded. And then they died.
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October 12th Saint Martyrs Probus, Andronicus, and Tarachos
Reply #149 on : Wed October 12, 2011, 09:22:55
All three Probus, Andronicus, and Tarachos were torchered and martyred by the time of diecleshion -Emmeline
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October 7 Holy Myrtars Sergius and Bacchas
Reply #148 on : Fri October 07, 2011, 08:35:09
Sergius and Bacchas denied to give great sacrifises to the golden idol.So Sergius was thrown into prison and Bacchas was torcherd first.The soildiers took turns beating and whiping Bacchas until his body was broken into fragments. His holy spirit went forth from from his broken and bloodstained body. -Emmeline
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Oct. 4- Holy Father Ammon of Nitra
Reply #147 on : Tue October 04, 2011, 08:52:09
A close friend of Saint Anthony.- Aidan
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October 4 Holy Father Ammon of Nitria
Reply #146 on : Tue October 04, 2011, 08:27:56
Holy Father Ammon traveld to the Nitrian desert where he gave himself to the esseses of solitary -Emmeline
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Sept. 29 St. Cyriacus the Solitary
Reply #145 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 09:54:59
he was born in Corinth
-peter
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Sept 29 Saint Cyriacus the Solitary
Reply #144 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 09:54:00
at the age of 18 his desire for spiritual life led him to Jerusalem
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Sept. 29-St. Cyriacus the Solitary
Reply #143 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 09:52:20
He died in 550 AD
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September 29 St. Cyriacus the Solitary
Reply #142 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 09:49:28
he went out to the desert for nine years and never spoke again for 10 years

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Sept. 29- St. Cyraicus the Solitary
Reply #141 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 09:47:49
He entered a monastery at a young age.
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September 29 St. Cyriacus the Solitary
Reply #140 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 08:44:59
At the age of 18 Cyriacus' desire of his spiritual life lead him to jeruselem. There he entered the monastary of a Godly man called yustorgus who grounded him of the monastic life -Emmeline
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Sept. 29 St. Cyriacus the Solitary
Reply #139 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 08:41:03
He died once he was 109 years old.


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Sept. 29 St. Cyriacus the Solitary
Reply #138 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 08:40:13
He died once he was 109 years old.
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Sept. 29 St. Cyriacus the Solitary
Reply #137 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 08:39:38
Once he was in the desert he sometimes just ate raw vegetables.


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Sept. 29- St. Cyraicus the Solitary
Reply #136 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 08:39:23
He healed many and lived to be 109-Aidan
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Sept 29 Saint Cyriacus the Solitary
Reply #135 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 08:39:00
Cyriacus ate only ate once a day after sunset.


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Sept. 29-St. Cyriacus the Solitary
Reply #134 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 08:38:41
He died in 557 -Alexander
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9/29/11 ST. Cyriacus the Solitary
Reply #133 on : Thu September 29, 2011, 08:38:14
He knew a lot of saints-Constantine
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Sept. 28 St. Chariton the Confessor
Reply #132 on : Wed September 28, 2011, 09:53:37
he was tortured until his body was like one great wound-peter
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September 28 St. Chariton the Confesser
Reply #131 on : Wed September 28, 2011, 09:53:22
Chariton openly confessed the name of Christ.
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Sept. 28-St. Chariton the Confesser
Reply #130 on : Wed September 28, 2011, 09:52:40
St. Chariton traveled to Jerusalem, while he was on his way he was attacked by robbers. He was freed by Gods providence.
He died September 28, 350 AD
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St. Chariton the confessor
Reply #129 on : Wed September 28, 2011, 09:50:09
he founded multiple monasteries
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September 28 St. Charition the proffeser
Reply #128 on : Wed September 28, 2011, 08:57:14
St. Charition was torchered by the emporer because he was a christian he was bruised,beaten,and whouned.After that St. Charition was traveling to jeruselem when robbers jumped out of nowhere and started to beat him and stole every thing that St. Charition had -Emmeline
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St. Chariton the confessor
Reply #127 on : Wed September 28, 2011, 08:53:26
He died at Great age.-Chloe
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Sept. 28 St. Chariton the Confessor
Reply #126 on : Wed September 28, 2011, 08:24:57
He was tortured until his body was covered in wounds.


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9/28/11 ST. Chariton the Confessor
Reply #125 on : Wed September 28, 2011, 08:23:45
When the Emperor died he was released from prison- Constantine

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Sept. 28-St. Chariton the Confesser
Reply #124 on : Wed September 28, 2011, 08:23:10
They forced him into worshiping idles.-Alexander
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Sept. 28- St. Chariton the Confessor
Reply #123 on : Wed September 28, 2011, 08:22:24
He was beaten until he had wounds all over him-Aidan
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Sept. 27 Martyr Callistratus
Reply #122 on : Tue September 27, 2011, 09:55:51
he made forty nine soldiers convert to the faith
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Sept. 27 Myrtyr Callistratus
Reply #121 on : Tue September 27, 2011, 09:55:01
Born in Carthage.
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Martyr Callistratus
Reply #120 on : Tue September 27, 2011, 09:44:22
he served as a solder in the army of Jerusalem
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Sept. 27-Martyr Callistratus
Reply #119 on : Tue September 27, 2011, 09:14:48
He died in 304 B.C.-Alexander
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Sept. 27 Martyr Callistratus
Reply #118 on : Tue September 27, 2011, 09:12:57
He was beaten harshly then thrown into the sea but God protected him.


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Sept. 27 Martyr Callistratus
Reply #117 on : Tue September 27, 2011, 09:10:57
He was a Christian all his life.


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