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Saint Paul
(Αγιος Παυλος)
Patron Saint of Our Parish

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Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia, at Nicomedia, and 200 Martyrs with them
Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia, at Nicomedia, and 200 Martyrs with them

Saints Eulampius and Eulampia were brother and sister. They lived at the beginning of the fourth century in the city of Nicomedia. Eulampius became upset after reading the decree of the emperor Maximian (284-305) sentencing all Christians to execution. Eulampius was horrified that the emperor was…

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Saint Amphilochius, Bishop of Vladimir, Volhynia

Saint Amphilochius, Bishop of Vladimir-Volhynia was the third bishop of one of the oldest of Russian dioceses, Vladimir-Volhynia, which was established in the time of Saint Vladimir. The first Vladimir-Volhynia bishop was Stephen, elected under Saint Vladimir himself; the next in succession was…

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Synaxis of the Saints of Volhynia

The Synaxis of the Saints of Volhynia commemorates all the saints of that region, including Saint Amphilochius, Bishop of Vladimir in Volhynia (October 10) Saint Job of Pochaev (August 28, October 28) Saint Juliana Olshanskaya (July 6) Saint Macarius of Kanev (May 13, September 7) Saint Stephen,…

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Blessed Andrew of Totma the Fool-For-Christ

Blessed Andrew of Totma, the Fool-for-Christ was born in the year 1638 in the village of Ust-Totma and chose to leave the world while still a child. With the blessing of Stephen, igumen of the Resurrection monastery in Galich, Andrew took upon himself the arduous calling of fool-for-Christ. He…

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Martyr Theotecnus of Antioch

Saint Theotecnus of Antioch was a renowned military commander at Antioch under the emperor Maximian (305-311). One time the emperor arrived in Antioch, demanding that all the inhabitants offer sacrifice to the pagan gods. As a Christian, Theotecnus refused to fulfill the order. The emperor,…

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Saint Bassian of Constantinople

Saint Bassian of Constantinople was born in eastern Syria and became an ascetic in Constantinople, where the pious emperor Marcian (450-457) ruled. The venerable Bassian was the igumen at a monastery where there were three hundred monks. Among them also was Saint Matrona (November 9), who dressed…

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Saint Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria
Saint Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria

Saint Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria came from the area surrounding Tiberiada. When he was thirteen, the saint secretly left his home to go off to the monastery on Mount Selenteia. There he matured spiritually under the guidance of the Elder, Saint Stephen. After three years Saint Theophilus…

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Venerable Ambrose of Optina
Venerable Ambrose of Optina

Alexander Michailovich Grenkov was born Nov. 23, 1812 in the Russian province of Tambov. His parents raised him strictly and with fervent piety. Since he was of a priestly family, it was no surprise when he entered the Tambov theological seminary in 1830. He did well in his studies and was ranked…

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Hieromartyr and Metropolitan of Moscow and Krutitsy, Peter Polyansky
Hieromartyr and Metropolitan of Moscow and Krutitsy, Peter Polyansky

New Hieromartyr Peter, Metropolitan of Krutitsy was glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church at the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church on February 23, 1997. Saint Peter was born in the Voronezh region, and studied at the Moscow Theological Academy, graduating in 1892, where he then…

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Icon of the Mother of God “of the Akathist” of Zographou Monastery
Icon of the Mother of God “of the Akathist” of Zographou Monastery

In the XIII century, there was a certain Elder who spent his life in ascetical struggles on Mount Athos. He had the pious custom of reading the Akathist Hymn before the Icon of the Mother of God every day. One day, while reading the Akathist, and silently repeating the word "rejoice," the Elder…

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26 Monastic Martyrs of Zographou Monastery on Mount Athos
26 Monastic Martyrs of Zographou Monastery on Mount Athos

In the year 1274 at the Council of Lyons (in France), the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Paleologos decided to buttress his waning power by forming a union with Rome. This policy aroused universal discontent. In 1278, the Emperor issued a decree to introduce the Union at Constantinople by forceful…

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Saint Paul's Greek Orthodox Church

West Anderson St. Savannah, Georgia 31401
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30 am — 2:00 pm
Tel. (912) 236-8256 Fax. (912) 236-7321
Email: office@stpaulsgoc.org
Website: stpaulsgoc.org

Presiding Priest: Rev. Fr. Thomas (Tom) Guerry
Priest Emeritus, Fr. John Caparisos