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Holy Unmercenaries
Holy Unmercenaries () is an epithet applied to a number of Christian saints who did not accept payment for good deeds. These include Christian healers or physicians who, in conspicuous opposition to medical practice of the day, tended to the sick, free of charge. List of Holy Unmercenaries Saints bearing this title include: * Zenaida and Philonella () * Saint Tryphon () * Saint Thalelaeus the Unmercenary, at Anazarbus in Cilicia (284) * Saints Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia () * Saint Pantaleon (), also called Saint Panteleimon * Saints Cyrus and John () * Saint Diomedes of Tarsus () * Saint Blaise (316) * Saint Sampson the Hospitable () * Saint Agapetus of the Kiev Caves (1095) * Saint Matrona Nikonova (1952) * Saint Luke the Surgeon of Crimea (1961) * Saint Hermione () See also * List of Eastern Orthodox saint titles The saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church (and of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite) have various customary saint titles wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epithet
An epithet (, ), also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing. It is usually literally descriptive, as in Alfred the Great, Suleiman the Magnificent, Richard the Lionheart, and Ladislaus the Short, or allusive, as in Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror, Æthelred the Unready, John Lackland, Mehmed the Conqueror and Bloody Mary. The word ''epithet'' also may refer to an abusive, defamatory, or derogatory word or phrase. This use is criticized by Martin Manser and other proponents of linguistic prescription. H. W. Fowler noted in 1926 that "''epithet'' is suffering a vulgarization that is giving it an abusive imputation." Linguistics Epithets are sometimes attached to a person's name or appear in place of their name, as what might be described as a glorified nickname or sobriquet, and for this reason some linguists have argued that they should be c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Sampson The Hospitable
Sampson the Hospitable (, ; died 530 AD) was a citizen of Constantinople who devoted his time to serving the poor of the city. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Churches as well in the Catholic Church. Life Sampson (or Samson) was born in Rome to a prominent and devout family. He became a physician who devoted much of his time to helping the poor and sick. He inherited a fortune, much of which he distributed to the poor. Sampson turned his home into a free clinic, providing his patients with food and lodging as well as medical care. He trained a staff to care for the large numbers coming to seek both medical and spiritual attention. "He moved to Constantinople, where he lived in a tiny house from which he distributed alms, comfort, advice, hope, medicine and all possible aid to those suffering in spirit and in body." He was later ordained a priest by the patriarch. When the Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great became ill he sent for Sampson to cure him. He was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Unmercenaries
Holy Unmercenaries () is an epithet applied to a number of Christian saints who did not accept payment for good deeds. These include Christian healers or physicians who, in conspicuous opposition to medical practice of the day, tended to the sick, free of charge. List of Holy Unmercenaries Saints bearing this title include: * Zenaida and Philonella () * Saint Tryphon () * Saint Thalelaeus the Unmercenary, at Anazarbus in Cilicia (284) * Saints Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia () * Saint Pantaleon (), also called Saint Panteleimon * Saints Cyrus and John () * Saint Diomedes of Tarsus () * Saint Blaise (316) * Saint Sampson the Hospitable () * Saint Agapetus of the Kiev Caves (1095) * Saint Matrona Nikonova (1952) * Saint Luke the Surgeon of Crimea (1961) * Saint Hermione () See also * List of Eastern Orthodox saint titles The saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church (and of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite) have various customary saint titles wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Eastern Orthodox Saints
This is a partial list of canonised saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In Orthodoxy, a saint is defined as anyone who is in heaven, whether recognised here on earth, or not. By this definition, Adam and Eve, Moses, the various prophets, and archangels are all given the title of ''Saint''. Sainthood in the Orthodox Church does not necessarily reflect a moral model, but communion with God; there are many examples of people who lived in great sin and became saints by humility and repentance: Saints Mary of Egypt, Moses the Ethiopian, and Dismas, the repentant thief who was crucified with Jesus Christ. Therefore, a more complete Orthodox definition of what a saint is, has to do with the way that saints, through their humility and their love of mankind, saved inside them the entire Church, and loved all people. Orthodox belief states that God reveals saints through answered prayers and other miracles. Saints are usually recognised by their local community, often by people wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Eastern Orthodox Saint Titles
The saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church (and of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite) have various customary saint titles with which they are commemorated on the liturgical calendar and in Divine Services. Many of the titles can overlap with each other (e.g. apostle and disciple) or are at least not mutually exclusive. Some of them are, however, mutually exclusive (e.g. prophet and righteous). Some titles are only given to one saint, very often the Virgin Mary and some titles are also no longer given to saints (e.g. apostle). It is not rare that certain titles, such as ''Venerable'', ''Prophet'' or ''Hieromartyr'', are placed in front of a saint's name instead of the standard ''Saint'' (e.g. Venerable Bede, Prophet Jonah or Hieromartyr Maximus Sandovic). List The following list explains the titles and gives an exemplary saint for each title: * Archangel: an angel of the second lowest rank, whose purpose is to act as a messenger of God to humans; this ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermione Of Ephesus
Hermione of Ephesus (; ) is a 2nd-century saint and martyr venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church. She was well known as a "great healer" and founded the first Christian hospital in Ephesus. Biography Hermione was born in Cæsarea and was one of the four daughters of Saint Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven deacons as described in chapter 6 in the Acts of the Apostles, chosen by the early Christian church to minister to the community of believers in Jerusalem. Her name does not appear in the Bible, but she and her sisters are described as virgins and "gifted with prophecy." Hermione also appears in the Menaion, the liturgical book used by the Eastern Orthodox Church. She is often confused with a daughter of St. Philip the Apostle. According to tradition, around the early 100s, after studying medicine, Hermione travelled with her sister Eukhilda to Ephesus, through Anatolia, to meet St. John the Theologian in the hopes that they could help him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky
Valentin Felixovich Voyno-Yasenetsky (; – 11 June 1961) – now known as Luke of Simferopol, Saint Luke the Blessed Surgeon, or Saint Luke of Crimea – was a Russian surgeon, spiritual writer, a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, and archbishop of from May 1946 until his death. He was a laureate of the Stalin Prize in medicine in 1946. Personal life Valentin Voyno-Yasenetsky was born in 1877 in Kerch. In 1889, his family moved to Kiev. In Kiev, he graduated from the gymnasium and art school, then Valentin entered the medical faculty of Kiev University. Then he met the sister of mercy Anna Vasilyevna Lanskaya, whom he married, and they had two children. In 1917, Anna fell ill with tuberculosis, and the family moved to Tashkent. But in 1919, Anna Voyno-Yasenetskaya died. In 1921, Voyno-Yasenetsky became a priest, then took the name Luke, later became a bishop. After the war, he was awarded the medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945". In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matrona Nikonova
Matrona Dmitrievna Nikonova (; 1881/1885 – 2 May 1952) is a canonized saint of the Russian Orthodox Church who is said to have had the gifts of prophecy, spiritual vision, and healing from early childhood. Early life Matrona was born to Dmitry and Natalia Nikonov in the village of Sebino in Tula Province.''Blessed Matrona, Pravmir Portal, May 2009, in Russian'' She was the fourth child in the family. Her struggling parents planned to place her in an orphanage after her birth but her mother changed her mind after she had a dream, in which she saw that a white bird of divine beauty, with empty eye sockets, landed on her breast. When Matrona was born, she was blind, with eyelids closed over empty eye sockets. Her mother took this as a heavenly sign. According to legend, by the time she was eight, she had revealed prophetic and healing powers. Revolution Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, she and her friend Lydia Yankova became homeless peasants who left their villages to fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agapetus Of The Kiev Caves
Agapetus of the Kiev Caves or Agapetus of Pechersk (; ; born ?? – died 1095), was an Orthodox Christian saint and doctor, as well as a monk in Kiev Pechersk Lavra. He was born in Kiev and was taught and admitted to monastic vows by Saint Anthony of Kiev. Agapetus famously provided free medical services for poor people. He also healed grand prince Vladimir II Monomakh. Several churches in Ukraine and Russia bear his name.Hospital Church of Agapetus of Pechersk in Kyiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, archive His relics are stored in the Near Caves of Kiev Pechersk Lavra. The day of Saint Agapetus of Pechersk is observed by Orthodox Churches on 14 June (1 June by Julian calendar), 28 September (commemoration of Kiev Pechersk Lavra Near Caves venerable saints), and 1 June by Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Blaise
Blaise of Sebaste (, ''Hágios Blásios''; martyred 316 AD) was a physician and bishop of Sivas, Sebastea in historical Lesser Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr. He is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Blaise is a saint in the Catholic Church, Catholic, Western Rite Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Churches, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches and is the patron saint of wool combers and of sufferers from Otorhinolaryngology, ENT illnesses. In the Latin Church, his feast falls on 3 February. In the Eastern Churches, it is on 11 February. According to the ''Acta Sanctorum'', he was martyred by being beaten, combing (torture), tortured with iron combs, and beheaded. Early records The first reference to Blaise is the medical writings of Aëtius Amidenus () where his aid is invoked in treating patients with objects stuck in the throat. Marco Polo reported on the place where "Messer Saint Blaise obtained the glorious cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint
In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denomination. In Anglican Communion, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheranism, Lutheran doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but a selected few are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation. Official Ecclesiastical polity, ecclesiastical recognition, and veneration, is conferred on some denominational saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church after their approval. In many Protestant denominations, and following from Pauline usage, ''saint'' refers broadly to any holy Christian, without special recognition or selection. While the English word ''saint'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarsus, Mersin
Tarsus (; Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒅈𒊭 ; ; ; ) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,029 km2, and its population is 350,732 (2022). It is a historic city, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Adana-Mersin metropolitan area, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Turkey. Tarsus forms an administrative district in the eastern part of Mersin Province and lies at the heart of the region. With a history going back over 6,000 years, Tarsus has long been an important stop for traders and a focal point of many civilisations. During the Roman Empire, it was the capital of the province of Cilicia (Roman province), Cilicia. It was the scene of the first meeting between Mark Antony and Cleopatra, and the birthplace of Paul the Apostle. Tarsus was served by Adana Adana Şakirpaşa Airport, Şakirpaşa Airport, replaced in August 2024 by Çukurova International Airport; and is connected by Turkish Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
