The Orthodox Church in our World
On this page: Saints of Africa & other non-European saints, New Martyrs of the 20th century (below)
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by Angelina Blackwood
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Saints of Africa - continued
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Blessed Elesbaan, King of Ethiopia
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Martyrs Africanus, Terence, Maximus, Pompeius and Others at Carthage
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St. Fulvianus (in baptism Matthew), Prince of Ethiopia)
Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria
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St. Catherine of Alexandria
Venerable Pitirim of Egypt
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Holy 362 Martyrs of Africa, martyred by the Arians
Martyrs Menas the Melodius, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus, of Alexandria
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The Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu
St. Eupraxia of Tabenna in Egypt
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Saints Athanasios and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria
St. Macarius the Great of Egypt
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St. Ammon of Egypt
Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John and with them Martyrs Athanasia and her daughters Theoctiste, Theodota, and Eudoxia, at Canopus in Egypt
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Martyrs Perpetua, a woman of Carthage, and the Catechumens: Saturus, Revocatus, Saturninus, Secundulus and Felicitas (icon of Saints Perpetua and Felicity)
Venerable Isidore of Pelusium
Virgin Martyr Apollonia of Alexandria
St. Timothy, Patriarch of Alexandria
Martyr Varus, and seven Monastic Martyrs with him
Prayer to Holy Martyr Varus for Those who have died outside the Faith
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Venerable John the Clairvoyant of Lycopolis, anchorite of Egypt
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Other Non-European Saints
Saints of China
An indigenous saint
An Indigenous Holy Woman
For more on Matushka Olga and a campaign in Alaskan villages, see video link below. (Also: ORTHODOXY AND THE ENVIRONMENT in section below).
For more on Orthodox Christianity among indigenous people in Alaska, see the video about St. Herman of Alaska in the 'Virtual Visits to Saints and Holy Places:
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NEW MARTYRS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
This section is devoted to those who glorified God under the dictatorial and ungodly systems of Communism and Fascism. (Under construction).
St. Theoktista Michailovna, fool-for-Christ of Voronezh
New Martyr Mstislava
New Martyr Anna (Korneyev)
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Venerable Maria (Skobtsova), nun, who suffered at Ravensbruck
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New Martyr Margaret (1918)
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Martyr Gorazd of Prague, Bohemia and Moravo-Cilezsk (1942)
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Orthodoxy and the Environment
"This grass is an icon; this stone is an icon; and I can kiss it, venerate it, because it is filled with God's grace".
Fr Paissios
"The world is not only a gift, but a task for man".
Fr Dimitru Saniloae
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