Contents
- Biblical
- Eastern Orthodox (Greek, Russian, Serbian)
- Coptic
Note
- This list contains generally online articles and short pdfs. Longer PDFs and books are found in my book recommendations section.
- Icons and images: you can find a lot of images and icons for both ancient and recent saints from both the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox families in this link.
Biblical
- Immortal words from Job the righteous in the OT
- The first witness of the resurrection: On St Mary Magdalene
- Sunday after nativity: Joseph the betrothed
St Mary
- 12 beautiful passages about St Mary
- The apparition of Virgin Mary in Zeitoun
- The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
- When Mary returned to Egypt: The Apparition of Zeitoun
Eastern Orthodox (Greek, Russian, Serbian)
- A contemporary voice from holy Russia: Elder Zosima (2002)
- A second St John of Kronstadt, Fr Jonah Atamansky of Odessa (1924)
- Athonite Elder Herodion, the fool-for-Christ (1990)
- A true, obedient servant of the Lord – Holy confessor Nikon of Optina
- Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich: Serbia’s new Chrysostom (1956)
- Champion of the Arena – Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov
- Elder Nikolai Guryanvo “Help me, O God, to bear my cross” (2002)
- Fr Tikhon the Anchorite (1968)
- For the 30th anniversary of the repose of Fr Seraphim Rose
- Greater love hath no man – new martyr Metropolitan Benjamin of Petrogad (1922)
- Holy hieromatyr Seraphim Zvezdinksy (1937)
- I grew up near St. John (Maximovitch) (1966)
- Martyr of carpatho-rus-the holy new Martyr Maxim Sandovich (1914)
- Remembering the holy Patriarch Pavle of Serbia (2009)
- Saint Patriach Tikhon – His missionary legacy to Orthodox America
- St Afanasy (Athanasius) Sakharov, bishop of Kovrov, confessor and hymnographer (1962)
- St John, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco, Wonderworker (1966)
- St Hilarion of Optina (1805 – 1873)
- St Luke the Doctor the Archbishop of Crimea (1961)
- St Luke the Physician of Simferopol as a Model for our lives (1961)
- St Philaret of New York (1985)
- St Poryphios speaking joyfully of his cancer: “I feel illness as the love of Christ”
- The Challenge of a 20th Century Saint, Maria Skobtsova (1945)
- The Lord made me rejoice by giving me the cup of suffering: Hieromatyr Onuphrius Gagalyuk (1938)
- The life and teachings of Elder Siluan (1938)
- The example set us by the Holy Fathers
- The life of the saintly Miracleworker, Father Leonty (1971)
- The life of St John Chrysostom (-407)
- The simple shepherd – Papa Nicholas Planas
- The elders shone as beacons in the night, guiding people to salvation
- “What a wondrous death for monks!—Death for Christ”: The memory of hieromonk Nestor (savchuk) (-1993)
St John of Kronsadt (1908)
- A Spiritual Portrait of St John of Kronstadt
- St John of Kronstadt’s power of healing
- The life of the holy and righteous pastor St John of Kronstadt
St Nektarios of Aegina (1920)
- An interview with a nun who knew St Nektarios
- Do you want to see an angel? St Nektarios and his instructions
- Saint Nektarios
- The life of St Nectarios
- The life of St Nektarios the Wonderworker
Coptic
Follow Orthodoxsaintstories on instagram. The admin is a young zealous Coptic youth who ardently loves the Coptic Church and her saints. He learned arabic just so he can read arabic spiritual writings. He translated many profound stories of contemporary Coptic saints. He is also related to the saintly retired Bishop Ammonious of Luxor, who lives as a solitary monk in St Bishoy’s monastery, Wadi El Natroun.
Arabic facebook pages about recent/living saints & recent martrys
They undoubtedly post short stories about the virtues of these saints/martyrs when they were alive and also reported miracles that happen after their death.
- Fr Angelos St Anthony (2020)
- Fr Petronios St Mary (2014)
- Fr Samaan St Paul (2005)
- Martyr Bishoy Al-Qommos (2017) page 1
- Martyr Bishoy Al-Qommos (2017) page 2
- Martyr Bishoy Al-Qommos (2017) page 3
- Metropolitan Maximous of Qalyoubia (1992)
Tunt Samira Doherty of California (2015)
Mother Erene (2006)
- An ever living legacy – Tamav Erini
- A short acount of the life of tamav Erini
- The Coptic Orthodox nun who visited Mt Athos
- The life and legacy of Tamav Erini: a significant extract from the 1st book about Mother Erini
Fr Pishoy Kamel (1979)
- Abouna Bishoy Kamel
- A contemporary crossbearer: The late Fr Pishoy Kamel
- Collection of short and sweet stories about Fr Pishoy Kamel
- Fr Bishoy Kamel
- Pastoral work in the life of Fr Pishoy Kamel
- The power of the spirit in the life of Fr Pishoy Kamel
- The Transfigured Cross – a study of Fr Pishoy Kamel
Fr MIkhial Ibrahim (1975)
St Abraam the Bishop of Fayoum (1914)
- Abraam of Fayoum
- Anba Abraam late bishop of Fayoum “Mericful and giving”
- Miracles by Anba Abraam Bishop of Fayoum
- Some of the virtues of Anba Abraam
- St Abraam – biography
St Kyrillos VI (1971)
- 20th century star of Christianity
- More resources about Pope Kyrillos here.
- Feast of Pope Kyrillos VI
- Practical and mystical: Patriarch Kyrillos VI (1959 – 1971)
- Spirituality accentuated with gentle kindness
- The departure of His Holiness St Kyrillos VI
- The value of Pope Kyrillos VI
- Random pieces about St Kyrillos VI
Miscellanious
- Ardina Malika Youssef – the mother of the poor (1992)
- Fr Mikhial Ibrahim – a man of prayer
- Fr Yostos of St Anthony’s monastery
- Fr Petronios St Mary (2014) – Quick to respond
- Fr Sidarose Akhnoukh (1959) – The priest ordained by Christ Himself
- Metropolitan Maximos (1992) – An angel in his generation
- Palm Sunday martyrs and Bishoy al-Qommos (2017)
- Stories of contemporary martyrs of Egypt
- St Macarius the Great
- St Makarios the Great of Egypt
- St Mary of Egypt
- Stories of 4 modern-day Coptic ascetics
- St Reweis – a life of humility
- The life of Bishop Mina Ava Mina – the close disciple of St Kyrillos VI
- The miracles of Fr Faltaous St Mary
More good resources for Coptic saints are found here
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