The Byzantine Shrine on Beacon Hill
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- April 12th – Holy Father Basil, Bishop of Riazan
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- April 10th – Holy New Martyr Demos, slain by the sword in Smyrna in 1763
- April 9th – Holy Martyrs newly-revealed on Mytilene: Raphael, Nicolas and Irene
- April 8th – St. Niphon, Bishop of Novgorod
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Month: January 2026
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Holy Father Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, “belongs not to the Church of Caesarea alone, nor merely to his own time, nor was he of benefit only to his own kinsmen, but rather to all lands and cities worldwide, and to all people…
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The Circumcision according to the flesh of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ On the eighth day after His Nativity, our Lord Jesus Christ was circumcised in accordance with the Old Testament Law. All male infants underwent circumcision as a sign of God’s Covenant with the holy Forefather Abraham and his descendants [Genesis 17:10-14, Leviticus 12:3]. After…
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