The last day of the Conference is dedicated to some major 20th century witnesses of the Transfiguration, who were able to cross the darkness of persecution and martyrdom SERGEJ S. CHORUŽIJ and TE...

Prayer for Lent Lord and Master of our lifes, keep far from us the spirit of futility, discouragement, lust for power, and empty speech Lord and Master of our lifes, keep far from us ...

Brochure of the herbal infusions of Bose, in French: le tisane di bose francese 291.32 Kb

Brochure of the stoneware pottery of Bose, in Italian:  il gres di bose 3.23 Mb

Melitone of Sardis (2nd cent.) pastor Today several early Eastern and Western calendars commemorate Melitone, bishop of Sardis.

Francis of Paola (1416-1507) monk Today the Catholic Church commemorates Francis of Paola, a hermit and founder of the Order of Minims.

Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769) witness During the night between April 2 and 3, 1769, Gerhard Tersteegen, a witness to the Gospel, died in voluntary solitude. Lectionary

Martin Luther King (1929-1968) Baptist pastor and martyr On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, a Baptist pastor and nonviolent African American civil rights leader, was assassinated in Memphis, Tennes...

Macarius the Great (ca. 300-390) monk Today the Coptic Church celebrates the memorial of Macarius the Great, who brought monastic life to the desert of Scetis.

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Aphrahat the Persian sage (4th cent.) monk Today the Maronite Church commemorates Aphrahat the Persian sage, the first well-known figure from the Syriac churches whose teachings were handed down as a...

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William Law (1686-1761) priest Today the Church of England commemorates the priest William Law, who led a profound spiritual renewal in 18th- and 19th-century England.

Callinicus of Cernica (1787-1868) monk and pastor In 1868 Callinicus of Cernica, who served as bishop of Rimnicului Valcea, Romania, died in the monastery where he been igumen for many years.

Peter Waldo (ca. 1140-1217) witness Very little information about Peter Waldo's life is available, and much of what we have is probably more legendary than factual. Still, it is enough to s...

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Mary the Egyptian (d. 522) nun On the sixth day of the month of Barmudah, the Coptic church commemorates Mary the Egyptian, a penitent in the Palestinian desert.

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Benedict Joseph Labre (1748-1783) witness Benedict Labre, a vagabond for God and a follower of Christ in total poverty, gives witness at the heart of the Western Church to a paradoxical possibility of...

Simeon Bar Sabbae (d. 341) pastor and martyr On the fourteenth day of Nisan of the year 341, Good Friday for the Christians of Syria, the catholicos Simeon Bar Sabbae of Seleucia-Ctesifont was martyr...

Massacre of the Jews of Prague (m. 1389) This day in 1389 marked the beginning of the massacre of the Jews of Prague.

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer "It is the end, and for me the beginning of life," he answered those who bid him farewell, conscious that the costly grace offered to every disciple of Christ

Anselm of Aosta (ca. 1033-1109) monk and pastor Anselm of Aosta, a monk and pastor, died in Canterbury in 1109.

Aho of Syria (ca. 457-556) monk Today the West Syrian churches commemorate the monk Aho, a hermit who founded several monasteries in the region of Ninive.

George of Lydda (d. ca. 304) martyr On April 23, all Christian calendars commemorate George of Lydda, the most widely venerated Christian martyr.

The thirteen Jewish martyrs of Troyes (d. 1288) In 1288, the Jewish residents of the French city of Troyes were accused of ritual homicide when a corpse was found in the house of Jewish nobleman Isaa...

Mark Evangelist Today the Eastern and Western churches celebrate the feast of Mark the Evangelist. The Coptic liturgy calls him "the witness of the sufferings of the only-begotten Son"

Tertullian (2nd-3rd cent.) witness There are Christians who announce the Gospel with their lives, and who are perhaps unable to find words to describe their experience of communion with God. Others a...