Best Darren C. Ong Podcasts (2024)

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How Do I Become a Gardener? 1:03:41

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How do I become a gardener? Reference materials for this episode: The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection (Volume 59) - pg 85-86 &125-126 Publisher ‏ : ‎ Liturgical Press; Revised edition (January 1, 1984) ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0879079592 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0879079598 Scripture citations for this episode: Genesis 1:28-31 Ezekiel 37:1-…

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How Can I Know God? (S6-E000) 21:41

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A brief discussion on the categories of knowledge, how the life of the way of faithfulness to Christ prioritizes them, how this is in stark distinction to our culture, & why the examination of this question is at the heart of the restructuring of this podcast for Season Six. This is, essentially, episode 000 as our first true conversational episode…

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Reboot Teaser 3:48

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A quick note from one of our hosts to let you know about the reboot of the program which will begin publishing in about a month. The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion with oversight from Fr Symeon Kees Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555 https://www.instagram.com/chr…

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Saint Nikolai Velimirović of Žiča 46:21

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Saint Nikolai Velimirović of Žiča ( March 18 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://orthochristian.com/46256.html - biography https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/18/100825-repose-of-saint-nikolai-of-zhicha - biography http://orthodoxclergy.blogspot.com/2018/02/a-statement-concerning-sin-of-racism.html “Prayers by the Lake” A Treasury …

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Saint Symeon the New, Theologian 36:03

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Saint Symeon the New, Theologian ( March 12 ) THE ICON FEATURED IN THIS WEEK’S PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL IS NOT BY THE HAND OF NICHOLAS PAPAS & IS NOT THE PROPERTY OF St DEMETRIUS PRESS Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/03/12/100790-venerable-simeon-the-new-theologian https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2019/12/on-…

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Saint Felix, Bishop of Dunwich, Enlightener of East Anglia 35:25

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Saint Felix, Bishop of Dunwich, Enlightener East Anglia ( March 8 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2021/03/saint-felix-of-burgundy-bishop-of.html - life of St Felix https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38326/38326-h/38326-h.html - St Bede mentions Bishop Felix (Book II-Chap XV, Book III-Chap XVIII&XX) The Silver C…

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St John Cassian (Second Look) 38:46

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St John Cassian ( Feb 29 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/29/100623-venerable-john-cassian-the-roman https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/14557292 - first episode on St John Cassian https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/6356446 - episode on Desert Fathers https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/350705.htm - The …

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Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna 29:28

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St Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna ( Feb 23 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/23/100589-hieromartyr-polycarp-bishop-of-smyrna http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ignatius.html - St Ignatius’ letter to St Polycarp https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm - St Polycarp’s letter to the Phillipians https://…

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St Empress Theodora, Defender of Icons 26:30

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St Empress Theodora, Defender of Icons (Feb 11) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/11/100504-righteous-theodora-wife-of-emperor-theophilus-the-iconoclast https://www.oca.org/fs/paschal-cycle https://orthodoxwiki.org/Sunday_of_Orthodoxy https://orthodoxwiki.org/Seventh_Ecumenical_Council https://www.newadv…

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Ss Barsanuphius & John, a Conversation w/ Fr Symeon Kees & Nicholas Papas 1:32:10

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Ss Barsanuphius the Great & John the Prophet ( Feb 6 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/06/100443-venerable-barsanuphius-the-great-and-john-the-prophet Title: Guidance Toward Spiritual Life: Answers to the Questions of Disciples Publisher: Saint Herman Press ISBN 10: 0938635840 Author: Saint Barsanuphiu…

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St Ephraim the Syrian w/ Fr Symeon Kees of Eastward Iowa City 1:02:08

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St Ephraim the Syrian ( Jan 28 ) conversation w/ Fr Symeon Kees producer of Paradosis Pavilion & host of "Eastward Iowa City" podcast Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/28/100328-venerable-ephraim-the-syrian https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ephrem_the_Syrian St. Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on Paradise, - trans. by S…

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St Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople 37:30

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St Gregory The Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (Jan 25) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/25/100298-saint-gregory-the-theologian-archbishop-of-constantinople - hagiography of St Gregory Poems on Scripture - written by the saint - Popular Patristics Vol 46 - St Vladimir’s Seminary Press - ISBN 97…

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St Macarius the Great, of Egypt 37:52

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St Macarius the Great of Egypt ( Jan 19 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/19/100226-venerable-macarius-the-great-of-egypt - life of St Macarius of Egypt https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2013/01/healthy-and-sick-monasticism.html - Monasticism is not intrinsically virtuous https://pemptousia.com/2016/12/…

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Feast of the Theophany 25:33

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Feast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ( Jan 6 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/10/why-do-we-baptize-in-the-name-of-the-holy-trinity-and-not-in-the-name-of-jesus - understanding “in the name of” during baptism Scripture citations for this episode: Genesis 1:2 - God begins creatio…

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The Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 47:09

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The Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Jan 1) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/01/100001-the-circumcision-of-our-lord-and-savior-jesus-christ - information about the feast day https://orthodoxwiki.org/Jesus_Christ - details on what name was actually given Scripture citations …

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St Joseph the Betrothed 34:15

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St Joseph the Betrothed ( Dec 26 & Sunday after Nativity ) Scripture citations for this episode: Leviticus 12 - the timeline of purification for a woman after childbirth Matthew 1 & 2 - Jesus’ birth & the story of the wise men & the flight into Egypt Luke 2 - Jesus’ presentation in the Temple as well as the events in His twelfth year John 8:12-20 -…

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Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch (second look) 39:50

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Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch (Dec 20) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/12107042 - previous episode https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/20/103594-hieromartyr-ignatius-the-god-bearer-bishop-of-antioch - bio of the saint http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ignatius.html - transla…

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Repose of Venerable Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America 33:40

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Repose of Venerable Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America ( Dec 13 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/htc/orthodox-calendar/ - biography of St Herman (find Dec 26/13) https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/13/103530-repose-of-venerable-herman-of-alaska-wonderworker-of-all-america - more detail on t…

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Saint Ambrose of Milan 40:43

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Saint Ambrose of Milan ( Dec 7 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/12/07/103485-saint-ambrose-bishop-of-milan - bio of Saint Ambrose https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1101.htm - Augustine’s “Confessions” in which he discusses his relationship with Ambrose https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2014/12/when-saint-…

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Saint Stephen the New 30:31

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Saint Stephen the New Martyr or Stephen the Younger ( Nov 28 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/11/28/103412-monastic-martyr-and-confessor-stephen-the-new - life of St Stephen the New https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/study/module/john-of-damascus - St John of Damascus on icons Scripture citations for …

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The Great Martyr Katherine of Alexandria 21:48

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The Great Martyr Katherine of Alexandria ( Nov 24/25 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/11/24/103382-great-martyr-katherine-of-alexandria - biography https://sinaimonastery.com/index.php/en/ - website of the monastery of St Katherine on Mount Sinai Scripture citations for this episode: Acts 2 - St Peter pr…

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St Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica 40:45

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St Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica (Nov 14) Reference materials for this episode: https://youtu.be/rkM5Mhd_s7c?si=Y9mELt52x_S08w9D — playlist of lectures discussing the hesychast controversy https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/11/14/103303-saint-gregory-palamas-archbishop-of-thessalonica — biography https://sgpm.goarch.org/Monastery/?…

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Saint Nektarios of Pentapolis & Aegina 40:31

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St Nektarios of Pentapolis/Aegina ( Nov 9 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://youtu.be/ldUGahNlMRk?si=Yo-vJF2MoZk7vwKu — Film “Man of God” based on the life of St Nektarios https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/11/09/103251-saint-nectarius-kephalas-metropolitan-of-pentapolis — Biography https://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/s…

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Saint Romanus of Rouen 36:45

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Romanus of Rouen ( October 23 ) Reference materials for this episode: https://orthochristian.com/156173.html — biography of St Romanus https://www.normandythenandnow.com/the-legend-of-saint-romain-the-dragon-in-rouen — account of the dragon https://lainhart.medium.com/legend-of-the-gargoyle-5c30e063a37f — detail about the dragon’s head being hung a…

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Saint Lucian the Martyr of Antioch 30:55

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Saint Lucian the Martyr of Antioch (Oct 15) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.antiochpatriarchate.org/en/page/806/ - saint’s biography http://nttextualcriticism.blogspot.com/2011/06/metzger-on-lucianic-recension.html - analysis of Saint Jerome’s (and others) comments about the Lucian recension https://www.tertullian.org/decretum_eng…

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The Glorification of Saint Tikhon 41:16

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The Glorification of St Tikhon of Moscow, Enlightener of North America (September 26) Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/10/09/102906-glorification-of-saint-tikhon-apostle-to-america - biography of St Tikhon https://orthodoxwiki.org/Julian_Calendar https://orthodoxwiki.org/Gregorian_Calendar https://www.goar…

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Soldier Martyrs Ss. Sergius & Bacchus 30:40

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Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Syria (October 7) Reference materials for this episode: Prologue of Ohrid ISBN: 9780971950504 Translation of “The Passion of Ss Serge & Bacchus” by John Boswell: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/scotts/ftp/wpaf2mc/serge.html Apolytikion for The Three Hierarchs, in Greek & English: https://www.bulletinbuilder.org/GOA-…

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The Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian 45:07

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The Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian (September 26) Reference materials for this episode: Previous episode about St John: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/episodes/7009990 OCA feast summary: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/09/26/102731-repose-of-the-holy-apostle-and-evangelist-john-the-theologian Previous episod…

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The Holy Prophet Jonah 37:55

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The Prophet Jonah (September 21/22) Reference materials for this episode: Jonah’s Journeys (material regarding connection of Jonah to Elijah or Elisha) — Barbara Green OP, PhD — ISBN: 9780814650387, 5038 Saint Jerome's commentary on Jonah: Translation with introduction and critical notes — Timothy Hegedus PhD — Biblical Studies Commons — https://sc…

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Saint Euphrosynos the Cook of Alexandria 38:31

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Saint Euphrosynos the Cook of Alexandria (September 11), patron of cooks & kitchens Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/09/11/102581-saint-euphrosynos-the-cook-of-alexandria The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 - ISBN-10: ‎0963518372 & ISBN-13: 978-0963518378 Scripture citations for this …

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Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae 40:00

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Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae (September 6) Reference materials for this episode: The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church trans by Holy Apostles Convent ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0944359280, ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0944359280 Scripture citations for this episode: Genesis 1 (whole chapter, particularly verses 14-19) Genesis 3 (verses 1 & 14) Numb…

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Saint Moses the Ethiopian 26:52

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St Moses the Ethiopian, also known as Moses the Strong, Moses the Black & Moses of Scete Reference materials for this episode: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/08/28/102414-venerable-moses-the-ethiopian-of-scete “The Sayings of the Desert Fathers” Liturgical Press of Cistercian Publications ISBN 0879079592, 9780879079598 “The Philokalia vol 1”…

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Saint Gregory of Utrecht 21:40

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Saint Gregory of Utrecht We recount the life of this saint from The Netherlands & how a prominent event in it speaks directly to our current society’s difficulties with forgiveness. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07021a.htm https://catholicsaints.info/butlers-lives-of-the-saints-saint-gregory-abbot-and-confessor Scripture citations for this episo…

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The Feast of The Translation of the Image “Not-Made-By-Hands” of our Lord Jesus Christ 52:07

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The Feast of The Translation of the Image “Not-Made-By-Hands” of our Lord Jesus Christ from Edessa to Constantinople We recount the events which are celebrated on this feast day, the patronal feast of James John's home parish, & demonstrates how this feast is instructive for our understanding of the tradition of venerating icons & why it ought to b…

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Transfiguration 29:33

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Jim John Marks discusses the feast of Holy Transfiguration The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion with oversight from Fr Symeon Kees Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555 https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast https://twitter.com/podcast_saints https://www.fac…

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Saint Paul the Apostle (second look) 20:26

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Jim John Marks gives his perspective on the Apostle Paul. As a reference, please look at "Saints Paul and Constantine" by Fr Stephen DeYoung: https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/orthodoxyandheterodoxy/2018/11/15/ss-paul-and-constantine/ The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion with oversight from Fr Sy…

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Saint John the Forerunner 21:43

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Saint John the Forerunner is how Eastern Orthodox Christians commonly refer to Saint John the Baptist. The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion with oversight from Fr Symeon Kees Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555 https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast https:…

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Saint Constantine the Great 29:15

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Saint Constantine the Great was Roman Emperor from 306-337, and one of the most consequential of the entire history of the empire. He was the first Christian emperor, and under his edict of Milan Christianity became a tolerated religion in the Roman Empire, ending three centuries of persecution. He also called the council of Nicaea, which clarified…

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Saint Matthias the Apostle 20:40

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Saint Matthias the Apostle was Judas' replacement. The book of Acts records that after the resurrection, the 12 disciples decided that they needed to appoint a replacement for the traitor Judas, and Matthias was chosen. Tradition records that Matthias was eventually martyred for his faith in Christ. We read reflections on the saint by St John Chrys…

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Saint John of Beverley 25:22

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Saint John of Beverley was from the Yorkshire region of England. He was Bishop of Hexham in 687–705, and the Bishop of York in 718-721. He was known for his miracle-working, both in life and and after his death. His intercession was thought to have been responsible for many English military successes - most notably, King Henry V attributed his famo…

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Saint Tamar of Georgia 22:47

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Saint Tamar (or Tamara) was queen of Georgia in the years 1184-1213. This was considered the apex of Georgia's golden age. Queen Tamar's Georgia was a Christian kingdom surrounded by hostile Muslim powers. Nevertheless, through her piety and competent leadership, Queen Tamar led her country into great military success against its enemies. The Chris…

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Saint George 23:38

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Saint George was a martyr during the reign of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. He was a distinguished soldier in the Roman army who refused to renounce his face in Christ, even when threatened with execution. He is a very popular saint, especially among soldiers, and is the patron saint of England, Ethiopia and Georgia. The Christian Saints Podcast is…

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Saint Innocent of Alaska 30:50

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Saint Innocent of Alaska (also known as Saint Innocent of Irkutsk, or Saint Innocent Metropolitan of Moscow) was a 19th century missionary priest and an archbishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. He is especially known for bringing the gospel to the native peoples of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska, which was then under Russian control. Jim John Ma…

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Saints Chrysanthus and Daria 19:48

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Saints Chrysanthus and Daria lived in third century Rome, and were pagan converts to the Christian faith who died as martyrs. Saint Daria was in fact a pagan priestess. Saint Chrysanthus converted to Christianity as a young man, and his father, trying to dissuade him married him off to Saint Daria. This plan backfired when Saint Chrysanthus convert…

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Pope Saint Innocent I 25:36

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Saint Innocent I was pope in the years 405-417, and is known for proactively and successfully acting against various heresies that threatened the Christian church. He was also a staunch ally of Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, and advocated for him when Saint John was exiled by his powerful enemies. The Christian Saints Podcast …

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Saint Luke of Crimea 33:18

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Saint Luke of Crimea is also known as Saint Luke of Simferopol or Saint Luke the Surgeon. He lived in the years 1877-1961. He was an incredibly accomplished surgeon and scientist, who,after the death of his wife became an Eastern Orthodox priest and eventually an archbishop. Saint Luke lived through the collapse of the Russian Empire, and the rise …

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Saint Valentine 30:39

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Saint Valentine's day, on February 14 is probably the most well-known saints' feast day in the calendar. Unfortunately, not much is known for sure about Saint Valentine. He was either a priest or a bishop, and a martyr in the early Christian church during one of the Roman persecutions. He gained association with romance in the middle ages, since Fe…

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Saint Agatha of Sicily 28:31

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Saint Agatha was a deaconess and martyr from the early 3rd century, from the city of Catania in Sicily, a large island in the south of Italy. In this episode we will hear the story of her martyrdom, and discuss how veneration of Saint Agatha developed in medieval times and today. The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative soun…

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Saint Ignatius of Antioch 20:10

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Saint Ignatius was Bishop of Antioch in the first century. He was a disciple of the Apostle John, and one of the early church leaders who ended up dying for their faith. The letters he wrote had an immense influence on the new church - he is responsible for introducing the phrase "Catholic church", and the idea of a church divided into dioceses, le…

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Saint Anastasius the Persian 23:27

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Saint Anastasius was a Persian, at a time when the Persian Empire was the greatest enemy of the Christian Roman Empire. He was a Zoroastrian, but converted to the Christian faith when he encountered the true cross where Jesus was crucified. This cross was captured by the Persians in a raid. Saint Anastasius was baptised and became a monk, but was l…

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