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St. Amphilochius (d. AD395)
St. Amphilochius was a theologian, a stalwart defender of orthdoxy against the Arians, and according to tradition, encouraged St. Basil to write his defence of the divinity of the Holy Spirit. Amphilochius, like many saintly bishops is also known for successfully standing up to “power” risking his life before the Emperor Theodosius to make a [...]
3.5 in 4
OK, so this morning I was struck by something as I quickly scanned the recent weeks of the Calendar project. Roughly – throughout the past four months – that is one quarter of the year – there have been on average only 3.5 commemorations per month of female saints! Obviously this is not “scientific” – [...]
Feasts
Only a few days now until Pentecost but here’s the question: what does a “feast” mean to you? Any feast – not just Pascha and Pentecost, Theophany and Transfiguration – but any feast, the patronal feast of your community, your name day – how do feasts “fit” into your experience of the faith? I ask [...]