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The Saints Video Series
In each of these 30 minute tapes Orthodox Priests and
Iconographers discuss the lives and significance of these incredible Saints.
 Learn
why The Orthodox faith believes in angels; when each of us is personally assigned
a guardian angel; how God has put into existence the nine orders of angels;
how God called upon him when a battle took place in heaven; and more.
 Learn
why St. Anthony is called "God's friend"; what made him go out to
the desert and confront the Devil; why St. Anthony is considered the father
of monasticism; what other famous Saint was an attendant to St. Anthony and
later wrote "The Life of St. Anthony"; and more!
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why St. Athanasios has been described as "God's hammer"; how St.
Athanasios, while only a Deacon, attended the First Ecumenical Council and
dramatically changed the future of Orthodoxy; why St. Athanasios was
banished 5 times during his 45 years as an Archbishop; and more!
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why St. Basil is known as "The one who opened the Heavens to us";
how he defended Orthodoxy in his battle with the Emperor; why he is credited
with starting our Monastic System; and more.
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why St. Catherine is known as the Saint of Education; how at 18 she took on
the most feared Emperor of her time; why she is known as the bride of
Christ; what happened when she debated 150 of the greatest philosophers in
front of the Emperor; and more.
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why St. Constantine is called the Emperor who freed Christianity; What vision
he had that changed the world; how he rose from being an illegitimate child
to ruler of an entire empire; what dramatic event happened at his death bed;
and more.
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why St. Demetrios is known as the Patron Saint of Thessalonika and how he
rose up to become the Governor; what order from the Emperor he refused to
follow that led to his imprisonment; and more.
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how, to this day, St. Dionysios' remains are still uncorrupted and kept in
Greece; why he is known as "The Saint of Forgiveness"; why St.
Dionysios is considered to be a "walking saint" and what that
means and more!
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why St. George is know as the Dragon slayer; what he did to become known as
the "Combatant of Kings"; how he endured 7 years of torture at the
hands of the emperor; what order he refused to obey that led to his imprisonment.
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why St. Haralambos is known as "The Man Who Wouldn't Die"; how he
endured tremendous suffering when he was 113 years old; how the Emperor
tried to humiliate him into renouncing his faith; what happened at the exact
moment he was about to be beheaded; and more!
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why it is believe that St. Helen and her faith led her son, St. Constantine, to
free Christianity; what transpired that led to her giving birth to St.
Constantine; and how she figured out where to locate the Holy Cross.
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why St. John the Baptist is considered the last and greatest of the prophets;
what accusation he made that caused him to be put in jail and killed; why Jesus
insisted that St. John the Baptist baptize him; what made Jesus say that there
was no greater man than St. John the Baptist; and more!
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why St. Nektarios is considered to be the Saint of cancer patients; what
rumor caused him to be exiled from Egypt; what vision he had that encouraged
him to continue on as a priest; what caused the Patriarch to write a
posthumous letter to the Saint; and more!
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why St. Nicholas is known as the "real" Santa; how his relics
ended up in Bari, Italy; what did he do at the first Ecumenical Council that
got him imprisoned; how Jesus and the Virgin Mary came to his defense; and
more!
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