Saints John, Sergius, Patrick and others were slain in the Monastery of Saint Sabbas. During the eighth century the area around Jerusalem was subjected to frequent incursions of the Saracens. The ...

Evocative, traditional Russian Orthodox monasteries in the United States give visitors a taste of a more mystical life. Surrounded by modest single family homes in a quiet suburban neighborhood, the ...

After an Israeli airstrike left parts of an Orthodox church in Gaza in ruins, Father Pachomius of St. Sabbas Orthodox Monastery in Harper Woods was frantic. His dear friend, Archbishop Alexios of the ...

Bulgarian Christian Orthodox mark Wednesday, December 5, the Day of Saint Sava or Sabbas. St. Sabbas was born in 439. He is a Cappadocian-Greek monk, priest and saint, who lived mainly in Palestine.

13¾ x 19¾ in. (35 x 50.2 cm.) ...