Today is the Sunday in the Orthodox Church in which we commemorate St. Mary of Egypt. I had no idea who she was until I became Orthodox, though the Catholic Church also recognizes her. Anybody who ...

In Naples, Rome and Jerusalem there are churches and chapels dedicated to a saint unknown to most of us and whose historical existence lacks actual evidence despite ample devotion among early ...

In thee, O Mother, was carefully preserved what is according to the Image. For thou didst take the Cross and follow Christ. By so doing thou didst teach us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away, ...

Deep into the Lenten journey of repentance, on the fifth Sunday of the season, Orthodox Christians find inspiration in an unlikely saint - Mary of Egypt. Mary, born in Egypt, left home at an early age ...

Thursday, April 1, is the feast of a little-known saint whose story demonstrates the power of the Church as the home of forgiveness, redemption and mercy. St. Mary of Egypt was a prostitute for 17 ...

MILWAUKEE - Music, kids activities and so much food! Taste of Egypt is taking place this weekend at St. Mary and St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church in Oak Creek. Mary Banoub and Grace Assaad show us ...

Catalogue of Paintings, Engravings, &c. &c. at the Picture Gallery of the Maryland Historical Society. Second Annual Exhibition, 1849. Baltimore: Printed by John D. Toy, corner of Market and St. Paul ...