12 Insightful Sayings from the Three Hierarchs of the Church *** 1 – “Troubles are usually the brooms and shovels that smooth the road to a good man’s fortune, and many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away hunger.” ~ Saint Basil […]
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The Three Hierarchs: Saint Basil, Saint Gregory and Saint John
The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom Ioannis Foundoulis Professor of the Theological School A. U. Th. † On 30 January, the Church celebrates the memory of the three great hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. This is not a commemoration in the strict sense of […]