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St. Cecilia's family was one of the principle families of Rome. According to the cultural custom of the time, Cecilia's family betrothed her to a pagan nobleman named Valerian despite St. Cecelia's...
John Kuntsevych, who was born in 1580 in the Volhynian region of western Ukraine, did not become "Josaphat" until he became a monk. Additionally, because he was born to Orthodox Christian parents w...
In the third century, St. Abraham Kidunaia was born into a prosperous household. After earning an outstanding education, Abraham was encouraged to marry. Despite his parents' desires, he told his b...