Persons and Places

Persons and places mentioned in this book, with short notes and back-links to every occurrence.

Persons

St Alexander Nevsky

Grand Prince of Vladimir (1220–1263), defender of Novgorod against the Swedes at the Battle of the Neva (1240) and against the Teutonic Knights at the Battle on the Ice (1242). Tonsured a monk on his death-bed with the name Alexis. Canonised by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547. Feast days 23 November (repose) and 30 August (translation of relics, 1724).

Mentioned in: 13. St. Alexander Nevsky (13.1.6, 13.8.8).

St Basil the Great

Cappadocian Father (c. 330–379), Archbishop of Caesarea, monastic legislator and theologian; one of the Three Hierarchs. Author of the Longer and Shorter Rules and the Liturgy bearing his name. Feast day 1 January.

Mentioned in: 7. A Sainted Brother’s History of a Sainted Sister (7.1.18).

Christians

The collective designation for followers of Jesus Christ, used in early patristic literature to refer to the Christian community as distinct from pagan worshippers and Jews.

Mentioned in: 1. The Life of St. John the Baptist (1.2.12, 1.2.45); 2. St. Mary Magdalene, the Co-Equal With the Apostles (2.6.6, 2.6.12); 3. The Life of St. John the Evangelist (3.1.29, 3.4.1, 3.5.3); 4. St. Panteleimon, the Great Martyr and Unmercenary Physician (4.3.1, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 4.3.15, 4.3.28, 4.3.38, 4.3.47, 4.4.4, 4.5.6, 4.6.2, 4.8.2, 4.8.5, 4.8.6, 4.9.3, 4.9.8, 4.10.2, 4.10.5, 4.10.8, 4.11.7, 4.11.16); 5. The Life of Saint Nicholas (5.1.1, 5.1.9, 5.1.46, 5.1.48, 5.1.49, 5.1.51, 5.1.69); 6. The Life of St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia (6.7.2, 6.8.7, 6.12.23, 6.12.25); 7. A Sainted Brother’s History of a Sainted Sister (7.1.19); 8. St. John Chrysostom (8.2.20); 11. Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles of the Slavonians (11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.32, 11.6.3, 11.7.17, 11.7.18, 11.7.21, 11.8.1, 11.9.13, 11.10.5); 12. St. Sabbas, the First Archbishop of the Servians (12.2.11); 13. St. Alexander Nevsky (13.2.52); 14. The Life of St. Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow (14.14.3, 14.19.2); 9. Something About an Evening Hymn (9.2.2, 9.5.4, 9.7.6); 15. Why Orthodox Christians Bring Loaves to the Divine Liturgy (15.4.4, 15.9.10); 16. Address at the Centenary of the Orthodox Mission in North America (16.2.2, 16.4.18, 16.6.6, 16.7.5, 16.8.2); 17. Sincere Religion (17.6.7); 18. Sermon Preached on Orthodox Sunday (18.2.12, 18.3.8, 18.3.18, 18.3.26, 18.4.4, 18.5.6); 19. Sermon for the Fifth Sunday After Trinity (19.3.4, 19.6.7); 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.2.15, 20.3.2, 20.3.5, 20.3.8, 20.4.1, 20.4.2, 20.4.3, 20.4.4); 21. How the Church Cares for Her Sheep and Lambs (21.2.3, 21.5.2, 21.7.1, 21.7.3, 21.8.5, 21.10.2, 21.10.8, 21.10.9, 21.11.3).

St Constantine the Great

Roman emperor (c. 272–337), the first Christian emperor; legalised Christianity by the Edict of Milan (313) and convoked the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea (325). Feast day 21 May (jointly with his mother Helena).

Mentioned in: 5. The Life of Saint Nicholas (5.1.51); 6. The Life of St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia (6.12.24).

St Cyril, Apostle to the Slavs

Ninth-century missionary brother (c. 827–869) from Thessalonica who, with his brother Methodius, evangelised the Slavonic peoples in their own language and devised the Glagolitic alphabet (the precursor of Cyrillic). Patron of Europe. Feast day 11 May (with Methodius).

Mentioned in: 11. Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles of the Slavonians (11.3.1, 11.3.2, 11.3.3, 11.5.21, 11.5.25, 11.5.30, 11.5.36, 11.6.2, 11.6.5, 11.7.2, 11.7.5, 11.7.14, 11.7.17, 11.7.20, 11.7.21, 11.7.24, 11.7.30, 11.7.38, 11.7.40, 11.9.6, 11.11.11, 11.11.15, 11.11.17); 13. St. Alexander Nevsky (13.5.3).

Holy Prophet Elias

Holy Prophet Elias (Elijah), of the tribe of Levi, from Tishba of Gilead (9th century BC, reign of King Ahab of Israel). One of the greatest of the Old Testament prophets; called by the OCA ‘the first dedicated to virginity in the Old Testament.’ Taken up into heaven in a fiery chariot without tasting death (2 Kings 2:11); appeared with Moses at the Transfiguration of Christ (Matt. 17:3). In Orthodox liturgical usage, the standard English form is ‘Elias’ (reflecting Greek Ἠλίας); ‘Elijah’ is the standard Hebrew-derived form common in English Bibles and also used in Orthodox texts. Feast day 20 July.

Mentioned in: 9. Something About an Evening Hymn (9.8.2); 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.4.13).

Eve

The first woman in Genesis, wife of Adam. In patristic typology she is often paired and contrasted with the Theotokos as the “new Eve” whose obedience reverses the disobedience of the first.

Mentioned in: 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.3.4).

God the Father

The First Person of the Holy Trinity, unbegotten and the source (μοναρχία) of the Son and the Spirit; addressed in the Lord’s Prayer and confessed in the opening clause of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed.

Mentioned in: 9. Something About an Evening Hymn (9.2.8).

Greeks / Hellenes

The Greek-speaking pagan world, often used in early Christian literature to denote Gentiles or non-Christians. The term encompasses both ethnic Greeks and the broader Hellenistic culture that dominated the Roman Empire.

Mentioned in: 4. St. Panteleimon, the Great Martyr and Unmercenary Physician (4.3.15); 8. St. John Chrysostom (8.1.6).

the Holy Spirit

The Third Person of the Holy Trinity, proceeding from the Father (John 15:26); confessed in the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed as ‘the Lord, the Giver of Life’. The Holy Spirit anoints with chrism in baptism, indwells the Church, and is invoked at every Eucharist (the epiclesis).

Mentioned in: 4. St. Panteleimon, the Great Martyr and Unmercenary Physician (4.3.32); 7. A Sainted Brother’s History of a Sainted Sister (7.2.18); 13. St. Alexander Nevsky (13.2.11); 17. Sincere Religion (17.6.48); 18. Sermon Preached on Orthodox Sunday (18.2.2, 18.2.17); 19. Sermon for the Fifth Sunday After Trinity (19.6.9); 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.3.6); 21. How the Church Cares for Her Sheep and Lambs (21.11.4).

St Innocent of Alaska

Russian Orthodox missionary priest (1797–1879), the first Orthodox bishop resident in the Americas. Evangelised the Aleut and Tlingit peoples, devised a Cyrillic-based alphabet for Aleut, translated portions of Scripture and the Liturgy into Aleut. Consecrated Bishop of Kamchatka, the Kuriles, and the Aleutian Islands 1840; Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna 1868. Glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church 1977 as ‘Enlightener of the Aleuts, Apostle to America.’ Feast day 31 March (repose) and 6 October (glorification).

Mentioned in: 16. Address at the Centenary of the Orthodox Mission in North America (16.2.3, 16.2.8, 16.3.4, 16.3.12, 16.3.13, 16.4.12, 16.7.4).

Jesus Christ

The incarnate Son of God, second Person of the Holy Trinity; his name forms the centre of the Jesus Prayer and of all Orthodox spiritual life.

Mentioned in: 1. The Life of St. John the Baptist (1.2.12, 1.2.38, 1.3.3); 2. St. Mary Magdalene, the Co-Equal With the Apostles (2.3.1, 2.3.6); 3. The Life of St. John the Evangelist (3.1.1, 3.1.5, 3.1.25, 3.1.31, 3.3.6, 3.4.6); 4. St. Panteleimon, the Great Martyr and Unmercenary Physician (4.3.20, 4.3.26, 4.3.36, 4.3.52, 4.3.53, 4.4.2, 4.5.4, 4.7.1); 5. The Life of Saint Nicholas (5.1.59); 6. The Life of St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia (6.8.7, 6.9.2, 6.10.3, 6.10.5, 6.11.2, 6.12.13); 10. The Life of St. Pelagia (10.2.22, 10.2.28, 10.2.31); 11. Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles of the Slavonians (11.7.23); 9. Something About an Evening Hymn (9.1.1, 9.8.5); 15. Why Orthodox Christians Bring Loaves to the Divine Liturgy (15.4.7, 15.6.12, 15.6.13, 15.6.14); 17. Sincere Religion (17.6.20, 17.6.38); 18. Sermon Preached on Orthodox Sunday (18.2.7, 18.3.6, 18.3.23, 18.3.27, 18.3.32); 19. Sermon for the Fifth Sunday After Trinity (19.3.2, 19.5.8, 19.6.13); 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.2.1, 20.2.9, 20.2.10, 20.4.12, 20.4.18); 21. How the Church Cares for Her Sheep and Lambs (21.4.1, 21.5.2, 21.5.5, 21.7.4).

Jews

The Jewish people. In early Christian and patristic literature ‘οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι’ often denotes specifically the religious authorities who opposed Christ and the apostolic preaching (cf. the polemical use in the Gospel of John); the term is occasionally extended to the Jewish nation more broadly.

Mentioned in: 1. The Life of St. John the Baptist (1.2.17, 1.2.41); 2. St. Mary Magdalene, the Co-Equal With the Apostles (2.3.6, 2.6.10); 3. The Life of St. John the Evangelist (3.1.12); 6. The Life of St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia (6.5.3, 6.9.4, 6.10.3); 11. Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles of the Slavonians (11.5.20); 17. Sincere Religion (17.6.37); 18. Sermon Preached on Orthodox Sunday (18.2.15); 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.2.1, 20.2.2, 20.4.1).

St John the Forerunner and Baptist

Holy Prophet and Forerunner of Christ, son of Zacharias the priest and Elizabeth; last of the Old Testament prophets and the one who baptized Jesus in the Jordan. Beheaded by Herod Antipas at the instigation of Herodias. The Orthodox Church commemorates him on seven separate feast days: 23 September (Conception), 7 January (Synaxis, immediately after Theophany — the principal feast), 24 February (First and Second Finding of his Head), 25 May (Third Finding of his Head), 24 June (Nativity), 29 August (Beheading), and 12 October (Transfer of his right hand, Russian Orthodox). In Orthodox liturgical usage the primary title is ‘Forerunner’ (Πρόδρομος, Предтеча), with ‘Baptist’ (Βαπτιστής, Креститель) as a second appellation.

Mentioned in: 1. The Life of St. John the Baptist (1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.2.14, 1.2.19, 1.2.28, 1.2.32, 1.2.37, 1.2.38, 1.2.39, 1.2.41, 1.3.1).

St John Chrysostom

Archbishop of Constantinople (c. 347–407), one of the most prolific homilists of the early Church; one of the Three Hierarchs. Exiled twice for challenging imperial corruption; died in exile. Feast day 13 November.

Mentioned in: 8. St. John Chrysostom (8.1.1, 8.1.16, 8.2.10); 21. How the Church Cares for Her Sheep and Lambs (21.11.2).

Julian the Apostate

Roman emperor (c. 331–363, r. 361–363), nephew of Constantine the Great. Renounced Christianity and attempted to restore Greco-Roman paganism. Killed in his Persian campaign. The principal target of Saint Gregory the Theologian’s two Invectives.

Mentioned in: 10. The Life of St. Pelagia (10.2.8, 10.2.21).

St Mary Magdalene

First-century disciple of Christ, healed of seven demons; one of the myrrh-bearing women at the empty tomb. Venerated in Orthodox tradition under the title isapostolos (equal-to-the-apostles). Feast day 22 July.

Mentioned in: 2. St. Mary Magdalene, the Co-Equal With the Apostles (2.3.1, 2.4.1, 2.5.14, 2.6.5, 2.6.12).

St Methodius, Apostle to the Slavs

Ninth-century missionary brother (c. 815–885) from Thessalonica who, with his brother Cyril, evangelised the Slavonic peoples; consecrated bishop by Pope Adrian II and later confirmed by Pope John VIII against the German Latin missionaries. Translated the Old Testament into Slavonic. Feast day 11 May (with Cyril); 6 April (alone).

Mentioned in: 11. Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles of the Slavonians (11.3.1, 11.3.2, 11.3.6, 11.3.7, 11.5.14, 11.5.21, 11.5.25, 11.5.30, 11.5.33, 11.5.36, 11.7.8, 11.7.21, 11.7.30, 11.7.38, 11.7.46, 11.8.2, 11.9.1, 11.9.5, 11.9.9, 11.9.12, 11.9.13, 11.10.1, 11.10.9, 11.10.11, 11.10.14, 11.10.16, 11.10.17, 11.11.2, 11.11.4, 11.11.5, 11.11.7, 11.11.11, 11.11.15, 11.11.17).

St Nicholas of Myra, the Wonderworker

Archbishop of Myra in Lycia (birth date unknown; died in Myra between 342 and 352 AD — the commonly cited ‘c. 270–343’ is traditional but not historically verified). Noted for care of the poor, defense of Orthodoxy against Arianism, and reputed attendance at the First Ecumenical Council (Nicaea, 325), though his name does not appear in documented lists. Patron saint of Greece, Russia, sailors, travelers, and children. His relics were taken from Myra to Bari, Italy in 1087. Feast days: 6 December (repose), 9 May (translation of relics to Bari), 29 July (nativity, Russian Orthodox). Venerated as a Wonderworker (Θαυματουργός).

Mentioned in: 5. The Life of Saint Nicholas (5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.6, 5.1.8, 5.1.11, 5.1.14, 5.1.15, 5.1.18, 5.1.21, 5.1.22, 5.1.25, 5.1.26, 5.1.27, 5.1.34, 5.1.35, 5.1.37, 5.1.40, 5.1.41, 5.1.42, 5.1.49, 5.1.53, 5.1.56, 5.1.59, 5.1.60, 5.1.61, 5.1.62, 5.1.63, 5.1.64, 5.1.67); 11. Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles of the Slavonians (11.7.34); 16. Address at the Centenary of the Orthodox Mission in North America (16.1.1); 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.4.13).

St Nina, Enlightener of Georgia

Fourth-century captive from Cappadocia (kinswoman of St George) who evangelised Iberia (the kingdom of eastern Georgia) under King Mirian III, c. 320–337. Venerated as equal-to-the-apostles and the enlightener of the Georgians. Her iconographic attribute is the cross of grapevines bound with her own hair. Feast day 14 January.

Mentioned in: 6. The Life of St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia (6.4.1, 6.4.4, 6.5.3, 6.6.1, 6.7.2, 6.8.1, 6.8.2, 6.8.4, 6.8.6, 6.9.1, 6.9.4, 6.12.6, 6.12.10, 6.12.12, 6.12.14, 6.12.16, 6.12.18, 6.12.20, 6.12.21, 6.12.27, 6.12.29, 6.12.30).

St Panteleimon the Great Martyr

Late-third / early-fourth-century physician of Nicomedia, martyred under Maximian c. 305. Patron of physicians and one of the Holy Unmercenaries (Anargyroi). Feast day 27 July.

Mentioned in: 4. St. Panteleimon, the Great Martyr and Unmercenary Physician (4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.5, 4.3.1, 4.3.3, 4.3.6, 4.3.7, 4.3.11, 4.3.14, 4.3.18, 4.3.20, 4.3.22, 4.3.27, 4.3.28, 4.3.30, 4.3.32, 4.3.35, 4.3.38, 4.3.40, 4.3.46, 4.3.51, 4.3.52, 4.3.55, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.8, 4.4.15, 4.5.4, 4.5.6, 4.6.3, 4.8.3, 4.8.4, 4.8.6, 4.9.2, 4.9.5, 4.9.6, 4.9.9, 4.9.10, 4.10.5, 4.10.7, 4.11.1, 4.11.3, 4.11.7, 4.11.9, 4.11.11, 4.11.14, 4.11.15, 4.12.3); 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.4.13).

St Paul the Apostle

Holy, Glorious, and All-Praised Leader of the Apostles; Apostle to the Gentiles (c. 5 – c. 67 AD). Born Saul of Tarsus of the tribe of Benjamin; converted on the road to Damascus. Author of fourteen epistles in the New Testament canon (thirteen attributed, including Hebrews in the Eastern lectionary). Martyred by beheading in Rome under the emperor Nero, with the Apostle Peter. The Peter and Paul Fast precedes their joint feast day. Feast day 29 June (with St Peter).

Mentioned in: 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.4.7, 20.4.13); 21. How the Church Cares for Her Sheep and Lambs (21.5.5).

St Pelagia of Antioch

Fourth-century penitent of Antioch (according to the Vita attributed to Jacob the Deacon); a courtesan converted by the preaching of Bishop Nonnus, who afterwards lived as a monk on the Mount of Olives under the male name Pelagius. Feast day 8 October.

Mentioned in: 10. The Life of St. Pelagia (10.2.1, 10.2.3, 10.2.9, 10.2.17, 10.2.22, 10.2.26, 10.2.29, 10.2.32, 10.2.33, 10.2.36, 10.2.38, 10.2.39, 10.2.46).

St Photios the Great

Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 810–893), one of the foremost Byzantine theologians and the central figure in the Photian schism with Rome. Feast day 6 February.

Mentioned in: 11. Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles of the Slavonians (11.4.3, 11.5.35).

St Sabbas the Sanctified

Palestinian monk (439–532), founder of the Great Lavra near Jerusalem and a major organizer of monastic life in the Holy Land. Feast day 5 December.

Mentioned in: 12. St. Sabbas, the First Archbishop of the Servians (12.2.1).

Solomon

King of Israel (c. 970–931 BC); traditional author of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs.

Mentioned in: 7. A Sainted Brother’s History of a Sainted Sister (7.1.8); 9. Something About an Evening Hymn (9.7.3).

Son of God

The Second Person of the Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, who became incarnate to unite humanity with divinity. A central christological title in Orthodox theology referring to Christ’s divine nature and eternal relationship with the Father.

Mentioned in: 1. The Life of St. John the Baptist (1.3.3); 4. St. Panteleimon, the Great Martyr and Unmercenary Physician (4.3.17); 5. The Life of Saint Nicholas (5.1.55); 6. The Life of St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia (6.12.13); 9. Something About an Evening Hymn (9.1.1, 9.3.7, 9.8.4, 9.8.11); 15. Why Orthodox Christians Bring Loaves to the Divine Liturgy (15.7.3, 15.9.4); 17. Sincere Religion (17.6.20); 19. Sermon for the Fifth Sunday After Trinity (19.5.8, 19.6.9); 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.4.22); 21. How the Church Cares for Her Sheep and Lambs (21.3.5, 21.8.13).

the Twelve Apostles

The twelve disciples chosen by Christ to be the foundational witnesses of the Church. In the ascetical tradition the Apostles model submission to a divine teacher — Paul going first to Ananias (Acts 9:6) and then consulting the other Apostles (Gal. 2:2) — and so illustrate the principle that even the spiritually advanced sought external guidance.

Mentioned in: 2. St. Mary Magdalene, the Co-Equal With the Apostles (2.6.6, 2.6.13); 3. The Life of St. John the Evangelist (3.1.11); 6. The Life of St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia (6.3.4, 6.6.4); 16. Address at the Centenary of the Orthodox Mission in North America (16.4.13, 16.6.14); 17. Sincere Religion (17.6.20).

Places

Antioch

Ancient city on the Orontes in Syria (modern Antakya, Turkey); seat of one of the five ancient patriarchates and the city where followers of Christ were first called ‘Christians’ (Acts 11:26).

Mentioned in: 1. The Life of St. John the Baptist (1.2.45, 1.2.46); 6. The Life of St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia (6.12.24); 8. St. John Chrysostom (8.1.3, 8.1.17, 8.1.28, 8.2.7); 10. The Life of St. Pelagia (10.2.2, 10.2.6, 10.2.26, 10.2.33).

Ephesus

Ancient city on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey); seat of the Third Ecumenical Council (431), which defined the title Theotokos, and one of the seven churches of the Apocalypse.

Mentioned in: 2. St. Mary Magdalene, the Co-Equal With the Apostles (2.6.13, 2.6.14); 3. The Life of St. John the Evangelist (3.1.15, 3.1.27, 3.1.30, 3.3.4, 3.4.1); 6. The Life of St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia (6.6.6).

Jerusalem

The holy city of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim tradition; the place of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection; seat of one of the five ancient patriarchates.

Mentioned in: 2. St. Mary Magdalene, the Co-Equal With the Apostles (2.6.6); 3. The Life of St. John the Evangelist (3.1.11); 5. The Life of Saint Nicholas (5.1.21); 6. The Life of St. Nina, the Missionary of Georgia (6.4.2, 6.5.3, 6.9.4, 6.10.2, 6.10.3, 6.11.2); 10. The Life of St. Pelagia (10.2.35); 12. St. Sabbas, the First Archbishop of the Servians (12.2.12); 9. Something About an Evening Hymn (9.7.1, 9.7.3, 9.7.5, 9.7.6, 9.8.1); 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.2.1).

Kiev

Capital of Kievan Rus’ and historic centre of East Slavic Christianity; home of the Kiev Caves Lavra and the Metropolitan seat of the Russian Orthodox Church before the see moved to Moscow.

Mentioned in: 13. St. Alexander Nevsky (13.2.36, 13.2.45).

Moscow

Capital of the Russian state from the 15th century; seat of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia; spiritual and administrative centre of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Mentioned in: 14. The Life of St. Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow (14.2.3, 14.7.1, 14.9.2, 14.9.3, 14.9.5, 14.9.17, 14.9.42, 14.9.44, 14.10.2, 14.18.6, 14.19.2); 16. Address at the Centenary of the Orthodox Mission in North America (16.2.1, 16.2.8, 16.3.10, 16.3.12).

Mount Athos

The Holy Mountain of Athos in northern Greece, an autonomous monastic republic and the spiritual centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism since the 9th century. Twenty ruling monasteries plus dozens of dependencies; women have not been admitted since 1046.

Mentioned in: 4. St. Panteleimon, the Great Martyr and Unmercenary Physician (4.12.3); 12. St. Sabbas, the First Archbishop of the Servians (12.2.3, 12.2.13); 16. Address at the Centenary of the Orthodox Mission in North America (16.6.11).

Mount Sinai

The mountain in the Sinai peninsula where Moses received the Law (Exod 19–20) and site of St Catherine’s Monastery, centre of a long Sinaitic spiritual tradition (Anastasius of Sinai, Philotheus of Sinai, John Climacus).

Mentioned in: 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.4.1).

Paradise

The Garden of Eden where God placed Adam and Eve before the Fall; in patristic theology also refers to the state of blessedness and communion with God, both original and eschatological.

Mentioned in: 4. St. Panteleimon, the Great Martyr and Unmercenary Physician (4.3.17); 20. Sermon on the Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (20.3.4).

Rome

Capital of the Roman Empire and seat of the ancient western patriarchate; site of the martyrdoms of Sts Peter and Paul and of Ignatius of Antioch.

Mentioned in: 2. St. Mary Magdalene, the Co-Equal With the Apostles (2.6.8, 2.6.13); 3. The Life of St. John the Evangelist (3.1.30, 3.3.1); 11. Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles of the Slavonians (11.7.29, 11.7.30, 11.7.31, 11.7.37, 11.7.38, 11.7.41, 11.8.1, 11.8.2, 11.9.2, 11.9.4, 11.9.5, 11.9.7, 11.10.6, 11.10.11); 17. Sincere Religion (17.6.13); 18. Sermon Preached on Orthodox Sunday (18.2.5).