The Power of Sanctity to Overcome Human Divisions
November 5, 2024
Ecumenical Patriarch St. Ignatios passed away on this day in 877.
St. Igantios mosaic from Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Patriarch Ignatius was born Niketas, a son of Emperor Michael Rangabe, who abdicated in 813 and became a monk. Niketas and his brother Theophylact were castrated to prevent them from claiming the throne. Photo: Bob Atchinson, My World of B…
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