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325:Chalcedonian
318:
309:Dyothelitism
290:
277:Monoenergism
250:
200:
158:
136:
135:
73:11 March 638
1523:due to the
1489:Timotheus I
1479:Gerasimus I
1474:Nicodemus I
1439:Procopius I
1409:Chrysanthus
1399:Nectarius I
1375:Gregory III
1342:Dorotheus I
1292:Dositheos I
1287:Leontius II
1242:Joannichius
1082:Macarius II
1000:Maximus III
945:Dolichianus
797:(until 451)
500:www.oca.org
371:Anacreontic
331:advance on
301:Florilegium
245:chronicler
125:Gospel Book
75:(638-03-11)
1554:638 deaths
1549:560 births
1538:Categories
1504:Irenaios I
1499:Diodoros I
1494:Benedict I
1469:Hierotheus
1449:Polycarpus
1434:Abraham II
1419:Parthenius
1378:Marcus III
1332:Gregory II
1187:Leontius I
1182:Sergius II
1172:Theodosius
1117:Sophronius
1087:Eustochius
1062:Sallustius
1040:(from 451)
930:Maximus II
783:Patriarchs
701:synaxarion
629:14 January
433:References
415:Gethsemane
407:Praetorium
403:Mount Sion
379:liturgical
269:Alexandria
235:Asia Minor
183:theologian
161:, was the
137:Sophronius
119:Attributes
29:Sophronius
1424:Ephram II
1372:Abraham I
1322:Thaddaeus
1317:Gregory I
1297:Marcus II
1267:John VIII
1257:Simeon II
1252:Euthemius
1222:Joseph II
1217:Thomas II
1177:Elias III
1162:Sergius I
1107:Zacharias
1057:Martyrius
975:Mazabanis
970:Alexander
960:Germanion
950:Narcissus
935:Antoninus
920:Julian II
910:Symmachus
895:Maximus I
885:Cassianus
855:Justus II
820:Zacchaeus
695:Orthodox
625:: 129–150
599:, vol. 1
391:Holy Land
386:19 and 20
333:Palestine
321:Christmas
315:Teachings
265:Jerusalem
243:Byzantine
231:Bethlehem
146:Σωφρόνιος
80:Jerusalem
1484:Damian I
1459:Cyril II
1444:Anthemus
1414:Meletius
1384:Germanus
1369:Jacob II
1207:John VII
1152:Basileus
1147:Thomas I
1137:Elias II
1132:Theodore
1112:Modestus
1072:John III
1015:Praulius
995:Macarius
915:Gaius II
900:Julian I
870:Joseph I
840:Matthias
830:Benjamin
733:634–638
722:Modestus
363:polemics
215:rhetoric
203:Damascus
155:صفرونيوس
60:Damascus
1395:Paiseus
1357:Joachim
1337:Lazarus
1277:John IX
1272:Nicolas
1227:Orestes
1202:Agathon
1167:Solomon
1157:John VI
1092:John IV
1067:Elias I
1047:Juvenal
1020:Juvenal
1010:John II
1005:Cyril I
985:Zamudas
980:Imeneus
965:Gordius
905:Gaius I
890:Poplius
850:Senecas
785:of the
779:Bishops
533:, p.49.
361:Beside
329:Saracen
319:In his
219:ascetic
197:Travels
169:in the
1262:Savvas
1142:George
1127:John V
940:Valens
925:Capion
880:Marcus
865:Ephram
845:Philip
835:John I
825:Tobias
815:Justus
453:
417:. The
413:, and
405:, the
397:, the
340:Umar I
337:caliph
211:Syriac
151:Arabic
129:scroll
57:c. 560
1102:Isaac
1077:Peter
990:Ermon
875:Judas
860:Levis
229:near
223:Egypt
187:Jesus
167:saint
141:Greek
105:Feast
24:Saint
1097:Amos
955:Dius
781:and
699:and
697:icon
631:2024
583:and
451:ISBN
261:O.S.
239:Rome
181:and
179:monk
173:and
111:O.S.
70:Died
54:Born
283:,
221:in
209:or
127:or
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401:,
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82:,
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