The objective of this book is for each Knight of the Order to have a

daily saints reading to give each Knight encouragement in their own

daily life. The example of these saints, many of whom gave their life
for their faith, is one which we should emulate. We do not need to
give up our wealth or move to the desert and live in a cave, but we do
need to follow these saints example of loving God and living in his
Holy Will.
We have also added a number of short chapters that will, hopefully,
answer many questions that the reader may have.
When the inspiration of an Orthodox Saint of the Day e-mail to the
Knights of the Order first materialized, there were a number of
concepts that were considered. Most were discarded, but a set of
guidelines were developed to standardize the daily post.
First, the saint must be Orthodox. Until the Great Schism in 1054, the
Roman and Orthodox branches of the Christian Church shared the
same

saints.

After

1054,

the

Orthodox

Church

began

to

recognized people within its sphere of influence as s a i n t s . I have

attempted to include in these saints postings:
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 Those saints who were recognized by one of the post-schism

Patriarchs
Those pre-schism saints who were from the geographical areas
of the world that would encompass the Orthodox regions
I did not always follow my guidelines, as I also included many of the
early church fathers who set the church on the course that it has
followed for the last 2,000 years. I also included some saints who are
reconized by the Orthodox Church that are well known, such as Saint
January (April 21) and Saint George the Dragon Slayer (April 23) and
Saint Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney (August 6).
Second, I attempted to find saints who were not well known.
Third, I attempted to include Saints who were ordinary people until
the Power of the Holy Spirit took control of their lives and they
became a human vessel of Gods Holy work.
The compiling of the daily postings into a booklet form was the
inspiration of the Count of Kyzikos, Sir Robert Cowan G.C.E.Tr., who
has spent hundreds of hours assuring that the daily postings were in
an acceptable format for this booklet. Sir Robert also compiled the
glossary and atlas, which required many more hours of research.
The review for accuracy of the articles in this booklet was conducted
by the Count of Thyatira, Sir Paul Fanning C.E.Tr., who kept me from
making monumental mistakes.
I personally would like to thank Sir Robert and Sir Paul for their many
hours of devotion to this project.

The compiling of the Daily Saints was at times challenging. It was

also a 14 month labor of spiritual gratification.
I hope you enjoy the following as much as I have enjoyed compiling
this book of Orthodox Saints.