While Saint Valentine has become a global icon, the Orthodox Church has its own saints associated with love. On February 13, ...

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Worshipers gathered in a Bulgarian church on Monday (February 10) to light candles and say prayers on the day of the Orthodox patron saint of beekeepers, Haralampi. Priest Petar Stefanov explains his ...