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By supporting the formation of men and women religious, the Œuvre d’Orient enables priests and religious orders to carry out their daily missions.
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L’Œuvre d’Orient works to preserve the heritage of Eastern Christianity by protecting it in its home countries and promoting awareness of it in France.
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The Coptic Catholic Church
According to tradition, the Coptic Church was founded by Saint Mark the Evangelist in Alexandria. As early as the 2nd century, it established a prestigious theological school, the Didascalia, which exerted a wide influence throughout the Christian world. In the 4th century, monasteries flourished in the desert (St. Anthony, St. Macarius, St. Pachomius, and others). […]
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The Armenian Catholic Church
Founded in the 1st century by the apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus (Jude among the Latins), the Apostolic Church of Armenia became the national church of that country in the early 6th century following the conversion of Tiridates IV and his entire kingdom by Saint Gregory the Illuminator. Armenia was the first Christian kingdom. While at […]
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The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
The Crusaders established the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem after capturing the Holy City on July 15, 1099. Finding the See of Jerusalem vacant following the death of the Greek patriarch, Simeon, in Cyprus, where he had taken refuge, the Crusaders installed one of their own, Arnoul, to fill the position. Latin patriarchs succeeded one another […]
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Saint Dimitri
Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica, the Roman general who became a martyr! Dimitri came from a noble Christian family. He was born in Thessaloniki sometime between the 3rd and 4th centuries. At a very young age, he was appointed general of the armed forces, but what inspired him even more was teaching the word of God! […]
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Saint Eudoxia of Heliopolis
With no knowledge of God whatsoever, Eudoxia was not destined to become a saint! A renowned courtesan in the 2nd century in Heliopolis—a Lebanese city now known as Baalbek—she amassed an immense fortune by prostituting herself to powerful men. One day, at last, she heard Germain, a monk, reading the passage about the Last Judgment. […]
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Saint Nino of Georgia
A native of Cappadocia, in present-day Turkey, Saint Nino was a young captive who became a slave at the court of King Mirian III in Georgia. Deeply devout, she preaches the Gospel throughout the country and is nicknamed Christiana, after her religion, which is shortened to Nina, Nino, or Ninon. Upon learning that she had […]
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Saints Behnam and Sara
Behnam and Sara are the children of Sennacherib, the pagan king of Nineveh (Iraq) who reigned in the 4th century. One day, while Behnam was hunting with his companions on Mount Alfaf, they encountered the hermit Mar Mattai (Saint Matthew) on their way, who preached the Gospel to them. Upon learning that Sara was suffering […]
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Sisters of the Holy Hearts
Caption: Nashabiyé School, Dame Syrie, run by the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary The Jesuit missionaries founded two women’s groups, the “Mariamettes” and the “Poor Daughters of the Sacred Heart,” to serve as their assistants in working with women in a society that was still resistant to girls’ education. In 1874, […]
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