Tag: Caesarea

• The Girl Who Walked Through Fire for a Garden

  The Life of Saint Dorothea of Caesarea (died c. 311 AD) The executioner’s blade was already drawn when a young… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Planted Trees in the Desert

  The Life of Saint Basil the Great (330–379 AD) The heat in Caesarea that summer was the kind that made… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Gave Everything Away

  The Life of Saint Basil the Great (330–379 AD) On a winter morning in the city of Caesarea, in the… Read more.

• The Girl Who Became Fire

  The Life of Saint Zoe of Caesarea (5th Century) The slave auction in Caesarea smelled of salt and sweat and… Read more.

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  The Girl Who Sent Roses from Paradise

  The Life of Virgin Martyr Dorothy of Caesarea (died c. 304) The executioner’s sword was already raised when the lawyer… Read more.