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A Christian Means One Belongs to Jesus
Iranยท 1983-1994
Iranian pastor Mehdi Dibaj boldly defended his faith before Islamic judges in 1993, choosing potential execution over denying Christ.
Irenaeus of Lyon: Living Link to the Apostles
Smyrna / Lyon (modern Turkey / France)ยท AD 150
Irenaeus of Lyon preserved apostolic faith through a living chain of discipleship from Jesus to John to Polycarp to himself, becoming a bishop who...
Patrick of Ireland
Irelandยท AD 405
Patrick of Ireland was captured as a slave at 16, found deep faith through six years of suffering, then returned as a missionary to free his captors...
Jacques and Raissa Maritain
Franceยท 1906
Two French philosophy students Jacques and Raissa Maritain made a suicide pact but found life-changing Catholic faith instead through Leon Bloy.
John Chrysostom: Golden Mouth Forged in Silence
Antiochยท AD 370
The greatest preacher in Eastern Christianity spent six years in desert silence before God transformed him into the eloquent 'Golden Mouth' who...
Augustine of Hippo: Take and Read
Milanยท AD 386
Augustine of Hippo's dramatic conversion in 4th century Milan when a child's voice led him to read Scripture that instantly freed him from years of...
Monica: Mother Whose Prayers Conquered
Thagasteยท AD 370
Monica of Thagaste prayed for 17 years for her pagan husband and wayward son Augustine. Both eventually came to faith through her patient witness.
Basil the Great: Awakening from the Deep
Cappadocia (modern Turkey)ยท AD 357
Basil the Great abandoned worldly success and wealth after his brother's death, awakening to Gospel truth and becoming one of Christianity's most...
John Donne: From Rake to Dean
Englandยท 1615
John Donne transformed from notorious libertine poet to Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, proving no past is beyond God's redemption.
Be Faithful Unto Death
Soviet Unionยท 1970-1972
Young Soviet soldier Vanya Moiseev endured brutal torture and persecution for his Christian faith, miraculously surviving freezing temperatures through...
The Poet of Leningrad
Soviet Union (Leningrad)ยท 1962-1971
Aida Skripnikova, orphaned in Soviet Russia, found Christ at 17 and endured repeated imprisonments for boldly sharing her faith.
Anthony of Egypt
Egyptยท AD 270
Young Anthony of Egypt heard God's voice through Scripture in church, leading him to abandon his inheritance and become the father of Christian...