Religious commemorations and historical accounts of saints

On September 17, the Orthodox Church honors Saint Sophia and her three daughters: Faith (Pistis), Hope (Elpis), and Love (Agapi). According to tradition, the four women were arrested in Rome during the reign of Emperor Hadrian for their Christian faith. Despite the emperor's attempts to persuade them to renounce their beliefs through material incentives, the daughters remained steadfast. The twelve-year-old Faith, ten-year-old Hope, and nine-year-old Love were subjected to torture and subsequently beheaded, marking their martyrdom.

On September 18, the Church commemorates Saint Ariadne, Saint Eumenios of Gortyna, and the Venerable Romylos. Historical records provided by his disciple Gregory indicate that Romylos was born in 1300 in Vidin to a Greek father and a Bulgarian mother. He entered the Monastery of the Mother of God in Tarnovo and later moved to Mount Athos to pursue an ascetic life. Due to regional conflicts involving Turkish, Serbian, and Bulgarian forces, Romylos relocated multiple times, traveling through Avlona and Constantinople before eventually settling at the Monastery of the Mother of God in Ravanica, Serbia.