Twenty One Saints Everyone Must Know IX - VII
XXI - XIX Saints Gregory the Great, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp XVIII - XVI Saints Jerome, John Chrysostom, Elijah XV - XIII Saints Therese of Lisieux, Teresia Benedicta, Teresa of Avila XII - X Saints John of the Cross, Benedict of Nursia, Thomas Aquinas St. Sultana Mahdokht with her brothers and St. Abda 9 -St. Sultana Mahdokht (? - 319 AD) [Martyr] On the Iraqi-Turkish border, approximately 60 KM northeast of the city of Dohuk is a valley called Sapna. The valley is towered by Matena Mountain from the north and Cara Mountain from the south. Nestled in this green valley is an old Chaldean village called Araden. The name of the village comes from old Aramaic language meaning the Land of Eden or Garden of Eden, signifying the beautiful natural scenery that adorns the area. There is a church in this village that dates back to the early 4 th century, around the year 325 A.D. It is named after St. Sultana Mahdokht, whose Feast Day is celebrated on Janua...