Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰάκωβος ὁ Ὁμολογητὴς ἀκολούθησε τὸν ἀσκητικὸ βίο ἀπὸ πολὺ μικρὴ ἡλικία. Ἔγινε μοναχός, ἀφοῦ προηγουμένως εἶχε ἤδη προετοιμάσει τὸν ἑαυτό του μὲ νηστεία, ἀγρυπνία, προσευχὴ καὶ τὴν μελέτη τῶν Θείων Γραφῶν καὶ μετέπειτα ἀξιώθηκε νὰ ἀνέλθει στὸ Ἐπισκοπικὸ ἀξίωμα. Στὰ χρόνια τῶν ἀσεβῶν εἰκονομάχων, ἐπειδὴ ἐξαναγκάστηκε ἀπὸ ἐκείνους νὰ ἀρνηθεῖ τὴν προσκύνηση τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ σεπτῶν εἰκόνων καὶ ἐπειδὴ δὲν πρόδωσε τὴν πατρώα εὐσέβεια, ὑπέμεινε πολλοὺς πειρασμούς, ἐξορίες καὶ ἄλλες κακουχίες, ποὺ ἐπινόησαν ἐναντίων του οἱ ἀσεβεῖς. Στὴν συνέχεια παράδωσε τὴν μακάρια ψυχή του στὰ χέρια τοῦ Θεοῦ, γιὰ τὸν Ὁποῖο ἀγωνίσθηκε μέχρι τὸν θάνατο μὲ προθυμία καὶ ἱερὸ ζῆλο. Γι’ αὐτὸ καὶ ὀνομάζεται Ὁμολογητής.If you like our project and you are satisfied with our work and effort, please consider making a donation that would help us to survive on the Internet and in further development of the project.
		    Our  goals are:
		    - At least for the next ten years  to ensure the survival on the Internet by reserving quality servers,
		    - To rent one domain in every language in which the project has been  translated,
		    - To translate the calendar in Italian, Polish and Armenian language, as soon  as possible
		    - To work towards the further development of the project, adapting it for mobile  devices and modern technologies
		    - To do the annual  calendar, display showing the liturgical readings per week
		    - To supplement existing content
		    - To do a completely new approach with banners and a small calendars for other  sites,
	      - To do good application for desktop computers ...
There are many other ways to help...