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Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Egorievsk
Today we commemorate a nearly unknown yet great saint, Holy Hieromartyr Seraphim (Chichagov) of Petrograd. He received a brilliant education, graduated from the Page Corps, became a well-known scholar, received a humanitarian as well as a natural sciences education, and was part of the upper echelons of society. He had a brilliant military career, having fought in several wars, but he left all this and became a priest. He did more than anyone else for the canonization of St. Seraphim of Sarov. Holy Hieromartyr Seraphim was not only a priest (later a bishop)—he was a true prophet.
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Hieromonk Alexis (Trader)
The secret to their success was very simple: they were victorious through their day-to-day, moment-to-moment communion with God, the source of their strength, life, and love.
In the heart of Bessarabia, 16 km far from Chişinău, opening up in the middle of a green field as an eye in the sky is the monastery of the Great Martyr St. James the Persian, a contemporary monastic foundation that desires not to bring shame to the Tradition, but to continue it creatively.
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The cathedral was completed in 1050, which makes it the oldest stone church in Russia. It was built by both Russian and Byzantine masters, who succeeded in combining the Byzantine style with the character of northern climes and peoples. It became the only stone building in Novgorod at the time.
