Рейтинг: 2,4|Голосов: 5
Church and Governmental leaders from throughout the world have sent messages of condolences to the French president and people.
Рейтинг: 10|Голосов: 1
Fr. John Bartholomew
St. John Kochurov is a 20th C. martyr, but before we consider him, let us look at martyrdom in general.
Рейтинг: 8,8|Голосов: 15
Larisa Khrustalyeva
November 2, 2015 was the twenty-year anniversary of the repose of Georgia’s beloved new saint, Elder Gabriel (Ugrebadze).
Рейтинг: 9|Голосов: 1
Archpriest Andrew Phillips
The hopes and prayers for the future turn to Ekaterinburg, to restoration and coronation.
On October 31, 1917, in Tsarskoye Selo, a bright new chapter, full of earthly grief and heavenly joy, was opened in the history of sanctity in the Russian Church: the holiness of the New-Martyrs of the twentieth century. The opening of this chapter is linked to the name of the Russian Orthodox shepherd who became one of the first to give his soul for his flock during this twentieth century of fighters against God: Archpriest John Kochurov.