Archimandrite Seraphim reflects on the significance of our new church building and tells the story of his personal journey into monastic life at Holy Cross Monastery.
The name of Panselinos has been associated with the greatest Byzantine art, and his frescoed hagiographies have been considered as important as those of Giotto and Raphael.
The church is the only building to have survived from the Monastery of St. Job of Pochaev that operated in the village from 1923 to 1946.
Archimandrite Michael, the monastery’s abbot, expressed gratitude for the gift, noting that St. Seraphim of Sarov holds special significance for many monastery residents, local inhabitants, and pilgrims.
Authorities were alerted about the disappearance of a monk from Xenophontos Monastery on Monday.