The Greek Orthodox faithful of Goumenissa in northern Greece celebrated the 50th anniversary of the return and re-enthronement of their beloved wonderworking and myrrh-streaming icon of Panagia Groumenissa on Sunday.
Despite it being a weekday, the church was filled with believers who came to worship God and honor St. Seraphim.
The Orthodox flock of Chernivtsi have been defending their cathedral against seizure for more than a week now.
The new president has served the seminary as Academic Dean and professor of Church History since 2018.
Sergei Mudrov
In 2017, the last nuns left the monastery—they were no longer able to maintain the huge building. But the will of God, as it turned out, was for this building to serve another purpose: Once the Catholics left, the building welcomed its new residents, this time—the Orthodox.