Bogdan Semeniuk
The saint to the great prince, “If you comfort my old age and erect here the temple to the Mother of God, then you will be more glorious than all other princes and your kin will increase, and I will rest with my bones in this city, and the hierarchs will strive to reside here, and its enemies will be defeated.”
St. Philaret of Chernigov
Rejected by the world, she sought nothing more from it and dedicated her entire life to serving the Lord.
The church is dedicated to St. Paraskeva the Confessor, a little-known 20th-century saint who briefly lived in Turkowice. The new church and monastery buildings were made possible through the Common Work 2020 campaign, which involved all dioceses of the Polish Orthodox Church.
Maria Tobolova
“I explain the severity of the disasters by retribution... for our attitude to the religious question and especially for the attitude of the Russian clergy towards their religious and social mission... Of course, I will never believe in the triumph of atheism among us Russians... Russian religious thought will find its way to revival.”
Hieromonk Pafnuty (Fokin)
Adjusting the medication, the doctors explained their actions to him, ‘Father, we hope that our efforts will help you live till at least 100.’ Fr. Mikhail immediately replied cheerfully, ‘This does not suit me! I want eternal life!’”