Marina Alexeyeva
It is called the “Nizhny Novgorod Golgotha” and the “island of death”.
The exhibition, which was prepared by the Sretensky brethren, mainly features and photos and material dedicated to the service of the Empress Alexandra and the Grand Duchesses as sisters of mercy in the infirmaries and hospitals during WWI.
Nun Natalia (Kaverzneva)
“Kept the land unharmed” is not a figure of speech. His contemporaries remembered at least one such case down to the last detail. It concerns the invasion of Moscow by Khan Kazy-Girey in 1591.
The glorification was attended by numerous descendants of St. Vasily.
Every year, the extended pilgrimage in Iași, Romania, in honor of St. Paraskeva gathers thousands upon thousands of faithful pilgrims from throughout Romania and beyond, and this year was no exception.