Bosnia: Relics of 19th-century martyr of Turkish yoke uncovered

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Bosnia: Relics of 19th-century martyr of Turkish yoke uncovered

The relics of a 19th-century Serbian hieromartyr who suffered under the Turkish yoke were uncovered in Bosnia and Herzegovina last week.

The Three Crosses of St. Tamar

Anna Golik

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The Three Crosses of St. Tamar

Anna Golik

These three crosses were a foreshadowing of the three monasteries where St. Tamar was destined to become the abbess and bear three difficult podvigs.

The Mother of God Holds Humanity in Her Arms

Sermon on the feast of the Holy Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos

Hieromonk Kirill (Popov)

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The Mother of God Holds Humanity in Her Arms

Sermon on the feast of the Holy Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos

Hieromonk Kirill (Popov)

This feast is a vivid testimony of the Mother of God’s care for the world.

Ukraine: Hundreds gather for feast of Brailov-Pochaev Icon of Mother of God

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Ukraine: Hundreds gather for feast of Brailov-Pochaev Icon of Mother of God

Hundreds of monastic and lay pilgrims gathered at the Holy Trinity-Brailov Convent in the Vinnitsa Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church this week to celebrate one of the monastery’s many spiritual treasures.

Constantinople considering canonization of beloved hierarch who served in America (+VIDEO)

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Constantinople considering canonization of beloved hierarch who served in America (+VIDEO)

His Grace Bishop Gerasimos (Papadopoulos) of Abydos († 1995) was an Athonite monk and later a titular bishop of the Patriarchate of Constantinople who labored in the United States for the last four decades of his life.