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[English Edition / Churches and Monasteries]

The Legacy of Sts. Anthony and Theodosius: The Kiev Caves Lavra

The Kiev Pechersk Lavra is a major Orthodox monastery located in Kiev, Ukraine, also referred to as the Monastery of the Kiev Caves. Founded in 1051 AD, during the times of Kievan Rus' (a medieval state in Europe, from the late 9th to the mid 13th century), the monastery has remained a major center of Orthodox Christianity in the Slavic world.

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Team works to restore St. Nicholas Orthodox Church to its former glory

More than 100 years ago, oral tradition goes, several Tlingit leaders in Juneau were having a recurring dream. In it, a short man with a white beard told them they should become Christian.

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The wonder of Karelia’s wooden churches

Before they disappear, it is imperative to see the Kizhi Island’s spectacular wooden churches. With 22 domes and no nails, Karelia's wooden churches are just amazing.

[English Edition / Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

Fr. Seraphim Rose’s Monastery. A photographic pilgrimage by Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov)

On the anniversary of the repose of Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose: 1934-1982)

I suggest that readers especially get to know this great ascetic of piety of our age. Several years ago I stayed in Platina, prayed at the grave of Fr. Seraphim and took a series of photographs. There are the monastery with the mountains around it, his cell and personal belongings in front of you. Everything here is truthfully and strictly telling us about him, without further ado or fantasies.

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Lighting in Orthodox Churches: Liturgical Principles and Practical Ideas

Aidan Hart

What are we aiming to achieve when we choose lighting for an Orthodox church? We need a certain amount of light to see, but lighting also creates an ambience, helps to create an inner state. So what ambience are we seeking to create in our churches?

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Church of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco Under Construction at St. Elizabeth Convent in Minsk, Belarus

This church is very important for those who undergo treatment in the psychiatric clinic—as soon as it is opened, patients will have the opportunity to receive both spiritual and physical healing by participating in prayer, the Holy Mysteries and regular services.The church is named in honor of St. John because he dedicated his entire life to serving other people, including the sick, and he was known to often visit the sick in hospitals and has worked numerous miraculous healings.

[English Edition / Churches and Monasteries]

Antiochian Village brings Middle Eastern flavors to museum experience

On the grounds, visitors get a glimpse of the artistic, cultural and spiritual heritage of the Near East, Eastern Orthodox Christianity and its roots in and around Antioch (Syria).

[English Edition / Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

The Skete of St. Anna on Mt. Athos

Today the Church celebrates the Dormition of Holy Righteous Anna, the Mother of Mary the Birth-giver of God. This is the day that St. Anna departed this world. The monks of Mt. Athos, the reigning Abbess of which is the Most Holy Theotokos, have always had a special veneration of St. Anna.

[English Edition / Churches and Monasteries]

Borisoglebsky Monastery, founded in honor of the first Russian saints

18 km from Rostov lies the settlement of Borisoglebsky. Its main attraction is the monastery, founded in honor of the first Russian saints, Prince Boris and Prince Gleb.

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Love at first... height - A Georgian couple gets married at 4000m above sea level in Kazbegi

This most unusual Georgian wedding took place at 4000 meters above sea level. The amazing photos of it were published on a Facebook page called “Chven-tan davdivart da davekhetebit” (“We walk and wander too”) depicting a Georgian couple getting married at the Trinity Church, which is considered to be the highest situated Orthodox Christian church in the world.

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Sacred Images

Religion and art come together in beautification of Whiteaker church

“The whole thing is about transformation,” he says. Painting icons is an “alchemical/incarnational process” of the artist transforming paint minerals into a sacred image, Balter explains, while also noting the change from Icky’s to St. John the Wonderworker, and from addict to iconographer.

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Southernmost Church in the World: Where Father Kirilov Celebrates Mass at 25 Degrees Below Zero

The Russian priest is one of a hundred people who spend even the winter in this latitude, although the temperatures can reach minus 25 degrees centigrade. In the summer the average temperature rises only slightly above the zero-degree mark. The island is 95 kilometers long and at its widest point 25 kilometers wide. Overall, it accounts for an area of 1150 square kilometers, in which, after all, 500 people stay there in the summer. The majority lives in the Incorporated in a Chilean settlement Villa Las Estrellas (Star Village). In winter there are all of the 50 people.

[English Edition / Churches and Monasteries]

Appearance in Georgia of a new miraculous copy of the Iveron Portaitissa icon

Two pious Georgians made a miraculous trip to Mt. Athos, bringing with them a miraculous icon.

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An Appeal to Buy a Russian Orthodox Church for Norwich

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

Archpriest Andrew Phillips of the Russian Church Abroad in Colchester, England, is making an appeal for support in the building of an Orthodox church in Norwich. He explains why...

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The Style and Ethos of Athonite Singing

I was fortunate to meet the last elderly monks in the area around my monastery, and they had the characteristics I’ve just described. They had full, rich voices, thunderous, but very sweet at the same time.

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Solovki in Winter

The monastery of Solovki is one of the most famous monasteries in Russia. We offer our readers this collection of photographs, “Solovki in Winter”, by artist and iconographer Nadezda Terekhova.

[English Edition / Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

The Blessed Feast Of The Nativity Of Christ In Pakistan

St. Sergius of Radonezh Orthodox Church Sargodha Pakistan

Fr. Joseph Farooq

For the first time St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Mission in Pakistan has distributed Christmas gifts and warm clothes among the orthodox children and ration among the poor orthodox women. Here I am also thankful to the Heavenly Father that almost 250 Orthodox faithful and about 60 Catechumens attend the festive Divine Liturgy and received the special blessings of the day.

[English Edition / Churches and Monasteries]

The Monastery of Levin New Zealand B'

Sacred Monastery of the Holy Archangels and St. Basil - Neo Tharri Levin, New Zealand.

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Australia: Historical day for the Serbs south of Sidney

On the occasion of this celebration, the mayor of Wollongong Mr. Gordon Bradberry and other representatives of the city of Wollongong, the Parliament of the New South Wales, the Federal Parliament, educational and cultural institutions of the city participated in this solemn event.

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The Enthronement of Abbess Chrysovalanti in St. Patapios Nunnery (photos)

Hundreds of pilgrims gathered to pray for the new Abbess of the popular Convent of St. Patapios the miraculous.

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