November 18, 2020 291 0 History and Function of the Ancient Temple Elevations The most solemn moments of Matins, such as polyeleos, parastas and the lamentations (during the Holy Saturday and the Dormition of the Theotokos services)…
October 28, 2020 3229 2 Menorah: Jewish Seven-Branched Candlestick in an Orthodox Church Menorah (Hebrew מְנוֹרָה lit. lamp) is a golden lamp of seven candlesticks, which was kept in the Tabernacle, and then in Solomon’s Temple until…
October 21, 2020 303 0 “Poetry in Stone”. History of the Intercession Church on the Nerl River The Church of the Intercession located on the Nerl River is the very first Intercession church known to the world. It remained such for…
October 10, 2020 145 0 Bells of the Holy Danilov Monastery in Moscow Bells have been used In the Christian tradition since the fourth century. For ages bell-ringing has been a way to gather believers in the…
September 8, 2020 510 0 Church of Christ the Saviour at Chora Monastery Ultimately Became a Mosque Six months after the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453, the Chora monastery with the Cathedral of Christ the Savior became the…
August 12, 2020 99 0 Thoughts on the Structure of an Easter Hymn There is a wonderful troparion in the Orthodox Easter Hours service, which is undoubtedly known and loved by every believer. It is the troparion…
August 11, 2020 649 0 Secrets of the Roman Catacombs In 1578, the Italian archaeologist Antonio Bosio discovered the ancient Christian catacombs in Rome. Subsequently, in the vicinity of Rome, several dozen catacombs were…
July 18, 2020 573 0 White Angel Sand Art Film The film “White Angel” is devoted to life and death of the Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fedorovna Romanova. The idea of creation and the final…
June 6, 2020 499 0 What Does the Image of a Cross with Branches Mean? At church, we can often see the image of the Cross of the Lord without the figure of the crucified Christ. The tree comes…
May 14, 2020 621 0 Icon and Hesychasm. Andrei Rublev and Murals of the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir Andrei Rublev was another, no less brilliant artist of the era of Hesychasm. He was the complete opposite of Theophanes the Greek, although they…