July 8, 2016 120 0 Brief and Extended Life Stories of St. Peter and St. Fevronia Short Synopsis Saint Prince Peter (David as a monk) and Saint Princess Fevronia (Euphrosyne as a nun) are wonderworkers from Murom. Saint Prince Peter…
July 7, 2016 70 0 Iconographic Analysis: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist John the Forerunner is the last prophet of the Old Testament, who revealed Jesus Christ to his chosen people. His other name “the Baptist”…
July 7, 2016 1507 0 Akathist to Saint John, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord Kontakion I Chosen from days of old to be the Forerunner and Baptist of Christ God, the Saviour of the world, Divinely-praised John, while…
July 6, 2016 37 0 Events behind Today’s Commemoration of Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir The celebration of the feast day of the icon “The Mother of God of Vladimir” takes place in gratitude for saving Moscow from Khan…
July 5, 2016 262 0 Famous Icon Painters: Dionysius Perhaps the last of the Medieval Old Masters of Russian art, Dionysius (also known as Dionisius the Wise, Dionisii or Dionisy) grew up in…
July 5, 2016 651 1 On Wearing Black Cassocks Where does the orthodox tradition on wearing black long cassocks come from and what is their purpose? Here is a wonderful article that discusses…
July 1, 2016 108 0 Family Icons What is “A Family icon”? A Family icon is an icon that depicts several patron saints of the family members. Who…
June 29, 2016 153 1 Wedding at Cana “And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called,…
June 29, 2016 99 0 The Importance of Fasting and Its Observance Today (From the Official Documents of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church) 1. Fasting is a divine commandment (Gen 2:16-17). According…
June 28, 2016 459 2 Famous Icon Painters: Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev, a famous medieval painter of orthodox icons and frescos, is considered the pride and glory of Russian culture. The name of Rublev…