June 9, 2023 284 0 Dwelling and Prayer Place of St. John the Russian St John of Russia is revered in Orthodox Greece no less widely than St Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov are…
July 18, 2022 209 0 Touched by the Holy Hand: Stories Told by the Artefacts Kept in the House-museum of St. Elisabeth Feodorovna in Moscow One can learn about the life of a saint by reading a book or watching a documentary. However, nothing helps to get to know…
May 11, 2022 899 0 Three Nuns, Three War Heroes The end of World War II on 9 May remains a big holiday in this part of the world. It reminds us how much…
April 27, 2022 203 0 Who Destroyed the Jerusalem Temple? One of the charges levelled against Christ at the Court of the Sanhedrin concerned the Jerusalem Temple. Several witnesses there alleged that Christ was…
January 16, 2022 969 0 What Was the Real Age of Christ? The works of the Hieromartyr Irenaeus of Lyons contain a statement according to which Christ died not at the age of 33, as it…
December 30, 2021 1034 0 Agape Feasts — a Tradition of the Past and Its Relevance for the Present Many of us will have heard about an Agape feast. Some may even have a general idea of what it means. However, the theme…
December 18, 2021 494 0 Comparison of Biblical and Babylonian Cosmogony The clay tablets, discovered in 1849 in the ruins of the Ashurbanipal library, have caused much controversy among historians and biblical scholars. They contain…
December 6, 2021 112 0 The History of the Temple that the Most Holy Theotokos Entered The Temple of Solomon was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586. The Jewish people were then expelled from their native land. Ten percent of the…
November 12, 2021 174 0 How Julian the Apostate Sought to Revive Paganism in Rome, and How His Grand Design Unravelled 2 November, Commemoration of Saint Artemius of Antioch Artemius, a distinguished military commander, reached the peak of his military career during the reign of…
November 10, 2021 459 0 How Ancient Christians Prayed to the Mother of God November can be rightly called “the month of the Theotokos”. It is interspersed with holidays of the revered icons of the Mother of God,…
