Russian Orthodox Church, one of the largest autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, Eastern Orthodox churches in the world. The church severed ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the honorary primacy of Eastern Orthodoxy, in
We address this puzzle drawing on an analysis of official statements, media, in-depth interviews, and surveys in Georgia and Ukraine conducted in 2020 and 2021. Our data suggest that the churches' historical role as the pillar of the nation provided the necessary motivation and leverage against ...
usacultures.blog.sohu.com 4. Several Orthodox churches in the city gives the visitor a meaning why Georgia was the first Christian Country in the world. 在城市的几个东正教教堂具有意义的游客为什么格鲁吉亚是世界上第一个基督教国家。 blog.sina.com.cn 5. Where there had been the occasional minaret...
Labels: Saints of Georgia, Saints of September Saint Joseph of Zaonikiev (+ 1612) St. Joseph of Zaonikiev (Feast Day - September 21) Venerable Joseph of Zaonikiev, was named Hilarion in the world, and was a pious peasant from the village of Obukhovo Kubensk in the region of the...
In Russia for the past 25 years, over 25,000 churches have been either built or rebuilt. That’s an average of over three new churches built every day. While the rest of the world is turning its back on Christian principles, spiritually burning itself to a crisp, the Church...
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Nor was there any balance of merit for a life as a whole which could be adjusted by temporal punishments or the Churches’ means of grace.” This new religious “status” implied a different path to salvation for every true believer. In this new system, salvation could solely be attained ...
Christmas Day is a public holiday on January 7 in countries such as Belarus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Russia, and Ukraine. Some countries, such as Armenia, observe Christmas Day on January 6. The January 7 celebration of Christmas Day is no...
The veneration of St. Phanourios originated in Rhodes, where his icon was discovered. From there it spread throughout Greece, especially to Crete where today there are three monasteries and dozens of churches named after him. In places like Cyprus and Crete it is a tradition for the young ...
Many Orthodox churches still recognize the holiday dates according to the Julian calendar. The Orthodox New Year does not remain static in the Gregorian calendar because there are shifts between the Julian and Gregorian calendars over time. For example, the Old New Year falls on January 14 between...