| Archive DECR chairman meets with U.S. Ambassador to Russian Federation 16 September 2021 year 10:36 On September 15, 2021, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Russian Federation H. E. John Sullivan. The high guest was accompanied by second secretaries of the U.S. Embassy Mr. Arshia Benam and Mr. Michael Cline. Participating the in the meeting was also Archpriest Sergey Zvonarev, DECR secretary for the affairs of the diaspora, and Archpriest Daniil Andreyuk, representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Metropolitan Hilarion welcomed the guest to the synodal department and expressed condolences on 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. The DECR chairman told the ambassador about the service of the Russian Orthodox Church in the situation of the pandemic of a new coronavirus infection and about the peculiarities of celebration of divine services in the period of isolation. The archpastor informed the ambassador about the service of the Russian Church in the American land in the 20th century and relationships between the Russian and American Orthodox Churches. His Eminence also shared his story about his latest trip to the USA for the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington. They discussed the religious situation in the Middle East, where many Christian residents have to leave their native heath because of the destabilization of socio-political situation and the raging of terrorism and extremism. At a request of the head of the American diplomatic mission, Metropolitan Hilarion spoke about the difficult pages in the history of the Russian Church in the situation of atheistic ideology and about the church revival which began in our country 30 years ago, the restoration of ruined churches and construction of new ones, about today’s church life, pastoral care for compatriots residing abroad and the state of inter-confessional and interreligious dialogue in Russia. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Gospel of St. Luke translated into more Northern Siberian languages September 28, 2012 The Institute for Bible Translation (IBT) published the first book in a series of Northern Diglott translations of the Gospel of Luke in the languages of the native nations of the Russian North and the Far East (Koryak, Itelmen, Chukchi, Nanai, Evenk, Even). This is a dual-language edition with parallel text in Russian (the Synod Version), reports Patriarchia.ru . The series was initiated by the appeals from ruling Bishops of Petropavlovsk and Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Anadyr and Chukotka dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church to the IBT. All publications are planned to come complete with audio recording of the text. A colorful children’s edition of " The Story of Jesus Christ " has been recently released in the Koryak and Dolgan languages with parallel Russian text. This edition is already on the market and the demand for it is high. Petropavlovsk and Kamchatka diocese will soon receive the edition of the Gospel of Luke in the Koryak language with introductory remarks by Bishop Artemiy of Petropavlovsk and Kamchatka. This edition published at the expense of a Russian sponsor will go to churches, libraries and schools free of charge. The text of the Book is also available in electronic format on the IBT website. Other parts of the series are planned to be released in 2012-2013. The Gospel of Luke in the Nanai language is the first one in the order. Translating of the Holy Scripture into the native languages of the Russian North is one of the priorities for IBT. In September of 2012 the staff of the Institute and its director Dr. Marianne Beerli-Moore received Northern Nationalities Benefit Compensation Fund diplomas " for translating and publishing the books in Koryak and Itelmen, for their work in preserving and promoting the national cultures of circumpolar Kamchatka. " The Fund was established in 1991 to support the Northern native nations and to preserve their spiritual heritage and culture. Arthur Izosimovich Belashov is a Chairman of the Foundation. He is also a well-known Kamchatka social activist, publisher, writer, director of the Museum of the History of Orthodoxy in Kamchatka and Russian America, and author of the three-volume " Petropavlovsk and Kamchatka Dioceses History " . (Translation by Ksenia Dolgova) 29 сентября 2012 г. ... Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Fyodor Klages (1812-90). “Interior of the Cathedral of Christ Saviour in Moscow” (1883). The cathedral before its destruction. Photograph taken of the demolition of the cathedral on Stalin’s orders, 5 December 1931. Plans for the “palace” stalled during the Great Patriotic War (WWII), and afterwards the foundations were turned into the world’s largest open-air swimming pool, in which numerous Soviet citizens drowned. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the newly-free Moscow Patriarchate announced plans to rebuild the demolished Cathedral on its pre-revolutionary model and scale. Funds poured in from all across the former Russian Empire, including from Russian emigres living in Western Europe and the Americas. Construction was finished by 2000, and HH Patriarch Alexey II consecrated the new cathedral along with numerous other Russian clergy on 19 August 2000. Besides functioning as the Patriarch’s cathedral church, the building is a monument to the suffering of the Russian people under communism and a symbol of the resurgence of Orthodoxy in Russian cultural life following 1991. Every year, the President and Prime Minister of the Russian Federation attend Nativity (7 January on the civil calendar/25 December on the Julian) and Paschal midnight services in the cathedral, and are greeted with an address by the Patriarch, who they in turn address with the traditional festive greeting “Christ is Risen!”, “Truly He is Risen!” (Христос Воскресе! Ваистину Воскресе!). In front of the iconostasis (icon stand/wall) and altar solea inside the cathedral. Nigel Fowler Sutton notes Here I present a look at the history of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. Built as a result of Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow, the Cathedral was a thanksgiving for Russia & the victorious Russian Army. Construction lasted for 40 years & resulted in the largest Orthodox Cathedral in the World. Following the Russian Revolution, Stalin had the Catherdral blown up to make way for the Palace of Soviets, a “skyscraper” to Socialism & the memory of Lenin. Only the foundations were built by the time Hitler invaded Russia in 1941. Work ceased & following victory in 1945, the foundations were turned into an open-air pool. I actually swam there in 1966…… In 1994, the pool was closed and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour rose again. This time taking a mere fraction of the time to build. This is the story…….. |
| Ukrainian army shelling Iveron Convent in Donetsk Donetsk, October 19, 2014 The Convent of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Donetsk is being continuously shelled. It is situated near the airport where there is an ongoing fighting in spite of the truce declared not long ago, reports the Zvezda (“ The Star ”) TV channel. There is only one inaccuracy in the TV story of Zvezda : the Wonder-Working Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, the main shrine of the convent, painted on Holy Mount Athos at the request and with the blessing of the famous elder Schema-Archimandrite Zosima (Sokur; 1944-2002), has left the convent. The icon is temporarily staying in Larinka village, the convent informs. From the feast of the Protection to October 26, the feast of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, the convent sisters and parishioners will be praying hard so that the Holy Theotokos might reveal Her will as to where this holy icon should be kept afterwards. One of the volunteer corps members who currently guards the church has reported that the convent is regularly shelled from the airport side. “Every day they fire at us, lay mines and other ammunition,” the self-defense forces representative related. The church is in half-ruined state. Shells shatter windows, damage walls, icons are hit by shrapnel. About the main shrine of the convent Through the efforts of late elder Zosima (Sokur) a request was made to paint a copy of the Wonder-Working Iveron Icon of the Mother of God on Holy Mount Athos, reports Donbass Pravoslavny . The copy of the wonder-working icon was painted by Monk Yannis from the Russian St. Panteleimon’s Monastery on Mt. Athos with observance of all the canons of icon-painting (fasting, prayer, pouring of holy water over the icon board, mixing the colors with holy water, celebration of Liturgies). Miracles and healings from this copy of the wonder-working icon have been witnessed. With the joint efforts of generous donors and those people whose prayer requests to Holy Theotokos were fulfilled, the icon was adorned with golden crowns (garlands). After the cross procession the icon was installed at the Holy Iveron Convent. 21 октября 2014 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Zakka Iwas dead at 80/Православие.Ru Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Zakka Iwas dead at 80 Damascus, Syria, March 24, 2014 The Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church Ignatius Zakka Iwas, the leader of one of world " s oldest Christian sects, has died. He was 80. Syrian state news agency SANA said Iwas was admitted into a German hospital for treatment Feb. 20. He died on Friday in Germany after a long illness, the official news service said. Iwas " official title was the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East. His church, known as the Syrian Orthodox Church, was founded in the year 452 after a schism with the bulk of the world " s Christians. There are more than 4 million members, living in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq although there are also significant communities in Germany, Sweden and in the United States, where immigrants from the Near East introduced the faith in the late 19th century. Iwas was born in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. He was enthroned as patriarch in 1980 in St. George " s Patriarchal Cathedral in Damascus. Before that he served as metropolitan bishop of Mosul. He was the archbishop of Baghdad and Basra when he became patriarch. Since then, he has lived and worked in Damascus, the seat of the Syriac Orthodox Church. He also spent two years in the early 1960s in New York city, studying at the Episcopal Church " s General Theological Seminary in downtown Manhattan. When he conducted services at St. George Cathedral, located in the walled section of Damascus, Iwas had spoken in Syriac, a modern version of Aramaic — the language Jesus Christ is believed to have spoken. Church officials said Friday his remains will be brought from Germany to Lebanon. From there they will transferred to Syria by land for burial. 24 марта 2014 г. Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Representatives of the Orthodox and Oriental Churches meet with United Bible Societies, Cyprus Representatives of the Orthodox and Oriental Churches meet with United Bible Societies, Cyprus From November 2–5, 2010, a regular meeting of the preparatory committee of the Orthodox Church, the Oriental Churches, and the United Bibles Societies took place, reports the DECR Communication Center The Whole Story of the Kidnapping of the Greek and Syriac Orthodox Metropolitans of Aleppo The Whole Story of the Kidnapping of the Greek and Syriac Orthodox Metropolitans of Aleppo Bishop Matta Khoury, secretary to Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Zakka I Iwas, spoke to al-Joumhouria on behalf of the patriarch, who had just come out of the hospital on the night of the incident. |
| Michael Prokurat, Alexander Golitzin, Michael D. Peterson Скачать epub pdf THEOPHANY THEOPHANY see Feasts, Twelve Great (Epiphany); Theosis. THEOSIS. Theosis or “deification” has been the ruling principle or mode of understanding salvation in Christ since at least the late 2nd c., as evidenced in Irenaeus of Lyons (q.v.). Classically, Orthodox Holy Tradition (q.v.) sees it reflected in Paul’s preaching on adoption to sonship and the indwelling Spirit (e.g., Rom 8 ), in John’s promise of the gift of divine glory (Joh n 17:5; 22–24), and summed up in 2Pet 1:4 , the Christian as a “communicant of the divine nature.” The story of Christ’s transfiguration in Mk 9:2–7 ( Mt 17 ; Lk 9 ) becomes the ruling image of theosis by the time of Gregory Palamas, though its importance for the Church Fathers (qq.v.) dates from far earlier times. This understanding of salvation, that “God became man so that we might be made divine,” in the words of Athanasius (q.v.), provides the unifying theme underlying the great debates over the Trinity and Christology (qq.v.) that preoccupy the Ecumenical Councils (q.v.) from Nicaea I (325) to Nicaea II (787), and the 14th c. controversy over hesychasm (q.v.). The theological development of the whole Byzantine era (q.v.) constitutes a continuing meditation on the mystery of salvation, and thus on theosis. The term carries disturbing implications to the Western ear, and therefore should be qualified. Thus, the Orthodox emphasize the continuous theological stress on the paradox of deification: God (q.v.) and humankind are infinitely distant from each other by nature (q.v.), the creature infinitely inadequate to and other than the Creator. (See Theology.) Yet in Christ, infinite God and finite humanity meet and join, and that joining is no mere juxtaposition (as in Nestorius [q.v.]), but a true union without confusion or division, as in the formula of Chalcedon (q.v.). Humanity is not obliterated in Christ, but is instead perfected and fulfilled. Although the contribution of the human being to salvation is infinitely less than God’s, Orthodox theology nevertheless insists on a true synergism, a cooperation. Synergy (literally, “co-working”), indeed, recalls the classic definition of the divine-human union in Christ: a co-inherence and exchange of the divine and human activity in the Incarnate Word, and through him in the Holy Spirit (q.v.). This allows the possibility that every human person may become the “unspotted mirror of the divine energies” (Dionysius the Areopagite [q.v.])-the manifestation of God’s uncreated glory. Читать далее Источник: The A to Z of the Orthodox Church/Michael Prokurat, Alexander Golitzin, Michael D. Peterson - Scarecrow Press, 2010. - 462 p. ISBN 1461664039 Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное |
| Michael Prokurat, Alexander Golitzin, Michael D. Peterson Скачать epub pdf NEOPLATONISM NEOPLATONISM. The dominant philosophy (q.v.) in late antiquity by the opening of the 4th c., Neoplatonism is associated with the Enneads of one of the giants of ancient thought, Plotinus (q.v.), an Egyptian Greek-speaker (d. 270). He effected a fusion of the two dominant philosophies extant in the 3rd c. Stoicism advocated a vision of the universe as a single living thing. Platonism stressed the divide between the realm of the eternal ideas and the phenomenal universe, though it acknowledged a dependence of the latter upon the former. Plotinus brought the first’s organic metaphor together with the second’s primacy of the spiritual. The result was a singularly powerful and markedly religious vision of the human being and the cosmos-at once intimately linked and themselves manifestations of the single divine reality underlying both. Still, both the human composite and the physical world are viewed as far removed from the One and the Good. The hierarchy of being in Plotinus-from the One to Mind to Soul to Body-becomes more pronounced in his successors Porphyry (d. 303), Iamblichus (d. 330), Proclus (d. 482), and Damascius (d. ca. 535). The result is both an expansion in the detail of the earlier thinker’s emanations, and in the last three philosophers a defense of traditional, pagan religion as mediating between the higher planes of being and human existence in the realm of matter. This is particularly clear in Iamblichus’s and Proclus’s defense of theurgy, literally “divine actions.” At its best, the latter emphasizes a dependency on prayer and on the grace of the gods, which later Christian writers, such as Dionysius the Areopagite (q.v.), will find congenial. At its worst, it becomes appallingly reminiscent of “new age” theosophy, down to ectoplasm, mediums, and even “crystals.” No Christian writer found this aspect appealing. Neoplatonism in general was simply the philosophy of the Church Fathers (q.v.) of the 4th c. and afterward. It was at once the intellectual air they breathed, and their adversary. The story of Greek-and hence, Orthodox-theology throughout the Byzantine era (qq.v.) is similar to Jacob’s wrestling with the Lord; but this wrestling was with a philosophical tradition in an effort to make of it an instrument of the revelation in Christ. Читать далее Источник: The A to Z of the Orthodox Church/Michael Prokurat, Alexander Golitzin, Michael D. Peterson - Scarecrow Press, 2010. - 462 p. ISBN 1461664039 Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное |
| Faithful remember victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks New York, September 11, 2010 - OCA On the second weekend of September 2010, Orthodox Christian faithful across North America and beyond offered special prayers in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In New York, His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, celebrated a Memorial Service at the site of the former World Trade Center. Representing His Grace, Bishop Michael of the OCA Diocese of New York and New Jersey at the service was Igumen Christopher [Calin], dean of Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral on New York " s lower east side. [In the weeks and months immediately following the attack on the World Trade Center, the cathedral " s clergy and faithful had been deeply involved in ministering to attack victims and local fire department personnel and their families.] In his comments after the Memorial Service, Archbishop Demetrios emphasized that this is a day on which we remember the innocent victims who died, and that we should not allow the significance of the day to be overshadowed by any other issues or interests. He read from the Wisdom of Solomon, 3: 1-7. Also present at the service were His Grace, Bishop Savvas; Father John Romas, pastor of Saint Nicholas Church, which was destroyed when World Trade Center Tower Two collapsed [see related story at www.oca.org/news/2238 ]; five priests of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, and numerous laypersons, some of whom had lost family members in the attack. Members of the police and fire departments, as well as representatives from the embassies of Greece and Cyprus, also were in attendance. In Moscow, the annual Memorial for the Innocent Victims of Terrorism was celebrated at the OCA " s Representation Church of the Great Martyr Catherine. Archimandrite Zacchaeus invited His Excellency, Mr. John Beyrle, Ambassador of the USA to the Russian Federation, to address the gathering at the conclusion of the service. Also invited to address the faithful was Alexander P. Torshin, First Deputy of the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, and Senator Sergei E. Sheblygin, President of the Saint Andrew the First Called Foundation and the Center for the National Glory of Russia, who attended in the absence of Vladimir I. Yakunin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, who annually attends the service. Following the service, Archimandrite Zacchaeus led everyone in ringing the bell that hangs in the memorial bell tower erected in honor of the 9/11 terrorism victims. A photo gallery of the service may be found at , while a video is posted at www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrW86NJtGOc . Official website of the Orthodox Church in America 13 сентября 2010 г. ... Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Harry’s emotional return to Mount Athos Harry’s emotional return to Mount Athos Harry Radliffe described his story on a community of Christian Orthodox monasteries as a " visit to another world " and explained why he was eager to return Patriarch Kirill to again lead celebrations of 1,000th anniversary of Russian presence on Athos Patriarch Kirill to again lead celebrations of 1,000th anniversary of Russian presence on Athos The first Russian monastery on Athos was founded under Holy Prince Vladimir and was called the Monastery of the Virgin the Xilurgu. It was first mentioned in writing in February 1016. This date is regarded as the beginning of the Russian presence on Athos. Abbot Elisaios: “Mt Athos, Yesterday and Today” Abbot Elisaios: “Mt Athos, Yesterday and Today” Elder Elisaios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras, Mt Athos, Greece, speaks on the tradition and the present of Holy Mountain Комментарии michael jovanovich 1 июня 2016, 04:00 In the name of man-hating feminists, the EU wants to destroy Orthodox monasticism. Ted 10 февраля 2016, 04:00 The EU has no business legally or otherwise making demand on the Holy Mountain. When Greece entered the then European Community, Athens specifically raised the issue of Mount Athos and agreements were reached that excluded the Holy Mountain from European laws applying elsewhere throughout the European Community-Union. Ultimately, the EU demands on Mount Athos have nothing to do with law but with political correctness and secular intolerance. The prohibition on women has nothing to do with discrimination and everything to do with tradition and the Monastic ways of life that have governed the Holy Mountain throughout history. The Holy Mountain is dedicated to the Holy Theotokos the Mother of God, so none can reasonably claim the Monasteries are against women. There is also an appalling history by the Europeans interfering in the internal affairs of Greece and much of the time much damage was done to the Orthodox Church of Greece whose internal affairs were violated. The EU should not be interfering in the affairs of Mount Athos. Ted Richardson 9 февраля 2016, 15:00 do you mean " the EU does NOT HAVE the right to legally intervene " ? Ted 7 февраля 2016, 05:00 The European Union has no business interfering with Mount Athos. The European Powers have meddled in Greece " s internal affairs for too long and this has been detrimental to the Orthodox Church of Greece. The Europeans have enough problems of their own to cope with. What Greece needs is the strengthening of the Church which has enabled Greece to survive under the Turks, Nazis etc… The Monasteries of Mount Athos bother no one. On the contrary, their prayers for the world and their Monastic life are to the benefit of the world. Ted © 1999-2015 Православие.Ru |
| Wooden Churches in the Russian North British architectural photographer Richard Davies is exhibiting a series of stunningly beautiful images of endangered, centuries-old Wooden Churches in the Russian North at the Museum of Finnish Architecture from March to May. Here’s a selection of the photographs that will be on display. If you can’t make it to Helsinki, be sure to stop by his website for more. Kosmozero, Karelia region, Church of St Alexander Svirsky (1769) Turchasovo, Arkhangel region, Church of the Transfiguration (1781) From the exhibition catalogue: “Old postcards made the English photographer Richard Davies travel to northern Russia in 2002 to find out what was left of the wooden churches depicted in the cards. The churches had been photographed by the Russian artist Ivan Bilibin in 1902–04, and already then the photographer was worried about their condition. Davies followed Bilibin’s footsteps on several travels in successive years. Tulgas, Arkhangel region, Church of St Blaise (18th C) Polya, Karelia region, Church of the Prophet Elijah (18th C) Many churches had been lost and many were threatened by destruction. Still, much was left to celebrate. The integrity between the landscape and the architecture was as striking as before, the simple log cabin construction with extravagant decorations was just as startling, and even in decay these churches had a spiritual presence commanding respect. With his pictures Davies wishes to help preserve this extraordinary cultural heritage.” Rakuly, Arkhangel region, Church of the Resurrection (1766) Podporozhye, Arkhangel region, Church of St Vladimir (1757) “Many churches have been saved by dedicated specialists and enthusiasts, whose untiring work goes on. We hope that the photographs in this exhibition will help raise public awareness of the plight of these wonderful buildings and that more restoration projects will attract the funding they deserve. Imzha, Arkhangel region, Church of the Virgin Hodigitria (1763) Izma, Arkhangel region, Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour (1679) During our travels, the story of the hardships of the last century has been unavoidably felt – a story of Revolution, War, Communism and severe Northern winters. The photographs also tell of the lives of resilient people who have lived through extreme times in extreme places – a story of the Russian North.” Matilda Moreton, Richard Davies London August 2007 Arkinet 18 февраля 2011 г. ... Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
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