| John Anthony McGuckin New Martyrs THOMAS KITSON Orthodoxy calls those who died witnessing to their faith in the eras following Constantine’s Edict of Milan (313) the “New Martyrs.” The title was first used for the victims of heretical rulers during the Byzantine Iconoclastic controversies that preceded the Triumph of Orthodoxy in 843. While there was no systematic persecution during the Ottoman period, Christians were often punished for activities that directly threatened the Islamic faith. New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke (commemorated on the third Sunday after Pentecost) suffered for openly preaching Christianity, for converting others (or reverting to the faith after adopting Islam), and for causing disturbances by promoting Christian revival (which, beginning with the 19th- century liberation movements, often carried ethnic and national overtones). There were numbers of New Martyrs in China and Japan also. The actively atheist Soviet government encouraged varying degrees of organized church persecution after the 1917 Russian Revolution, involving many thousands of martyrs. In 1981 the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia recognized many Soviet victims, hierarchs, clergy, monks, and laity (including Tsar Nicholas II and his family) as New Martyrs and commemorates them on January 25, the date of Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev’s martyrdom in 1918. In recent years the Moscow patriarchate has also systematically extended the lists of the New Martyrs of Russia. Many other New Martyrs suffered under the Nazis (including Mother Maria Skobtsova) and their allies (the Serbian New Martyrs are commemorated on June 15), as well as subsequently under the violently repressive communist regimes in Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, and other parts of the Soviet Eastern bloc. SEE ALSO: Albania, Orthodox Church of; Bulgaria, Patriarchal Orthodox Church of; Contemporary Orthodox Theology; Romania, Patriarchal Orthodox Church of; Russia, Patriarchal Orthodox Church of; St. Elizaveta Feodorovna (1864–1918); Serbia, Patriarchal Orthodox Church of REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS Cavarnos, C. (1992) The Significance of the New Martyrs. Etna, CA: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies. Papadopoulos, L. J. and Lizardos, G. (1985) New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke. Seattle: St. Nektarios Press. Polsky, M. (1979) The New Martyrs of Russia. Munich: St. Job of Pochaev Press. Читать далее Источник: The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity/John Anthony McGuckin - Maldin : John Wiley; Sons Limited, 2012. - 862 p. Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное |
| Tweet Нравится 100 years of October Revolution: relics of New Martyrs to be carried throughout Russia Moscow, January 18, 2017 2017 marks two major anniversaries in Russia: one hundred years since the restoration of the patriarchate, and one hundred years since the disastrous October Revolution. The second is to be marked by the Russian Orthodox Church by celebrating all those who died for their faith in the years of Soviet atheism brought on by the revolution. The main activities marking both anniversaries are planned for late October through early December. At a recent meeting of diocesan department heads, Metropolitan Barsanuphius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga noted that a special reliquary is being prepared, which will contain the relics of every New Martyr whose remains have been uncovered, according to the diocesan site . “It will travel through all dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church,” the bishop stated. There are tens of thousands known martyrs from the Soviet era, with over 1,000 currently canonized, new names being added as each case is investigated. Archpriest Vladimir Sorokin of the information department also reported that the commission for canonizations will be issuing a new Synodikon including the names of nearly 6,000 who suffered for their faith under communism. The commission has also proposed that all diocesan monasteries serve a Divine Liturgy on the evening of February 18 in commemoration of the February 18, 1932 expulsion of all monks and nuns from St. Petersburg, then Leningrad. Metropolitan Barsanuphius supported this initiative. Among the Russian New Martyrs are included the Royal Martyrs—Tsar Nicholas II and family, hierarchs, clergy, and countless faithful laymen for whom nothing in this world was more precious than Christ our God. 18 января 2017 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Educator guidelines on classes dedicated to the New Martyrs of the Russian Church have been developed Educator guidelines on classes dedicated to the New Martyrs of the Russian Church have been developed For state and municipal educational institutions this course is recommended for spiritual and moral development in the out-of-school-time activity. Arkhangelsk Diocese opens the virtual museum of the New Martyrs Arkhangelsk Diocese opens the virtual museum of the New Martyrs The website contains video collections and libraries related to the repressions, archival court cases, card files of those persecuted for their faith, the map of “sorrowful” places, the New Martyrs museum’s exhibits, and the “Ones who endured to the end” exhibition with methodological materials for guides. Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru |
| “I would like to point out that according to this decision, it is impossible to canonize New Martyrs merely as local saints,” stressed the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Holy Council of the Russian Orthodox Church of April 5 (18), 1918, decreed: “To establish throughout Russia the annual commemoration on January 25 or the immediate Sunday following of all those reposed in this terrible year of persecutions of confessors and martyrs.” More recently, the Council of Bishops in 1992 determined: “To establish the celebration of the Host of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia on January 25 (old style, should it fall on a Sunday), or on the nearest following Sunday.” Also, the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia of 1981 decreed: “The general feast day of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia is established on the Sunday between January 22 and 28 according to the Orthodox calendar.” “As a result, the celebration of the Host of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia has been designated differently from year to year in the calendars of the Russian Church Abroad and the Church in the Fatherland. The Synodal Liturgical Commission, having studied this matter, has supported the practice established by the Council of 1981. Accordingly, if January 25 falls on a Monday through Wednesday, the celebration of the Host of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia is celebrated on the previous Sunday, and if January 25 falls on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday, it is celebrated on the following Sunday. This system, which has precedence in the Church Ustav, specifically allows us to avoid the celebration of the Host of New Martyrs falling on the feast day of St Basil the Great, St Gregory the Theologian and St John Chrysostom (January 30),” concluded His Holiness, submitting the matter to the Holy Council for deliberation. Press Service of the Council of Bishops Official Website of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad 4 февраля 2013 г. ... Комментарии Мы в соцсетях |
| The Lives of the Georgian Saints Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze The Lives of the Georgian Saints Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze Since the time of the ancient Greek historians, Georgia has been viewed as an enigma hidden behind impenetrable mountains and a complex language. Little has been written about this small country and its saints. Now, Pravoslavie.Ru presents the entire collection of the Lives of the Georgian saints which has been translated for the first time into English. These lives encompass the seventeen hundred years of Orthodox Christianity in Georgia. The stories of ascetics and bishops, warriors and noblemen are intertwined with the tumultuous history of the Georgian land. Holy Martyr Sukia and His Sixteen Companions (ca. 100–130) Commemorated April 15/28 Holy Martyr Sukia and His Sixteen Companions (ca. 100–130) Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze The holy martyrs Sukia, Andrea, Anastasi, Talale, Teodorite, Ivkirion, Iordane, Kodrate, Lukiane, Momnanos, Nerangios, Polievktos, Iakob, Poka, Domentian, Bictor, and Zosime were Georgian noble lords who served the Albanian government (in the southeastern Transcaucasus) in the 1st century a.d. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также 40 Holy Martyrs of Sebaste 40 Holy Martyrs of Sebaste On the following morning, the soldiers were again taken to Agricola. This time the pagan tried flattery. He began to praise their valor, their youth and strength, and once more he urged them to renounce Christ and thereby win themselves the respect and favor of their emperor. A Church Built on the Blood of Martyrs Fr. Dionysy Pozdnayev A Church Built on the Blood of Martyrs Fr. Dionysy Pozdnayev On the eve, there were already proclamations pasted along the streets calling the pagans to kill the Christians, and threatening with death anyone who dared to hide them. During the night, the boxers appeared with burning torches in all parts of Peking, attacking Christian homes, grabbing the misfortunate Christians and torturing them, trying the force them to renounce Christ. Holy Monk-martyrs Shio the New, Davit, Gabriel, and Pavle of Gareji (†1696–1700) Commmorated June 1/14 Holy Monk-martyrs Shio the New, Davit, Gabriel, and Pavle of Gareji (†1696–1700) Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze The holy monk-martyrs Shio the New, Davit, Gabriel and Pavle labored in the Davit-Gareji Wilderness at the end of the 17th century. St. Shio was from the village of Vedzisi in the Kartli region. © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru При перепечатке ссылка на Православие.Ru обязательна Контактная информация Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Metropolitan Varsonofy of St. Petersburg says that streets should be named after new martyrs St. Petersburg, October 31, 2014 Streets of Russian cities and other settlements should be named after the New Martyrs of Russia who suffered from persecutions of the soviet government; also churches should be dedicated to them and special films should be produced about them, Metropolitan Varsonofy of St. Petersburg and Ladoga, chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate, said in his interview with RIA-Novosti . “How can we perpetuate their memory? Surely, churches should be built, books should be published and films should be made in honour of the canonized saints and their names should be promoted in the youth environment. For example, a film about one such priest is being shot in the Perm Diocese. It would be a good idea to find eyewitnesses’ testimonials, to give their names to streets and public gardens. This process has begun in some other regions as well. Then people will want to know in whose memory one or another street is named and why,” Metropolitan Varsonofy noted. In his view, the exploit of faith of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia who lived in 1930s has not yet been completely understood by the Russian people. “After all, it is only now that the archives are being restored, these facts are being discussed and published. And earlier people did not know all this. That is why each diocese, each parish should tell about the new martyrs. Today it is a duty of each priest to know the history of his parish: was anyone among the clergymen and parishioners subjected to repression? Where? Who? This work should be carried out now, when at least some of representatives of that generation are still alive,” the archpastor said. According to Metropolitan Varsonofy, while representatives of clergy, suffered and martyred for the faith in the soviet era, are already more or less known, “the names of the laypeople who together with priests performed this heroic deed are still obscure… But numerous laypeople became real confessors of faith. Because it was a real feat – to reveal before the Bolsheviks that you were a believer; and you had no guarantee that you would return home after that,” the agency’s spokesman added. Metropolitan Varsonofy believes that popularization of the exploit of the Russian new martyrs among the rising generation is especially significant. “It is important that children should be brought up in knowledge of the feats of confessors for the faith and that they should understand that our ancestors were the heroes like those who had suffered for their faith in the first centuries of Christianity,” the hierarch said. 3 ноября 2014 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Virtual tour of exhibition dedicated to New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia opened on the website of St. Tikhon " s Orthodox University/Православие.Ru Virtual tour of exhibition dedicated to New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia opened on the website of St. Tikhon " s Orthodox University Moscow, October 6, 2014 A virtual tour of the exhibition, “Overcoming: the Russian Church and the Soviet government” has opened on the website of the St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University of Humanities. The largest exposition, dedicated to the persecution of the Church during the Soviet era, became available to internet users ahead of the completion of restoration of the Moscow diocesan house in Likhov Lane Moscow. Over the two month since it was opened, more than 7,000 people attended the exhibition in memory of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, organized by St. Tikhon’s University in the winter of 2012/2013 at the Museum of the Contemporary Russian History. The unique exhibits were collected in various corners of the former Soviet Union, and included the saints’ personal things; various documents reflecting the government’s theomachic policy and the Church’s reaction to it; and items used in the underground liturgical life the existed in labor camps. The exhibition’s interactive design has shown its visitors the results of 20 years of serious research conducted by St. Tikhon’s University researchers in the field of modern Church history, but, most importantly, it has made it possible for contemporary Christians to understand the significance of the new martyrs’ suffering. The virtual tour’s launch is timed to coincide with the approaching completion of restoration work in the Moscow diocesan house on Likhov Lane, a symbolic place for the history of the Russian Orthodox Church in the 20th-century. It was here where Patriarchy was restored on October 28 (November 10), 1917, at the All-Russian Local Council. Hundreds of the Council’s delegates afterwards suffered for Christ, about 50 of them later canonized and included in the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. |
| Against the background of huge banners on which the whole epoch of the Russian Orthodox Church from the beginning of the 20th century till its restoration at the present time is represented, the Yaroslavl themes are much smaller in and number of exhibits than those of the Moscow exhibition. However, these materials reflect the atmosphere of those years as brightly and vividly as the Moscow materials. These are photographs, archival documents, letters, and personal belongings of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Yaroslavl. Many names: St. Agafangel, Hieromartyrs Seraphim and Veniamin, Bishop-Confessor Athanasy (Sakharov), St. Seraphim of Vyritsa —all of them will appear before the Yaroslavl visitors of the exhibition in an absolutely different look. Information on these and many other historic personalities was collected little by little by the researchers of the Yaroslavl Metropolia. Also the Icon " Synaxis of Holy New Martyrs of the Yaroslavl land " , given to the Diocese of Yaroslavl by the exhibition " s co-organizers, is displayed at the exhibition. On October 8, the icon will be brought to the " Stary gorod " (Old city) concert-exhibition complex for all to see as the main relic of the eleventh Orthodox inter-regional exhibition, " The world and the Clergy " . After the exhibition, which will last till October 13, the icon is to be moved to the Kazan Convent of Yaroslavl. 11 октября 2013 г. ... Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также A Photo Exhibit Titled “Russians in Shanghai: 1930’s” Opens at the Cathedral of the Mother of God “Surety of Sinners” in Shanghai A Photo Exhibit Titled “Russians in Shanghai: 1930’s” Opens at the Cathedral of the Mother of God “Surety of Sinners” in Shanghai Forming the basis of the exposition are materials from the photo album Russians in Shanghai, published by VD Zhiganov in that city in 1936. That edition consisted of three hundred copies. This unique encyclopedia of the Russian emigre community in Shanghai in the 1920’s and 1930’s was reprinted by Alfaret Publishers of St Petersburg in 2008. Arkhangelsk Diocese opens the virtual museum of the New Martyrs Arkhangelsk Diocese opens the virtual museum of the New Martyrs The website contains video collections and libraries related to the repressions, archival court cases, card files of those persecuted for their faith, the map of “sorrowful” places, the New Martyrs museum’s exhibits, and the “Ones who endured to the end” exhibition with methodological materials for guides. During World War II, many people in the USSR turned to Christ During World War II, many people in the USSR turned to Christ This is indicated by numerous appeals by Soviet citizens to the authorities with requests to opening the churches. This phenomenon demonstrates the national trend. Комментарии Войдите через FaceBook ВКонтакте Яндекс Mail.Ru Google или введите свои данные: © 1999-2015 Православие.Ru |
| In April of 1924 Metropolitan Nazar received amnesty and was released after two years in prison. He returned to his diocese, which was undergoing many trials. He was not permitted to return to his own residence, but was obliged to live with his brother, while his former home was transformed into a storage facility. On August 14, 1924, a delegation from the village of Simoneti came to the metropolitan to request that he consecrate their local church. At the appointed time, the metropolitan arrived in Simoneti with his retinue and consecrated the church. That night, a group of Chekists (Soviet security agents) broke into the house whereMetropolitan Nazar and his entourage were staying, bound and beat them, and then dragged them to the village council. Without an investigation, the Troika (a Soviet extraordinary council of three judges) sentenced to death Metropolitan Nazar and four other clergymen—Priest German Jajanidze, Priest Ieroteos Nikoladze, Priest Simon Mchedlidze, and Archdeacon Besarion Kukhianidze. They were shot to death in the Sapichkhia Forest. In 1994, with the blessing of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, the full Ecclesiastical Council of the Georgian Church resolved with one accord to canonize Metropolitan Nazar and the clergymen who were martyred with him. At the same time, the council canonized all the Orthodox Christians who, for their Faith and the independence of their homeland, became victims of the totalitarian regime. They were proclaimed the “New Martyrs of the Georgian Church.” O Holy New Martyrs tortured by the godless enemy, intercede for us with the Holy Trinity and ask of Christ God great mercy for our souls! Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze For further information on the book THE LIVES OF THE GEORGIAN SAINTS by Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze contact St. Herman Press : St. Herman Press, P.O. Box 70, Platina, CA 96076 29 августа 2007 г. Venerable Martyrs Geronti, Serapion, German, Besarion, Mikael, Svimeon, and Otar of the Davit-Gareji Monastery (†1851) Commemorated August 12/25 Venerable Martyrs Geronti, Serapion, German, Besarion, Mikael, Svimeon, and Otar of the Davit-Gareji Monastery (†1851) Archpriest Zakaria Machitadze Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries the Dagestanis were continually raiding and pillaging the Davit-Gareji Wilderness. |
| About 35,000 New Martyrs included in database of St. Tikhon " s Orthodox University/Православие.Ru About 35,000 New Martyrs included in database of St. Tikhon " s Orthodox University Moscow, July 8, 2014 The martyrs for the faith in the 20th century included in the database of Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox University of Humanities (Moscow) number currently about 35,000 people, reported rector of the university Archpriest Vladimir Vorobiev on Tuesday to RIA-Novosti . “Information not only on canonized New Martyrs is being gathered for the database, but also on all those who suffered for Christ and for the faith. There are around 35,000 such individuals at the moment. These are not just their names but also all information that could be found: biographical information, details from investigations, photographs, their works of authorship, letters,” said Fr. Vladimir. According to him, this database is a part of a larger work that is being carried out at the university. “We have a department of contemporary history of the Russian Orthodox Church. The history of the 20th century is the principal area of work,” the archpriest added. The first wave of repressions against clergy (1918-1920) alone swept away about 9,000 lives. Over 10,000 clergymen were found guilty during the confiscation of church treasures campaign, launched in 1921. 2,000 of them were executed by shooting. During industrialization the authorities led a campaign of recasting bells. From 1930 to 1934 the number of churches decreased by nearly one third. Naturally, the clergy could not be silent seeing this. In summer 1937, the order was issued to shoot within several months all confessors of faith, kept in communist camps and prisons. Throughout 1937 and 1938, 200,000 believers were repressed, half of them being executed. 11 июля 2014 г. Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Living in the Spirit. Sermon on the feast of St. Hilarion in Sretensky Monastery. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill Living in the Spirit. Sermon on the feast of St. |
| New Orthodox church consecrated in New York New York City, October 6, 2014 On Saturday, October 4, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York (the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) consecrated the new Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist in New York (Brooklyn, Sheepshead Bay). It can be said that for today this is one of the largest Orthodox churches in New York City and is inferior only to the St. Nicholas Cathedral on Manhattan (belonging to the Moscow Patriarchate) in respect of capacity and adornments. Most likely, only the Church of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia on 18th Avenue (the first of four Orthodox churches now active in this NY borough) can rival the newly consecrated church. The new Church of St. John the Baptist now occupies the building of a former Methodist church; only a small, splendid dome and a distinctive cross above the entrance indicate that this is an Orthodox church. One can understand the joy of the church Rector Archpriest Alexander Belya, the parish council and all the parishioners, who over several years had to move from one rented premise of Brooklyn to another. Within the shortest possible space of time the church was repaired by the Kadar Elite Construction company, led by Michael Kadar. Benefactors and volunteers from among the parishioners actively helped in arranging the church. On Friday evening trowel men were still working here, and on Saturday morning the church was already receiving its parishioners and clergymen from neighboring communities, arriving to the celebration. Clergy of the Cathedral of the Icon of the Mother of God “Of the Sign”, of the Church of St. John the Baptist, the Church of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, the Church of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “The Inexhaustible Cup” as well as priests and deacons of other parishes of the diocese concelebrated with Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York at the Divine Liturgy and the church consecration. After the service the constructioin company director Michael Kadar and the churchwarden of the St. John the Baptist’s Church John (Ivan) Belya were presented with the highest award of the ROCOR—the Synodal Order of the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God, 3rd Class. The active volunteer builders received diocesan diplomas. Pravoslavie.ru 6 октября 2014 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
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