| Fifth annual Climacus Conference to be held in Louisville, KY in mid-February Source: OCA Natalya Mihailova 13 January 2015 Saint Michael Antiochian Orthodox Church here will once again sponsor the annual Climacus Conference Friday and Saturday, February 13-14, 2015. This year’s theme will explore beautify and aesthetics. “In its fifth year, the conference is a pan-Orthodox intellectual and spiritual event featuring scholars and voices across the fields of theology, philosophy, patristics, classical education, literature, and culture and politics,” said David Write, the conference’s founder and director. “It is unique in that it provides an opportunity for people to be enriched by thinking well across disciplines through scholarly engagement with the classic liberal arts, while approaching such an endeavor through the spiritual ‘nous,’ the mind of the heart, enabling our ascension ‘of the ladder,’ as inspired by Saint John Climacus and his Ladder of Divine Ascent .” Detailed information, including a list of speakers and their topics, may be found on the Climacus Conference web site and Facebook page or by contacting Mr. Wright at 502-296-2095 or davidwright1@Hotmail.com . Tweet Donate Share Code for blog Fifth annual Climacus Conference to be held in Louisville, KY in mid-February Natalya Mihailova “In its fifth year, the conference is a pan-Orthodox intellectual and spiritual event featuring scholars and voices across the fields of theology, philosophy, patristics, classical education, literature, and culture and politics,” said David Write, the conference’s founder and director. “It is ... Since you are here… …we do have a small request. More and more people visit Orthodoxy and the World website. However, resources for editorial are scarce. In comparison to some mass media, we do not make paid subscription. It is our deepest belief that preaching Christ for money is wrong. Having said that, Pravmir provides daily articles from an autonomous news service, weekly wall newspaper for churches, lectorium, photos, videos, hosting and servers. Editors and translators work together towards one goal: to make our four websites possible - Pravmir.ru, Neinvalid.ru, Matrony.ru and Pravmir.com. Therefore our request for help is understandable. |
| Archive Metropoltan Hilarion of Volokolamsk venerates shrines in Jerusalem and Bethlehem and celebrates Liturgy at the Lord’s Sepulcher 10 January 2019 year 11:24 Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), has continued his pilgrimage to the Holy Land he is making with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. On January 9, 2019, he visited the church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God built at Her tomb at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Gethsemane. His Eminence venerated the shrines in the Russian convent of St. Mary Magdalene, among them the miracle-working Icon of Our Lady ‘Hodegetria’ and the honourable relics of Protomatyrs Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna and Sister Varvara who were murdered near Alapaevsk in 1918. In the convent, the hierarch was welcomed by the head of the Ecclesiastical Mission of the Russian Church Outside Russia, Archimandrite Roman (Krasovsky) and the mother superior of the convent Sister Elizabeth (Shmelts) with sisters. Metropolitan Hilarion attended a thanksgiving at the relics of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna and Sister Varvara in the church of St. Mary Magdalene. His Eminence also visited the Catholic Church of All Nations built in Gethsemane in 1924. Then Metropolitan Hilarion ascended the Mount of Olives to visit the Chapel of the Lord’s Ascension. During his visit to the Convent of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives (Russian Church Outside Russia), His Eminence was greeted by Archimandrite Roman and Mother Superior Varvara (Novikova) with the sisters. The convent church is famous for its 60 m-high belfry called ‘Russian Candle’. This belfry is still the tallest point in Jerusalem. In the convent, there is also the place of the First and Second Founding of the head of St. John the Baptist and the stone on which the Mother of God is believed to stand during the Lord’s Ascension. Among the venerated shrines are the Icons of the Mother of God ‘Swift to Hearken’ and ‘In Search of the Perishing’ and parts of the relics of Russian saints. In the Judaean Desert in the West Bank, there is a Monastery of St. Sava the Sanctified, built in 484. It was the next point in Metropolitan Hilarion’s pilgrimage. Its main shrines are the honourable relics of its founder and the tomb and caves of St. John Damascene. Later that day, the archpastor came to Bethlehem, where he venerated the place of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. On the night from January 9 to 10, His Eminence and Archbishop Isidoros of Hierapolis (Orthodox Church of Jerusalem) celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. They were assisted by Archimandrite Alexander (Uelisov), head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission, and clergy of the Patriarchates of Jerusalem, Moscow and Romania. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Memorial services will be held Thursday, May 28, 2020, in all cathedrals, churches, monasteries, cemeteries and at all heroes’ monuments across Romania and abroad to mark the feast of the Ascension of the Lord and National Heroes’ Day. The services will be officiated after the Divine Liturgy in compliance with current regulations in the national state of alert. Orthodox churches will ring their bells at noon as a token of gratitude for the heroes who sacrificed themselves for the nation, faith and country. The commemoration of the heroes of the Romanian nation on the feast of the Ascension of the Lord was decided by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church in 1920. This decision was later enshrined in two other synodal resolutions in 1999 and 2001 by which this day was proclaimed a national church holiday. By law 379/2003 on the regime of graves and war memorials, the fortieth day after Easter, the feast of the Ascension of the Saviour Jesus Christ, was proclaimed Heroes’ Day, and a national holiday of the Romanian people. Romanian heroes, soldiers and fighters of all times and places are remembered during every Divine Liturgy celebrated in the Orthodox churches in Romania, who sacrificed themselves on the battlefields, in concentration camps and prisons for the defence of the homeland and the Christian faith, for the unification of the nation, the freedom and dignity of the Romanian people. The National Cathedral in Bucharest is also erected in memory of the heroes, the first of its two patronal feasts being the Ascension of the Lord. Code for blog Since you are here… …we do have a small request. More and more people visit Orthodoxy and the World website. However, resources for editorial are scarce. In comparison to some mass media, we do not make paid subscription. It is our deepest belief that preaching Christ for money is wrong. Having said that, Pravmir provides daily articles from an autonomous news service, weekly wall newspaper for churches, lectorium, photos, videos, hosting and servers. Editors and translators work together towards one goal: to make our four websites possible - Pravmir.ru, Neinvalid.ru, Matrony.ru and Pravmir.com. Therefore our request for help is understandable. For example, 5 euros a month is it a lot or little? A cup of coffee? It is not that much for a family budget, but it is a significant amount for Pravmir. If everyone reading Pravmir could donate 5 euros a month, they would contribute greatly to our ability to spread the word of Christ, Orthodoxy, life " s purpose, family and society. Also by this author Today " s Articles Most viewed articles Functionality is temporarily unavailable. Most popular authors Functionality is temporarily unavailable. © 2008-2024 Pravmir.com |
| Tweet Нравится Watch live broadcast of consecration of Sretensky Monastery " s new cathedral online Moscow, May 24, 2017 " The Great Consecration of the New Church " A live broadcast of the great consecration of the new Church of the Resurrection of Christ and the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church at Moscow’s Sretensky Monastery, to be celebrated by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on May 25, the great feast of the Ascension of the Lord, will be available to watch online at the site of the Russian television station Tsargrad . The meeting of the patriarch and the rite of consecration will take place at 9:00 AM (2:00 AM EST) on Thursday morning, followed by the Divine Liturgy for the great feast of the Ascension at 10:00 AM (3:00 AM EST). In addition to the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, the day will also commemorate the liturgical tenth anniversary of the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion which reunited the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) with the Moscow Patriarchate, which took place on the feast of the Ascension, May 17, 2007. Among those concelebrating with Pat. Kirill and Sretensky abbot Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov), will be His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, the first hierarch of ROCOR. President Vladimir Putin will also be present at the services and will meet with the ROCOR delegation in honor of the anniversary of restored communion. 25 мая 2017 г. Рейтинг: 10 Голосов: 2 Оценка: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц Реквизиты для переводов из-за границы Оплата с банковской карты Visa, MasterCard и Maestro Оплата наличными через кассы и терминалы Пожертвование через Сбербанк Онл@йн Яндекс.Деньги Альфа-клик MasterPass Интернет-банк Промсвязьбанка скрыть способы оплаты Квитанция Реквизиты для юридических лиц Реквизиты для переводов из-за границы Оплата с банковской карты Visa, MasterCard и Maestro Оплата наличными через кассы и терминалы Пожертвование через Сбербанк Онл@йн Яндекс.Деньги Альфа-клик MasterPass Интернет-банк Промсвязьбанка скрыть способы оплаты Предыдущий Следующий Комментарии Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Новые материалы Выбор читателей © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru При перепечатке ссылка на Православие.Ru обязательна Контактная информация Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку × |
| Icon of the Mother of God “Enthroned” Commemorated on March 2/15 Photo: Days.Pravoslavie.Ru The “Enthroned” (or “Reigning”) Icon of the Mother of God appeared on March 2, 1917, the day of Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, in the village of Kolomskoye near Moscow. In February 1917, an elderly woman named Eudokia saw the Mother of God in a dream telling her to go to Kolomskoye to find a large blackened icon in a church. After the vision was repeated three times, she went to Kolomskoye to search for the icon with the priest Nicholas. In the basement of the church they found the icon and started wiping off the accumulated dust. Then they were able to see the Most Holy Theotokos wearing a crown and sitting on a throne. Immediately, Father Nicholas celebrated a service of Thanksgiving and an Akathist. News of the icon’s discovery spread throughout Russia, and there were several miracles of healing from physical and mental infirmities. As time went by, the icon renewed itself and became brighter and brighter. Particularly striking was the blood-red robe of the Virgin. Since the icon was revealed just as the Tsar abdicated, many people believed that the Queen of Heaven had assumed royal authority over the Russian land, and so the icon became known as the “Enthroned” (or Reigning) icon. It was discovered that the icon had come from the Ascension convent in Moscow. In 1812, before Napoleon’s invasion, this icon and others were sent to Kolomskoye’s Ascension church for safekeeping. Apparently forgotten, the icons were never returned to Moscow. A Service and Akathist to the “Enthroned” Icon were composed with the assistance of His Holiness Patriarch Tikhon (+ 1925). Many copies of the icon were venerated throughout Russia, but these were confiscated by the Soviets. The Service and Akathist to the icon were also forbidden to be served. The original icon is said to be in the Novodevichy Museum in Moscow, and there is a copy in the Church of the Kazan Mother of God in Kolomskoye. The “Enthroned” or “Reigning” Icon, which belongs to the Panachranta type, shows the Theotokos seated on a throne with Her Son. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Great discoveries await archaeologists at investigation of remains in the Kremlin monasteries Moscow, August 4, 2014 Ascension Monastery According to Sergei Devyatov, head of the department of 20th century National History at the Moscow Lomonosov State University, part of the site of the demolished Chudov (in honor of the miracle of Archangel Michael) and Ascension Monasteries of the Moscow Kremlin have survived, reports Interfax-Religion . “Parts of the Chudov Monastery were simply paved over. Underground rooms have survived. And if the monastery is restored in its original proportion, this site will need to be excavated. I feel that certain, great discoveries await the archaeologists,” said S. Devyatov. According to his information, some of the monastery’s premises were below ground level. They have survived and are subject to laws governing museums. “Apart from the fragments of the Chudov Monastery, there are also ground floors of two churches, basements of the metropolitan’s apartment as well as the brothers’ quarters under the block pavement of Ivanovskaya Square (the largest square within the Kremlin. Its name comes from the John the Great bell tower). The vault of the Small Nikolaevsky Palace is also situated there, on the Ivanovskaya Square (today it is considerably larger than it was in the early 20th century). The previous excavations on this site in 1995 resulted in the discovery of the remains of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich,” reminded the historian. Last week, the Russian president Vladimir Putin proposed thinking over the idea of restoring the two above-mentioned monasteries, which had been destroyed in 1929-1930. One Kremlin administrative building now stands on their site. V. Putin stressed that such a plan could be implemented only after its approval by the public and by UNESCO. S. Devyatov noted that the question of demolition of administrative building 14 and restoration of two monasteries on its site had been raised as early as in 2002. Architects of the “Mosproekt 2” (“Moscow project 2”) state unitary enterprise were charged with the task of exploring this question. “But the work did not proceed. By all appearances, the idea was forgotten. However, several years ago, on the wall of Kremlin building 14 a commemorative plaque appeared with indication that the Chudov Monastery was located on this site until 1929,” he added. Pravoslavie.ru 7 августа 2014 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Russian specialists preserving Christian heritage of Lebanon The Kadisha Valley (also Wadi Qadisha), Lebanon, December 12, 2014 A group of archaeologists and restorers, including Russian scientists, has begun implementing a large-scale project of reconstructing an ancient Christian church complex that is a UNESCO World Heritage monument, reports the Tayyar.org news portal. According to the media reports, the Maronite Church appealed to the Committee for Restoration of Ancient Lebanese Churches for further examination of the unique wall paintings of the Kadisha Valley churches. The first stage of the reconstruction was carried out through joint efforts of specialists from Russia, Poland, and Italy. Now the time has come for 16th-17th century frescoes. According to George Arab, the project’s executive director, the frescoes depicting Christ and the Holy Family as well as Icons of the Mother of God and St. Daniel Are of a special interest for the scientific world. Today the committee members have started surveying the state of the monuments and embarked on their description. Unfortunately, the frescoes were considerably damaged over the years by the high humidity of the valley. The icons themselves, according to rector of one of the Kadisha Valley churches, Father Habib, amaze pilgrims even now. The main wall painting that depicts the Ascension of the Holy Virgin is a rare iconographic type. Here the Mother of God, being received by the Holy Trinity into the heavens, rises above the cedars of Lebanon, under which the locally venerated Holy Patriarchs surround the sacrificial altar with the Lamb. It is supposed that the original icon was painted by Monk Peter of Cyprus in 1702 under Patriarch Estephan El Douaihy (1630-1704). Other wall paintings the Russian archaeologists are currently working on are no less striking; for example, the so-called “fresco of Petition” bears an image of the Heavenly Father standing in front of the Heavenly Altar with the Lamb. In the historians’ view, this and other compositions enable the scientists to throw light upon the late stages of development of the oriental iconography which are insufficiently known to this day. At the same time, according to the As-Safir newspaper’s reports, the next step of the field research will be the lower story of a Kadisha monastery built in the 12th century. Pravoslavie.ru 16 декабря 2014 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| The Spas TV channel aired a film by Metropolitan Hilarion called “Christmas” Moscow, January 6, 2016 On January 7, 2016, the Spas Russian-speaking Orthodox TV channel aired a film called “Christmas”. The author and presenter is Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk, the director is Maria Guseva. The program began airing at 10.00 AM with a repeat at 10.00 PM on the same day. This film is a part of the television documentary series called “Feasts”, which tells about the most important events throughout the Church liturgical year. This educational project is managed by the Neofit (“Neophytes”) studio at the request of the St. Gregory the Theologian Charitable Foundation with the support of the Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation. Metropolitan Hilarion recounted the story of the miracle of incarnation of God that took place more than two thousand years ago in the Bethlehem’s cave. The viewers learned about customs of the celebration of Nativity of Christ in various Orthodox and Catholic countries. When all the preparations for Christmas are behind us, it is time to admire the live Christmas scenes and plays in the Italian town of Canosa di Puglia which annually for several days resembles the Biblical Bethlehem, to enjoy the medieval mysteries in Strasbourg and York, and to learn about an Orthodox Nativity “flash mob”… Metropolitan Hilarion narrates the story of the historical Biblical events connected with the great feast of Nativity of our Savior and describes what we see upon entering a church. Apart from the story of meaning of the feast, the metropolitan touches upon important subjects related to ethics and a spiritual life, and explains the Church teaching on a wide range of today’s topical issues. The film series on Orthodox Church feasts was released and aired on the Russian Kultura (“Culture”) TV channel in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, and now the film is being reshown at the request of a great many TV viewers. Later this year television viewers will be able to watch films on the following feasts: Theophany, the Meeting of the Lord, the Annunciation of the Holy Virgin, Palm Sunday, the Resurrection of Christ (Easter), the Ascension of the Lord, Trinity Sunday (Pentecost), the Transfiguration of the Lord, and the Dormition of the Mother of God. The film is available for watching online . Pravoslavie.ru 10 января 2016 г. Смотри также Комментарии Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Patriarch Irinej places first stone in dome mosaic in massive cathedral of St. Sava in Belgrade Moscow, May 23, 2017 Photo from the site of the Serbian Orthodox Church May 22, 2017 is a day that will be recorded in the annals of the Serbian people’s beloved temple of St. Sava on Belgrade’s Vraar plateau. On this day, the first stones of the mosaic in the church’s dome were placed, reports the site of the Serbian Orthodox Church. During a special prayer service, in the presence of the hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej himself placed the first stone into the mosaic of the Ascension that will adorn the inside of the cupola of the massive St. Sava’s Cathedral. Then stones were also placed by Serbian President Tomislav Nikoli, Crown Prince Alexander II Karaorevi, and Minister of Culture and Information Vladan Vukosavljevi. Photo from the site of the Serbian Orthodox Church During the ceremony, the Holy Synod awarded Alexander Djukov and G. Kirill Kravchenko, top officials of the Russian Gazprom Neft oil company, with the high decoration of the Order of St. Sava, second degree, for their great contribution to the construction of the St. Sava church. Earlier a donation agreement had been signed by the Society for the Construction of the Church of St. Sava, Gazprom Neft, and a Moscow-based international fund for assistance to UNESCO. Russian specialists have created unique and unprecedented large-scale icons for the looming Cathedral of St. Sava on Belgrade’s Vraar plateau. A solemn presentation of the mosaic decorations for the dome in St. Sava’s took place on December 3, 2016, with the participation of Serbian president Tomislav Nikolic. St. Sava’s Cathedral was conceived of as the patriarchal church for the Serbian Orthodox Church, and is the largest Orthodox Church in Europe. Its construction began in the 1930s on the place where the relics of St. Sava (1175-1236), the founder and first primate of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church, were burned by Turkish order. After the 1941 bombing of Belgrade construction on the temple ceased altogether, resuming only in 1985. The inside surface area for mosaics is 183,000 square feet. 23 мая 2017 г. скрыть способы оплаты скрыть способы оплаты Смотри также Комментарии Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Tweet Нравится Moscow Kremlin launches tours to sites of lost monasteries Moscow, December 12, 2016 A new guided tour has appeared at the Moscow Kremlin for tourists from different countries. According to its organizers, it will be interesting for both students and adults. The new tour’s itinerary passes through the New Kremlin Public Garden where in the fourteenth century centers of religious life were established in Muscovite Rus’: the Chudov Monastery and the Ascension Convent. Then the residence of the Russian emperors appeared on that spot—the Small Nikolaevsky Palace, the press service of the Moscow Kremlin Museums reported. The architectural ensembles were destroyed in the Soviet era. However, the monasteries were immortalized in engravings, and the ancient designs. Their images are also present in paintings of that time. Archaeological excavations have helped to recreate the look of the ruined buildings. In particular, visitors will be able to see segments of the ruined buildings’ foundations. The guides’ narrative will be supplemented with video materials which recreate the architectural appearance of the Moscow Kremlin of past centuries. In October 2016 Press Secretary of the Russian Federation’s President Dmitry Peskov said that reconstruction of these monasteries on the site of the dismantled administrative building is still not on the agenda. Translated by Dmitry Lapa Pravoslavie.ru 13 декабря 2016 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Secrets of the Moscow Kremlin: What Was Hidden Centuries Ago? Secrets of the Moscow Kremlin: What Was Hidden Centuries Ago? After restoration work on the Moscow Kremlin’s historical appearance began, archeologists discovered long-hidden secrets in the Kremlin " s walls. Archeologists find parts of destroyed monasteries in Moscow Kremlin Archeologists find parts of destroyed monasteries in Moscow Kremlin The archeologists managed to find the Yekaterinskaya Church of the Voznesensky Monastery (1817), the monastery canteen joined to the Annunciation Church and the Alexeyevskaya Church of the Chudov Monastery (late 17th century). Online tours of the Kremlin cathedrals available Online tours of the Kremlin cathedrals available Online tours of the Kremlin cathedrals, the Church of Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Mother of God, and the " Ivan the Great " bell tower in Moscow have been launched on the internet. Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru При перепечатке ссылка на Православие.Ru обязательна Контактная информация Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
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