| 3D panoramic tour of Moscow’s Novospassky Monastery available online Moscow, May 2, 2017 Novospassky Monastery. Photo: Wikipedia A new 3D virtual tour of Moscow’s famous Novospassky Monastery, developed by Google Street View, is now available on the monastery’s website . The new tour, available under the “Паломникам” (“Pilgrims”) tab, offers panoramic views throughout the monastery, both inside and outside the several churches, as well as the famous 18th-century bell tower. The monastery is known as the burial place of generations of Romanov boyars, which is also included in the virtual tour. Among those buried there are Ksenia Shestova, the mother of Michael Romanov, the first Romanov Tsar, and Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, the seventh child of Tsar Alexander II, and husband to the Grand Duchess and New Martyr Elizabeth. Work on the project began in the fall of 2016, and will continue upon completion of the restoration work underway in Novospassky Monastery, which is currently halfway finished according to the site of the Moscow mayor. Novospassky Monastery is one of Moscow’s oldest. According to some accounts it was first established in the 1150s by the founder of Moscow, Prince Yuri Dolgoruky, south of the Moscow River, where the Danilov Monastery is currently located. The Savior Monastery was reestablished within the Kremlin walls in the 14th century by Grand Prince Ivan Kalita. The main church, The Savior in the Forest, was Moscow’s oldest surviving structure until it was destroyed by the atheist Soviets in the 1930s. Grand Prince Ivan III moved the monastery to its current location on Krutitsky Hill overlooking the Moscow River in 1490, reconsecrating it as New Savior Monastery. The monastery was completely rebuilt in the 1640s upon the Romanov’s ascension to the Moscow throne, with most of the surviving buildings dating from that period. The monastery was turned into a prison under the Soviet Union, and later a police drunk tank, before being assigned to an art restoration institute in the 1970s. The monastery was finally returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1991. 2 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 |
| Archive Primates of Russian and Albanian Churches celebrate Divine Liturgy at Resurrection Cathedral in Tirana 29 April 2018 year 16:50 April 29, 2018 – His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, and His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in Tirana. Among their concelebrants were members of the Holy Synod of the Albanian Orthodox Church – Metropolitans Ignatios of Berat, Joan of Corce, Demetrios of Gjirokaster, Nicolla of Apollonia, Anthony of Elbasan, and Nathanael of Amantia. Patriarch Kirill was also assisted by members of the Russian Orthodox Church delegation who accompanied His Holiness during his visit to the Albanian Church – Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations (DECR), Archbishop Sergiy of Solnechnogorsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate administrative secretariat, Archpriest Nikolay Balashov, DECR vice-chairman, Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, DECR secretary for inter-Orthodox relations, Rev. Anatoly Churyakov, DECR staff member, and Rev. Alexander Volkov, head of the Patriarchal press service. Present at the liturgy was Russian Ambassador to Albania Mr. A. Karpushin. Liturgical singing was performed by the Byzantine and European choirs of the Resurrection Cathedral and the Moscow Synodal Choir who came from Russia. The service was broadcast live by the Albanian State Television Company and the Russian TV channels ‘Spas’ and ‘Soyuz’. After the liturgy, Archbishop Anastasios addressed Patriarch Kirill with Paschal greetings. Patriarch Kirill spoke in response. Patriarch Kirill presented Archbishop Anastasios with two pectoral icons, a pectoral cross and an Easter egg painted by Russian icon-painters as a token of the common liturgy and a sign that the visit of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church fell on the Easter period, which lasts 40 days. To the cathedral His Holiness gave an icon of the Twelve Apostles. Archbishop Anastasios presented Patriarch Kirill with an icon of the Ascension painted by an Albanian artist who used as his plot the mosaic of the Cathedral of the Resurrection, and with patriarchal insignia. The Cathedral of the Resurrection was built in the period from 2004 to 2012 in the center of Tirana, at a plot provided by the state as a compensation for the previous cathedral destroyed in 1967. It has been designed by Greeks from a New York architectural bureau with an active participation of Archbishop Anastasios. The cathedral was opened on June 24, 2012, in the presence of the president of the country and the speaker of the parliament. It was consecrated on June 1, 2014, by representatives of thirteen Local Churches. The Moscow Patriarchate was represented by Metropolitan Feodosiy (Rasskazovsky) of Tambov. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| Russian Palestine is a marvelous spiritual and historical phenomenon, headed by the Russian Spiritual Mission in Jerusalem founded in 1847. Through the care, energy, and labors of representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian government in the latter half of the nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, a whole cluster of holy sites connected with significant events in sacred history where acquired for Russian pilgrims, many churches, pilgrimage guesthouses, and metochia were built, and several monasteries were founded. Russian Palestine represents vast enlightenment, scholarly research, and charitable activity. Its golden age could be considered those thirty years (1865–1894) when the head of the Russian spiritual mission was Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin). Despite its perennial lack of money, many hardships and obstacles, he was able to acquire a large amount of land, the value of which cannot be measured in the material terms: a parcel in Hebron with the Oak of Mamre, under which the patriarch Abraham received the three mysterious Visitors; a parcel on the Mount of Olives, not far from the site of the Lord’s ascension; land in the settlement of Ein-Karem—the place where the Most Holy Theotokos and righteous Elizabeth met; parcels in biblical Jericho and in Haifa (Joppa) with the tomb of righteous Tabitha, who was resurrected by the holy apostle Peter, and others. Thanks to the scholarly work of Archimandrite Antonin in ecclesiastical archeology, near the church of the Lord’s Sepulcher was discovered the threshold to the Judgment gates, through which our Savior’s way of the cross passed, and an ancient necropolis in Haifa. The Russian presence in the Holy Land became possible also thanks to the charity of Orthodox Russian people—from 1886 on, every year on the feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, Palm Sunday, donations for the Russian Spiritual Mission in Jerusalem were collected in every diocese and church in Russia. Russian Palestine was created and supported by the whole world, however it suffered great losses, and became forgotten and desolate after the Bolshevik revolution. That in our days the monasteries, metochia, and pilgrimage guesthouses of the Russian Mission in the Holy Land are again able to receive the thousands of pilgrims who come every year is the result of peoples’ enormous labor, faith, hope, and sacrificial love. 23 октября 2017 г. скрыть способы оплаты скрыть способы оплаты Комментарии Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| Archive Funeral service conducted for Archbishop Alexander of Baku and Azerbaijan 14 June 2021 year 13:21 On June 13, 2021, the 7th Sunday after Pascha, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Cathedral of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women in Baku. It was followed by the funeral service for the late Archbishop Alexander of Baku and Azerbaijan, who passed away to the Lord on June 10, the day of the Ascension of the Lord. With a blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the service was conducted by Metropolitan Dionisy of Voskresensk, chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate, together with Metropolitan Arseny of Lipetsk and Zadonsk, Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Tatarstan, acting administrator of the diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan, and Archbishop Pheophilakt of Pyatigorsk and Cherkessk. Their con-celebrants were Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov), vice-chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate; Archimandrite Alexander (Zerkashev), rector of the St. Philip church in Shardja (UAE); Hegumen Alexy (Nikonorov), rector of the church of St. Nicholas the Wonder-Worker in Merano (Italy); Hieromonk Ioann (Anisimov), rector of the church of Our Lady of Kazan in Kaspijsk, and the clergy of the diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan. After the burial service, Metropolitan Dionisy read out a message of condolences from His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov) read out a message of condolences from the chairman of the Department for External Church Relation of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk. Among those who came to pay the last respect to Archbishop Alexander were Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshuqur Pasha-zade, chairman of the Muslim Board of Caucasus; Mr. Mubariz Gurbanly, chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Cooperation with Religious Entities; Mr. M. Zabelin, MP; Msgr Vladimir Fakete, head of the Catholic community in Azerbaijan; Mr. Milikh Yevdaev, head of the Mountain Jews community in Baku; Mr. Alexander Sharovsky, head of the community of European Jews; Mr. Robert Mobili, head of the Albany-Udin Christian community; Mr. Ryavan Gasanov, director of the Baku International Multiculturalism Center, and many others. As a sign of great respect for the first hierarch of the reborn Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan, and in acknowledgment of his work for strengthening interreligious dialogue and broadening friendly relationships between Azerbajani and Russian nations, according to the decision of the Azerbaijan’s leadership, Archbishop Alexander was buried in the first alley of Honorary Graves. DECR Communication Service /Patriarchia.ru Календарь ← 7 December 2023 year |
| The faithful made their way from the city of Bethphage to Jerusalem. The celebration began with a Vigil and the blessing of palms. April 15, 2014. PRAVMIR. In Jerusalem, on the eve of Palm Sunday, a procession repeating the earthly path of Jesus Christ was held from Bethphage to Jerusalem. Festivities began with a Vigil at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, headed by Igumen Theophan, head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission. Following the reading of the Gospel, the blessing of palms, and the completion of the service, the faithful went to the starting point of the procession. The procession traditionally starts on one of the hills of Bethpage, where the Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Entry into Jerusalem stands, the press service of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission stated. Located there is a canopy above the stone from which, according to tradition, Jesus mounted the donkey. A moleben [supplicatory service] was held, after which the procession began its move toward Jerusalem, headed by Metropolitan Hesychius of Kapitoliada. First the procession went down a hill and up the Mount of Olives, where the Holy Ascension Convent stands, then down to the Kidron stream, then moved up to the Lion’s Gate, where the final prayer was read at the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. Participants of this year’s procession included Abbot Theophan (Lukyanov) of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission, Mission clergy, the sisters of the Gorny Convent, along with Metropolitan George of Nizhny Novgorod with a large group of pilgrims. 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 Moscow to allocate funds for restoration of fifteen religious objects Moscow, February 16, 2017 Photo: RIA-Novosti The Moscow government has decided to allocate subsidies for the restoration of fifteen objects of cultural heritage in use by religious organizations, reports RIA-Novosti . Included are architectural monuments such as the bell tower at the eighteenth century Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God at Vinogradovo Manor, the seventeenth-nineteenth century Church of the Nativity in Varvarina, and the nineteenth century bell tower and sixteenth century cathedral of Nativity Monastery. Allocations will also go towards the restoration of the bell tower with the seventeenth century gate church and Church of St. Peter the Metropolitan of Moscow at Visoko-Petrovsky Monastery, and the refectory with the Church of the Holy Protection and the five-sided tower on the western wall of Novospassky Monastery. “Big” and “Little Ascension” churches on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street will also undergo restoration. In 2016, funds were allocated to fourteen such religious and cultural monuments, five of which projects have already finished. In 2016 annual grants to religious organizations increased from million to million. 16 февраля 2017 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также Fourteenth-century church to be restored in the Crimea Fourteenth-century church to be restored in the Crimea The Minister of Culture of the Crimea Arina Novoselskaya has said she will take the restoration of the fourteenth-century Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel in the village of Kudrino of the Crimea’s Bakhchysarai region under her control. Vologda: the Prilutsk Monastery of our Savior has been returned to the Church Vologda: the Prilutsk Monastery of our Savior has been returned to the Church Russia’s Federal Agency for State Property Management has transferred the Prilutsk Monastery of our Savior in Vologda to the ownership of the Vologda Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Over Half Russians Trust Religious Organizations - Poll Over Half Russians Trust Religious Organizations - Poll The poll shows that the number of respondents who trust the Church and religious organizations has somewhat declined (53% against 54% in 2014). Комментарии © 1999-2016 Православие.Ru При перепечатке ссылка на Православие.Ru обязательна Контактная информация Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку × |
| Pennsylvania: Archimandrite Athanasy (Mastalski) reposed in the Lord Source: Eastern American Diocese (ROCOR) February 6, 2016 On Friday, February 6, Archimandrite Athanasy (Mastalski), longtime rector of Joy of All Who Sorrow Church in Philadelphia, PA, reposed in the Lord. He was 69 years old. Fr. Athanasy was born on June 24, 1946 in Philadelphia. In 1975, he was ordained a deacon, and in the following year a priest, by Archbishop Nikon (Rklitsky). In December 1978, Metropolitan Philaret performed Fr. Athanasy’s monastic tonsure. Hieromonk (and later Abbot) Athanasy led Joy of All Who Sorrow parish in Philadelphia for many years; he served in Holy Protection Church in New Brunswick, NJ and St. Nicholas Church in Red Bank, NJ, as well as at the convents in the Holy Land – Holy Ascension on the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane Convent. In December 2005, Metropolitan Laurus elevated Fr. Athanasy to the rank of archimandrite. For many years, Archimandrite Athanasy was the guardian of the myrrh-streaming icon of the Holy Righteous Anna, Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos, with which he traveled to a multitude of churches and monasteries in the dioceses of the Russian Church Abroad. The holy image was painted in the Mount of Olives Convent by Nun Mastridia, and began to stream myrrh in the United States. It was well known that the future priest fell in his childhood and was very badly hurt; he prayed to St. Anna, promising that, when he had the opportunity and the funds, he would order an icon of St. Anna. Archimandrite Athanasy spent the final years of his earthly life at St. Tikhon’s Monastery (OCA) in South Canaan, PA, where the services for the departed will be held. Tuesday, February 9 – Vespers & Matins at 16:30. Panihida – at 19:00. Wednesday, February 10 – Meeting of Metropolitan Tikhon, Divine Liturgy – at 9:00. The funeral will be served according to the monastic rite at 11:30 AM. Through the intercessions of the Most Holy Theotokos and the prayers of the Holy Righteous Anna, may the Lord grant blessed repose to the soul of His newly departed servant, the Archimandrite Athanasy, in the mansions of the righteous, and make his memory to be eternal! Eastern American Diocese (ROCOR) 7 февраля 2016 г. Подпишитесь на рассылку Православие.Ru Рассылка выходит два раза в неделю: Смотри также Комментарии David Naess 8 февраля 2017, 03:00 With the saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of my Spiritual Father Athanasy. Where there is no pain, nor sorrow, nor suffering, but life everlasting. Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| School students from Russia plant fruit trees in memory of the Great Victory at the Russian Mission " s representation in Israel/Православие.Ru School students from Russia plant fruit trees in memory of the Great Victory at the Russian Mission " s representation in Israel Jerusalem, May 8, 2015 Over 20 saplings of orange trees, peach trees and olive trees have been planted at the Russian representation in Magdala (Israel) within the framework of the “Parade of Victory on the Holy Land” international festival. The organizer of the action is the Moscow-based “Krugozor” Charitable Foundation for Support and Realization of Socially-Significant Programs. Head of the Russian Ecclesiastic Mission in Jerusalem Igumen Theophan (Lukyanov) took part in the action. The “Parade of Victory on the Holy Land” international festival dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Russia’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War (World War II) is held already for the second time. 22 schoolchildren came to Israel from Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod. These are the “Parade of Victory” festival (which was held in Moscow) nominees—the “Kalinka” folk dance company as well as singers and readers. Performers aged 11-16 willingly took part in the action and created the memorial garden in Magdala assisted by staff members of the Russian Ecclesiastic Mission in Jerusalem. During their journey in the Holy Land the young artists from Russia will give concerts in Bethlehem and Tel Aviv. 12 мая 2015 г. Предыдущий Следующий Смотри также “Russian candle” begins to shine above Jerusalem “Russian candle” begins to shine above Jerusalem Reconstruction of the bell tower of the Russian Holy Ascension Convent in Jerusalem situated on the very summit of the Mountain of Olives (Mount Olivet) has been completed. Site of Jesus’s Trial May Have Been Uncovered in Jerusalem Site of Jesus’s Trial May Have Been Uncovered in Jerusalem Archaeologists have announced they may have uncovered the precise location of Jesus’s trial, and it’s not along the traditional Via Dolorosa path. Attempt made to rob Russian convent in Jerusalem Attempt made to rob Russian convent in Jerusalem " The assailants broke into the administrative building after switching off the alarm system and security cameras, " the Russian Spiritual Mission in Jerusalem said on its website. Комментарии © 1999-2015 Православие.Ru При перепечатке ссылка на Православие.Ru обязательна Контактная информация Мы в соцсетях Подпишитесь на нашу рассылку |
| With sadness, the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America reported that the church at the Monastery of the Ascension of the Lord here was destroyed by fire around noon on Friday, August 12, 2016. The cause of the blaze is as yet unknown. His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate and Priest Vicar Dan Hoarste traveled to the monastery to be with the monastic community immediately upon learning of the blaze. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon requested the faithful to keep the monastery brotherhood in their prayers. During this difficult time, the Episcopate also offers prayers to grant peace and comfort to the monastic community during this difficult test. Out of concern and a display of support, the Episcopate is establishing a fund for the monastery. Information on making donations may be found on the Episcopate’s web site. The total collected will be distributed to the monastery and will be reported in Solia-The Herald . 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 |
| ROCOR pastoral school begins partnership with Kiev Theological Academy Moscow, May 19, 2017 A partnership agreement was signed between the St. John of Kronstadt Pastoral School of the ROCOR Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America and the Kiev Theological Academy on May 17, reports the site of the Chicago Diocese. The agreement was signed at the Kiev Academy by Archbishop Peter of Chicago and Mid-America and rector of the pastoral school, and Metropolitan Anthony of Boryspil and Brovary on behalf of the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary. The partnership is designed to benefit both schools through an exchange of students, teaching and research personnel, experience in the area of modern educational technologies, educational and scientific publications, and of training, scientific and other materials representing mutual interest, as well as the development and implementation of joint research projects, the organization of joint research symposiums, conferences and seminars, and publications, and the mutual providing of the opportunity for publication in editions published by each school. Fr. Gregory Joyce, the dean of the ROCOR pastoral school explains the need for such cooperation: The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America feels strongly that active partnership with higher education theological institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church/Moscow Patriarchate is an important aspect of making the continuing reconciliation of the Russian Church a real, living effort that will bear spiritual fruit, and that this is fully within the spirit of the Act of Canonical Communion signed by the ever memorable Patriarch Aleksey II and Metropolitan Laurus on the day of the Ascension 2007, A similar agreement was signed with the St. Petersburgh Spiritual Academy in February. Also, the school began to offer Spanish-language instruction beginning in February. The pastoral school is named in honor of St. John of Kronstadt because he struggled greatly with his studies as a youth, but after a miraculous Divine intervention, he became an excellent student, receiving the highest grades in his theological studies. 19 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 |
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