Tag: Black Sea
Apostle Andrew – the Holy and All-Praised First-Called
Church of Serbia - 14/12/17 Commemorated on November 30/December 13 The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called was the first of the Apostles to follow Christ, ... Read More
Lonely Planet’s Guide to Romania and Bulgaria
26/5/13 THOUGH distinct countries with different cultures, Romania and Bulgaria share a magnificent landscape of mountains and monasteries, a riveting history of domination and rebirth, and a long stretch ... Read More
Service Held At Turkey’s Historic Sümela Monastery
16/8/2012 (RTTNews) - Hundreds of Greek Orthodox Christians gathered for the annual religious service at the Sümela Monastery in Turkey's Black Sea coastal province of ... Read More
Fire badly damages 19th century church in southern Ukraine, no injuries reported
By Associated Press 26/1/2012 KIEV, Ukraine — Emergency officials say a fire has badly damaged a 19th-century Orthodox church in southern Ukraine, including collapsing its ... Read More
The Romanian monks drawing inspiration from the Danube
15/9/2011 "Often when I see people swimming in the Danube, I realise they do not know how to use it, how to use the currents ... Read More
Government gives go-ahead for second service at Sümela Monastery
5/8/2011 The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism has approved a request by the İstanbul-based Fener Greek Patriarchate for a second service at the Sümela ... Read More
Bulgaria shows John the Baptist Relics, hopes for tourist Boom
13/11/2010 Bulgaria’s main Orthodox cathedral is displaying jaw and arm bones and a tooth said to be relics of John the Baptist, in a move ... Read More
Remains of John the Baptist Found
3/7/2010 Archaeologists in Bulgaria claim to have found the remains of John the Baptist, significant figure in the Orthodox Church, while excavating a 5th century ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Honor St Marina
17/7/2010 The Orthodox world, including the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, mark Saturday the Day of Saint Marina. According to the Golden Legend, she was a native ... Read More
Bishop killed in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Turkey) - A CATHOLIC bishop was stabbed to death in his home in the Turkish province of Hatay, the state-run Anatolian news agency said. ... Read More