Tag: Byzantine Empire
‘Catastrophic Collapse’: Tomb of Christ to Crumble Without Urgent Repairs
© Wikipedia Sputniknews - March 2017 Greek researchers say that the edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the room where Jesus was purportedly ... Read More
New Book: Arab Orthodox Christians under the Ottomans by Constantin Panchenko
Notes on Arab Orthodoxy - May 2016 I am told that copies just arrived to the publisher today... This is a translation of Panchenko's monumental Ближневосточное ... Read More
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Calls on Youth to Defend Their Lands in Syria
https://www.facebook.com/HisHolinessPatriarchMoranMorIgnatiusAphrem2nd?fref=ts By Bar Daisan - 3/7/15 Qamishli, Syria (AINA) -- The Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Ignatius Aphrem II, arrived on Saturday, June 27th ... Read More
Venerable Simeon the Myrrhgusher and Prince of Serbia – Stephen Nemanya
23/2/15 Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher, King of Serbia Stephen Nemanya was the Great Zhupan of Serbia, and lived during the twelfth century. The saint toiled ... Read More
Patriarch of All the Northern Lands
October 2014 At a press conference in Moscow on 24 September, His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill answered questions from journalists about the Church. Particular attention was ... Read More
Turkish Byzantinist Believes True Cross “Hidden” in Hagia Sophia
19/4/14 As reported in the Turkish newspaper Sabah, Radi Dikici, one of Turkey's most eminent Byzantinists <among his books are Bizans İmparatorluğu Tarihi (History of the Byzantine Empire), Şu ... Read More
Department of Antiquities unearths Byzantine church in Jerash
Gioia Forster/ Jordan Times – 15/6/13 AMMAN — Looting of archaeological sites in Jordan is a widespread problem, yet this time it has brought to ... Read More
The Armenians: Unsung Supporter of Hellenism
Catherine Tsounis - 14/2/13 “The Armenians are our brothers,” said Mr. Constantine Parthenis my Modern Greek instructor at St. Demetrios Greek American School in 1950’s ... Read More