Tag: Estonia
Russian Church has 180 million faithful; 36,000 churches; 1,000 monasteries; 56 seminaries—pat. Kirill
OrthoChristian.com - 1/11/17 On an official visit to the Romanian Orthodox Church last week, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia spoke of the ... Read More
NUMBER OF ORTHODOX INCREASE, CATHOLICS DECREASE IN CENTRAL, EASTERN EUROPE
Paschal Celebrations in Albania Pravoslavie.ru - 11/5/17 The majority of residents of Central and Eastern Europe are Orthodox Christians, their numbers increasing while those of ... Read More
ESTONIAN CAPITAL ALLOCATES $53,000 TO RESTORE ORTHODOX CHURCH
Pravoslavie.ru - 21/2/17 The capital of Estonia, Tallinn, has decided to allocate 50,000 euros ($53,100) for the restoration of the city’s Church of the Nativity ... Read More
KRAVCHUK AND YUSHCHENKO PRESENTED TO PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW 5000 SIGNATURES FOR GRANTING AUTOCEPHALY TO ORTHODOX CHURCH IN UKRAINE
RISU - September 2016 Also Read: PRESIDENT THANKS PARLIAMENT FOR THEIR APPEAL TO PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW I ON AUTOCEPHALY OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN UKRAINE Former ... Read More
How Orthodox parishes live abroad
Vestnik Kavkaza - February 2015 About a month has passed since the tragedy in Paris when 12 members of the Charlie Hebdo magazine were killed in ... Read More
Rally in defense of the family values takes place in Tallin
October 2014 - Pravoslavie.ru A large rally in defense of family values and against passage of the civil partnership law (which will recognize same-sex unions) ... Read More
Synod of Estonian Orthodox Church holds its regular session
On 16 September 2014, a regular session of the Synod of the Estonian Orthodox Church took place in Tallinn under the chairmanship of Metropolitan Kornily ... Read More
Estonia’s Prime Minister Taavi Roivas congratulates Metropolitan Cornelius of Tallinn and All Estonia on his 90th birthday
Estonian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate - June 2014 On June 19, 2014, Metropolitan Cornelius of Tallinn and All Estonia turned 90 year old. On ... Read More
Estonian Orthodox Composer Arvo Pärt Thrills NYC Audience
SVOTS - Deborah (Malacky) Belonick - 4/6/14 With a sustained standing ovation, a capacity crowd at Isaac Stern Auditorium Carnegie Hall lauded the music ... Read More
Leaders of Christian Churches from thirteen countries call to peace in Ukraine
February-March 2014 We, representatives of the Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant Christian communities of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, ... Read More
Patriarch Bartholomew Meets With President of Estonia
Christina Flora - 8/9/13 Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew had a meeting with the President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves. His All-Holiness is paying an ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill concludes his primatial visit to Estonia
18/6/13 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia paid his primatial visit to Estonia from June 14 through 16, 2013. The official delegation ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill begins a primatial visit to Estonia
On June 14, 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has arrived in Estonia. At the airport, he was met by Metropolitan ... Read More
There are more Orthodox than Lutherans in Estonia
1/5/13 There are more Orthodox Christians than representatives of other religions among residents of Estonia aged 15 and above. 16% of Estonia's population call themselves ... Read More
Orthodox cathedral to be built in Estonian city
11/3/13 The ceremony of laying down the first stone of an Orthodox cathedral and a religious procession in connection with this occasion took place in ... Read More
Tallinn’s Medieval Old Town
Sean McLachlan 18/2/13 Tallinn is a medieval wonderland. The capital of Estonia isn't on a lot of people's bucket list but anyone at all interested ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill to make a pilgrimage to Mount Athos and visit Estonia
Moscow, December 29, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is to visit Greece, Mount Athos and the Baltic States next year. "Early ... Read More
Savisaar: Lasnamäe Orthodox Church Will Be Ready By Deadline
27/6/2012 Estonia Upon returning from a three-day official visit to Moscow today, Tallinn Mayor Edgar Savisaar said that the construction of the Orthodox Church in ... Read More
Orthodox Church Canonizes 11 Estonian Martyrs
17/5/2012 The Synod of Constantinople has canonized 11 clerics and lay persons who perished during the first two years of the Soviet occupation of Estonia. ... Read More
Estonia does not treat cultural sites so barbarically
Izborsk: ruins of the fortress with an Orthodox chapel | Photo: Wikimedia Commons Kristopher Rikken 3/10/2011 Critical of local government they say runs roughshod over ... Read More
Is Estonia really the least religious country in the World?
Ringo Ringvee Guardian, UK 16/9/2011 Estonians, and especially the young, have turned their backs on organised religion, but belief in neo-paganism is thriving. Estonia and ... Read More