Tag: Solovetsky Monastery

Once a prison, now a spiritual and tourist hub

OCP- January 21, 2012

Grigory Kubatian 21/1/2012 Located in the White Sea in northwestern Russia, the Solovetsky Islands once housed one of Russia’s first gulags, but now its centuries-old ... Read More

The Cross of St. Savvatiy arrives in Moscow

OCP- November 2, 2010

2/11/2010 A unique Orthodox sacred relic - the Cross of St. Savvatiy has been brought to Moscow from the Solovetsky Monastery in Russia’s North. According ... Read More