Tag: UNESCO
Director-General of UNESCO Urge Dialogue on the Status of Hagia Sophia Cathedral
https://twitter.com/ Twitter - 18/11/2020 Paris-France: Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO has called Turkish authorities to initiate a dialogue with UNESCO before implementing any ... Read More
CROCEU on Hagia Sophia: The Effort to Erase its Ancient Christian Origins is Deplorable and Sangerous
Basilica News Agency - Ștefana Totorcea- 24/7/2020 The Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Institutions (CROCEU) expressed its deep regret concerning Turkey’s unprecedented ... Read More
UNESCO Regrets the Conversion of Hagia Sophia
UNESCO - 11/7/2020 Statement on Hagia Sophia by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Hagia Sophia: UNESCO deeply regrets the decision of the ... Read More
Message of the Holy Assembly of Bishops on Kosovo and Metohija
Church of Serbia - 14/5/18 We, the bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the ancient and glorious Patriarchate of Pech, gathered by the grace of ... Read More
Historic St George Cathedral of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Reopens after Renovation
https://www.patriarchate.org - Courtesy of N. Manginas https://www.patriarchate.org - Courtesy of N. Manginas https://www.patriarchate.org - Courtesy of N. Manginas Prakash Varghese (Delegate of UAE, Gulf & ... Read More
Cathedral, Monastery in Russia’s Sviyazhsk Gets UNESCO World Heritage Status
© Sputnik/ Vladimir Astapkovich Sputniknews - July 2017 The Uspensky monastery and its cathedral in the town-island of Sviyazhsk located in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan ... Read More
MACEDONIA WANTS TO GIVE MONUMENT OF ST. CLEMENT OF OCHRID TO KIEV CAVES LAVRA
Photo: 2000.ua Pravoslavie.ru - 21/2/17 Macedonia has expressed the desire to give a monument to the Slavic writer, hierarch, and saint, Clement of Ochrid to ... Read More
ANCIENT GEORGIAN GOSPEL COULD BE ADDED TO UNESCO HERITAGE LIST
Photo: www.newsgeorgia.ge Pravoslavie.ru - 12/2/17 An ancient Georgian Gospel manuscript could be added to a UNESCO heritage list after Georgian National Archives specialists made the ... Read More
Hundreds protest handover of St. Petersburg’s landmark cathedral to Russian Orthodox Church
© yurygold / Instagram RT.com - 29/1/17 Some 2,000 people took part in a rally against the handover of St. Isaac’s Cathedral to the Russian ... Read More
ANCIENT GEORGIAN MONUMENTS OF MTSKHETA RECEIVE SPECIAL UNESCO STATUS
Photo by Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge. Samtavro Monastery in Mtskheta. Photo from DDohler/Flickr. Pravoslavie.ru - 13/12/16 Following the December 8-9 Paris meeting of the UNESCO Committee for ... Read More
Priest blames Italy quakes on gay civil unions, undeterred by Vatican’s scolding
St. Benedict's Cathedral in the ancient city of Norcia is seen following an earthquake in central Italy, October 31, 2016. © Remo Casilli / Reuters ... Read More
Europe’s Palmyra: How Kosovo’s Medieval Culture Was Demolished by Extremists
© AP Photo/ Darko Vojinovic Sputniknews - 11/9/16 Serbia organized an exhibition of cultural and historical heritage of Kosovo and Metohija in Paris, the headquarters ... Read More
Did Kosovo Try to Bribe Pope Francis to Win Recognition?
© AFP 2016/ ARMEND NIMANI http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/ Sputniknews - 9/9/16 Some media outlets in Pristina have circulated unconfirmed reports about an attempt to give the Vatican ... Read More
ST SOPHIA CATHEDRAL ENDANGERED AGAIN – THE DEVELOPER REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH THE CABINET OF MINISTERS’ DECISION
www.britannica.com RISU - August 2016 “Investment and Construction Group” Company refuses to demolish two floors of new buildings on Honchar street, 17-23, according to the ... Read More
V. MEDINSKY: MONUMENT TO PRINCE VLADIMIR IN MOSCOW TO BE INSTALLED BY AGREEMENT WITH UNESCO
Pravoslavie.ru - 10/8/16 Work on the installation of the monument to the Baptizer of Rus’, the holy prince Vladimir has begun on Moscow’s Borovitskaya Square in ... Read More
Constitutional Court of Kosovo confirmed property rights of Visoki Dečani Monastery – Communique of the Diocese
www.eparhija-prizren.com - May-June- July 2016 The Constitutional Court of Kosovo yesterday on 20 May finally after 16 years of litigation concluded the lawsuit and confirmed ... Read More
State Department to Turkey: Respect Hagia Sophia’s Tradition and Complex History
GREGORY PAPPAS - PappasPost- June 2016 Turkey has come under fire from Greece for allowing daily Ramadan prayers inside Hagia Sophia, a United Nations World Heritage ... Read More
Instagram Deletes Account for Revealing Destroyed Serb Churches in Kosovo
A German KFOR soldier takes photographs of the destroyed St. George . © AFP 2016/ TARIK TINAZAY https://twitter.com/NanaaaPe Devic monastery (15 century) - Srbica burned ... Read More
SERBIAN PATRIARCH THANKFUL TO RUSSIA FOR REFUSING TO ACCEPT KOSOVO INTO UNESCO
Interfax-Religion -14/11/15 Patriarch Irinej of Serbia has expressed his gratitude to Russia for supporting Serbia's position on the question of allowing Kosovo to join UNESCO. "This ... Read More
Serbian Orthodox Church Welcomes the decision of UNESCO
November 2015 The Serbian Orthodox Church welcomes the decision of UNESCO which rejected the proposal to receive so-called Kosova into its organization. The entire time ... Read More
Bishop Irinej writes to Ministers of Australia and New Zealand on preventing admission of “Kosovo” to UNESCO membership
Church of Serbia - November 2015 Bishop Irinej of the Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand writes to Foreign Ministers Julia Bishop of Australia and ... Read More