Tag: Virgin Mary
Feast of the Annunciation at the Patriarchal Cathedral
Church of Romania - March 2014 On the occasion of the great feast Annunciation , His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania celebrated the Divine Liturgy of Saint ... Read More
The Annunciation to the Theotokos
Metropolitan Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos - March 2014 The feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary is a feast of the Lord and of ... Read More
Lebanese President Demands Judicial Action Over ‘Virgin Mary Kiss’
15/2/14 Beirut (AFP) -- Lebanon's President Michel Sleiman demanded action Friday after a television station aired a photograph of a man kissing a statue of the Virgin Mary and ... Read More
Art teacher stays true to faith, creates icons for Orthodox church in ‘a work of prayer’
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ The Journal Gazette - 22 12/13 GOSHEN, Indiana — Brian Whirledge is bending over a 9-by-12-inch canvas, showing 16-year-old Max Salveson how ... Read More
Restoration of Virgin Mary church in occupied Trachoni completed
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE - 12 /12/ 13 The completion of the restored church of Virgin Mary in the occupied village of Trachoni has been marked with ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors St Anna
10/12/13 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Orthodox Bulgarians celebrate Monday, December 9th, the Day of Saint Anna. St. Anna, mother of the Virgin Mary, is ... Read More
Bulgaria 2013 Bachkovo Monastery 10 Leva Silver Coin
On November 18, 2013, the Bulgarian National Bank issued the latest coin from the Bulgarian Church and Monasteries series featuring the Bachkovo Monastery. Founded in ... Read More
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Delga: after Islamist attacks, Liturgy is back
09/23/2013 Hundreds of Christian families who had fled the city attended the service in the small chapel located inside what is left of the Anba ... Read More
Bulgarian Christians Celebrate Nativity of Mary
The icon of Virgin Mary at Bulgaria's Rozhen Monastery, file photo 8/9/13 Sunday, September 8, Bulgarian Orthodox Christians celebrate the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin ... Read More
Descent of The Dormition of Theotokos Icon to Gethsemane
31/813 On Monday the 12th/25th of August 2013, a procession took place intended for the descent of the icon of Theotokos from the Dependency of ... Read More
Albania Seizes Orthodox Church
Maria Korologou - 21/8/13 Tension still prevails in Përmet in Albania, where hundreds of Orthodox residents of the town came into conflict with the forces ... Read More
The Story of Mount Athos’ Panagia Portaitissa
Stella Tsolakidou - 8/6/13 One of the most important relics of Mount Athos besides the icon of Axion Esti, is the Virgin Mary Portaitissa (meaning in Greek ... Read More
Holy springs, healing springs: Istanbul’s ayazma
Istanbul has quite a few holy springs, referred to as ayazma from the Greek, meaning holy water. The most important of the ayazmas in Istanbul ... Read More
Experiencing Traditional Holidays in Armenia
BY CATHERINE YESAYAN -30/12/12 Asbarez contributor Catherine Yesayan, who is the one of two authors of the “Community Links” column spent the summer in Armenia. ... Read More
An Orthodox Christian Understanding of the Immaculate Conception
Konstantinos Koutroubas 8/12/12 The following excerpt, from The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God by our modern day Saint John Maximovitch, Archbishop of Shanghai ... Read More
Greeks Seek Solace in Mt. Athos Monasteries
Mount Athos, a self-governed peninsula in northeastern Greece, has been attracting pilgrims to its Orthodox monasteries for centuries. But the debt crisis has led to ... Read More
Greek-Canadians’ Solemn Assumption Day Commemoration
Areti Kotseli 15/8/2012 Hundreds of Christian Orthodox faithful Greek-Canadians marched to Koimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church in Park Extension, Montreal, to celebrate the greatest ... Read More
Virgin Mary ‘crosses the finish line’ with Olympic gold runner
12/8/2012 London, England, Aug 10, 2012 / 04:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Ethiopian athlete Meseret Defar provided one of the most emotional moments of the London ... Read More
65,000 gather in Moscow ‘to pray for Church & defend faith’
22/4/2012 Tens of thousands of Orthodox Christians have joined a service outside Moscow’s main church, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in defense of their ... Read More
Orthodox Christians in fear of ‘utter chaos’ seek refuge in prayer
8/2/2012 Members of a Syrian convent believe many interests are seeking to sabotage their country, writes MICHAEL JANSEN in Saydnaya THE ORTHODOX convent of Our ... Read More
Orthodox convent in Syria – target for terrorists
1/2/2012 Terrorists fired two missiles at an Orthodox convent 20km from Damascus. The convent is the site of the miracle-making icon of the Virgin Mary ... Read More