Israeli archaeologists uncover stunning mosaics and glass windows but remain stumped by identity of the ‘glorious martyr’ to whom the 6th-century basilica was dedicated Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a Byzantine basilica built under the Emperor Justinian and decorated with stunning mosaics and glass windows, as well as an inscription that dedicates the church to an…
The Roman governor who was responsible for condemning Jesus of Nazareth to death by crucifixion also ordered the construction of a street for pilgrims to follow to the Jewish Temple more than 2,000 years ago. National Geographic reports that historians previously thought it was the Roman-appointed King Herod the Great who approved most of the large…
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An address entitled “With My Every Breath I Glorify the Lord” will be given on Wednesday afternoon at the St. (Aghios) Demetrius Cathedral, in the same-name central Athens district, by the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi. The address comes within a series of events for the annual…
On Tuesday, 22nd October 2019, Metropolitan Vladimir celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Monastery of Holy Prophet Elias in Nicoreni, Drochia region, marking the 60th birthday of the monastery’s superior and confessor, archimandrite Rafail (Bodiu). Before the Liturgy, Bisop Ioan of Soroca, Vicar of the Metropolis of Moldova, officiated the sanctification of the Holy Table…
On Monday, 21st October 2019, Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova presided the session of the Synod of the Orthodox Church of Moldova at the Metropolitan Residence. The participants of the Synod include all arch-pastors of the Orthodox Church of Moldova: Archbishop Sava of Tiraspol and Dubasari, Bishop Anatolie of Cahul and Comrat, Bishop Petru…
Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and all Moldova celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Nativity of the Lord Cathedral in Chisinau on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost. The arch-pastor was assisted at the service by archpriest Vadim Cheibas, metropolitan secretary and Cathedral Dean, and the clergy of the holy place. The Gospel Reading on this Sunday speaks…
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos was present for the inauguration of the refurbished hall of museum of archaeology and history of art at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a project financed via a donation by well-known philanthropists Athanasios and Marina Martinos. The hall hosts a collection of ancient artifacts also donated by Mrs. Martinou,…
The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, this week attended an event focusing on the missionary work conducted by Orthodox clerics in the impoverished west African country of Sierra Leone. Fr. Themistocles Adamopoulos, who has devoted his life to missionary work in Africa, presented a food and education program for children in west Africa. The…