President Putin of Russia Receives Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
25. May 2017 - 18:49
His Excellency Vladimir Puitn – President of the Russian Federation received His Holiness Tawadros II – Pope and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark the Evangelist and Primate of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria at Moscow Kremlin on 24th May 2017. His Holiness Kirill – Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia was present for the auspicious occasion. They spoke on the relations between Russian Orthodox and Coptic Orthodox Churches, Egypt and Russian and on the conditions of Christians in the Middle East.
Coptic Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria Receives Orthodox Unity Award from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow & All Russia
25. May 2017 - 8:43
His Holiness Tawadros II – Pope and Patriarch of the See of St Mark the Evangelist and Primate of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria received the prestigious Award of the Unity of Orthodox People’ from His Holiness Kirill – Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
The ceremony was held on 23rd of May 2017 at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow. His Excellency Gjorge Ivanov – the President of the Republic of Macedonia and His Excellency Sergey Sobyanin – Mayor of Moscow were other recipients of the award.
About the pilgrim Daniel the Russian (10th century)
23. May 2017 - 14:16
The Patriarchate website posts an article of Miss Elisabeth Koulinsky, daughter of a Priest and Russian speaking student in the School of Theology of Athens, in the Russian language, about Daniel the Russian who came as a pilgrim in the Holy Land in the 10th century and wrote in his Intinerarium his pilgrimage impressions and experiences, which are quite useful regarding the Holy Shrines. For the article please follow the link:
Noah’s Ark replica to be built in Armenia
19. May 2017 - 14:28
A “Noah’s Ark” historical-cultural and scientific-educational complex will be built in Armenia according to the proportions described in the Bible, using reinforced concrete, reports RIA-Novosti, with reference to the “We Build for All the People” Foundation, created especially for the project. According to Biblical tradition, Noah’s Ark, built by command of God that Noah and his family might survive the global Flood, came to rest upon the mountains of Ararat after the forty-day torrent. The replica ark is to be erected on a mountaintop across from Mt. Ararat. The ark is to be built of reinforced concrete, lined with wood. The foundation’s message notes that the ark will have a length of 300 cubits (433 ft.), height of 30 cubits (43 ft.), and width of 50 cubits (72 ft.).
Feast of St. Georges – St. Georges Shrine – Old Damascus
8. May 2017 - 9:50
His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II celebrated the Holy Qurobo on the occasion of the Feast of St. Georges at St. Georges Shrine in the old city of Damascus. His Holiness was assisted by His Eminence Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, Patriarchal Vicar of the Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus. In his sermon, His Holiness spoke about martyrdom and its connection to the propagation of faith in the early days of Christianity. He mentioned the main elements of the biography of St. Georges the Martyr and how he sacrificed his life for the sake of keeping the faith and proclaiming the Lord Jesus Christ as his God and savior.
