Holy Great Martyr Catherine of Alexandria

The Holy Great Martyr Catherine was the daughter of Constus, the governor of Alexandrian Egypt during the reign of the emperor Maximian (305-313). Living in the capital, the center of Hellenistic knowledge, and possessed of a rare beauty and intellect, Catherine received an excellent education, studying the works of the greatest philosophers and teachers of antiquity. Young men from the most worthy families of the empire sought the hand of the beautiful Catherine, but she was not interested in any of them. She told her parents that she would enter into marriage only with someone who surpassed her in nobility, wealth, comeliness and wisdom.

New Metropolitan of Vienna of the Constantinople Patriarchate enthroned

On Sunday, December 4, 2011 in the Vienna's church of Holy Trinity a new Metropolitan of Vienna and Austria and the exarch of Hungary of the Constantinople Patriarchate kyr Arsenios Kardamakis was enthroned. The rite of enthronment was led by Metropolitan Emanuel (Adamakis) of Gaul from Paris.

Memorial service for Patriarch Alexy II

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on Monday, December 5th 2011, hold a memorial service for his predecessor, Patriarch Alexy II, three years after his death.

Alexy II, who had led the Russian Orthodox Church for more than 18 years, died on December 5, 2008 at age 79. Patriarch Kirill hold the memorial service in the Yelokhovo Epiphany Cathedral, where his predecessor was buried.

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch visits the Western American Diocese

His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, during his recent visit to America, visited the Western American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church and officiated at Holy Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and the blessing of the new frescoes at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Feast day of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple celebrated

The Feast day of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple was celebrated conciliarly and liturgically throughout our local Church. 

Slava of the Monastery of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

Yesterday a slava of the Belgrade monastery of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple was celebrated. His Grace vicar Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno served the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy with the concelebration of priests of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac.