A Monument to the Reestablishment of Unity Within the Local Russian Orthodox Church is Unveiled at Kursk-Root Hermitage
5. October 2015 - 15:25
A monument titled “Reunification,” dedicated to the reestablishment of unity within the Local Russian Orthodox Church was unveiled on September 30, 2015, at Kursk-Root Hermitage in Russia.
19th anniversary of Orthodox Community in Fhes – Jordan
5. October 2015 - 10:43
On the evening of Tuesday, the 16th/29th of September 2015, the Greek Orthodox Arabic-speaking Community of Fhes, Jordan, celebrated its 19thanniversary.
The city of Fhes is a suburb of Amman, Jordan, inhabited by Christians, mostly Orthodox, known for their assiduousness and development.
Byzantine-Era Mosaic to be Displayed in Southern Israel
2. October 2015 - 10:42
A recently discovered rare Byzantine-era mosaic will be publicly displayed for the first time at a festival in southern Israel.
The 1,500-year-old mosaic was discovered during an archaeological excavation in Kiryat Gat two years ago and will be permanently displayed in the southern Israeli town starting Thursday, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced in a news release.
Archaeologists Find New Fragments of Bulgaria's Oldest Icon: 10th Century AD Ceramic Icon of St. Theodore Stratilates From Veliki Preslav
2. October 2015 - 10:40
New fragments have been discovered from the earliest known Bulgarian-made icon – a ceramic icon of St. Theodore Stratilates dating back to the 10th century AD, the height of the First Bulgarian Empire (632/680-1018 AD) – and the icon itself has been restored for the first time since its discovery in the early 20th century.
The Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross at the Patriarchate of Jerusalem
2. October 2015 - 10:00
On Sunday, the 14th/27th of September 2015, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the glorious Elevation of the Holy Cross.
The feast commemorates the elevation, in the year 326 AD – upon the ceremony of the Inauguration of the Church of the Resurrection – of the Lord’s Cross, found by Archbishop Makarios of the Church of Jerusalem and Empress Helen. On that day, the crowd that gathered to see the elevated cross had exclaimed “Kyrie eleison” [Lord have mercy] several times.
