1000th anniversary of the Cliff Monastery celebrated in Ukraine
23. September 2013 - 12:54
On September 15, the feast-day of Holy Fathers Anthony and Theodosius of the Kiev Caves, the 1000th anniversary of the Cliff Monastery of the Beheading of St John the Baptist in Lyadova was celebrated, reports the website of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
"Your heart is filled with awe when you realise that monastic life in this holy place began 1000 years ago, when Holy Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, was still ruling in Kiev,” wrote His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine in his greeting speech, read by Metropolitan Simeon of Vinnitsa and Bar, “Ancient tradition attributes the foundation of this monastery with the name of the founder of monastic life in Russia--our Holy and God-bearing Father Anthony of the Caves. Throughout its long history, the Liadova Monastery experienced periods of flourishing as well as periods of near collapse. But God cannot be mocked. The almighty Divine providence has preserved this unique landmark of our history for us. Fifteen years ago, monastic life in the monastery was restored and today the space of the ancient caves is again filled with prayer".
Opening of the exposition dedicated to 400th anniversary of the house of Romanov
23. September 2013 - 8:30
On September 13, 2013, at the invitation of A.K. Orlov, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation in France, Bishop Nestor of Korsun took part in opening of the exhibition dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the house of Romanov, reports the communication service of the Department for External Church Relations with the reference to the website of the Diocese of Korsun. The exposition, "The Romanovs--the Dynasty Serving Russia" opened in the Villa d'Estrees Hotel in Paris, now the residence of Russian ambassador in France.
Chairperson of the Council of Federation meets with Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church
20. September 2013 - 8:28
During her official visit to Greece, Ms. Valentina Matviyenko, chairperson of the Council of the Federation, met with His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece.
The chairperson of the Council of the Federation expressed her appreciation to the Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church for his efforts aimed at developing the inter-Church dialogue with the Russian Orthodox Church.
New Russian bells to be installed at the belfry of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
18. September 2013 - 11:00
On 14 September 2013, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine met with hegumen Feofan (Lukianov), acting head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem. The participants in the meeting discussed the installation of seven bells granted by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The bells are planned to be installed at the belfry of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
In Tokyo 75th birthday of the Primate of the Japanese Autonomous Orthodox Church
12. September 2013 - 10:38
On the occasion of 75th birthday of Archbishop of Tokyo and Metropolitan of Japan Daniel, which falls on September 5th, with the blessing of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church with head of the Novospasky stavropegial monastery Bishop Sava of Voskresensk, Vicar of Moscow Diocese, arrived on September 7th in Tokyo.
