Sergey Lavrov donates an Icon of St. George the Victory-Bearer to an Orthodox convent in Guatemala

Guatemala, March 27, 2015

The Russian Federation’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov had a meeting in Guatemala with Abbess of the Orthodox Convent of the Holy and Life-Giving Trinity (Lavra of Mambre) near the city of Guatemala, Mother Ines (Ayau Garcia), reports RIA-Novosti. This convent belongs to the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch.

    

Mr. Lavrov donated to Mother Ines an Icon of Holy Greatmartyr George the Victory-Bearer, one of the most venerated saints in Guatemala, for their church.

The Holy Trinity Convent The Holy Trinity Convent
    

At the age of 36, Mother Ines radically changed her life when she left a Catholic monastic order and became an Orthodox nun. This was a long path.

“When I became a Catholic nun aged 20, I was given a book on St. Seraphim of Sarov and his conversation with N. A. Motovilov in Spanish to read. Then I was given two more books: one from Russia – the Ladder of Divine Ascent by St. John Climacus, and another one in Greek – on the Divine Liturgy by St. Gregory Palamas. This opened my eyes and heart and inspired me to continue seeking. And 16 years later I discovered Orthodoxy,” she related.

The Holy Trinity Convent was founded by Mother Ines and Sister Maria (Amistoso) in April 1986.

The convent’s church is built in the traditional Russian style.

Pravoslavie.ru

3/30/2015

See also
Orthodox Missionaries in Guatemala Orthodox Missionaries in Guatemala Orthodox Missionaries in Guatemala Orthodox Missionaries in Guatemala
Father David and Matushka Rozanne Rucker have been mission specialists for many years with the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC), which has missionaries around the world under the umbrella of the Assembly of Bishops. Guatemala has seen an explosive growth of Orthodox Christianity among thousands of indigenous Mayans, so now the Ruckers will be going there to live, to train catechists and clergy and to help establish the first Orthodox seminary. Mission Team Helps Guatemalan Orphanage Relocate to Higher Ground Mission Team Helps Guatemalan Orphanage Relocate to Higher Ground Mission Team Helps Guatemalan Orphanage Relocate to Higher Ground Mission Team Helps Guatemalan Orphanage Relocate to Higher Ground
In early June, a mission team from the seminary community, led by Chancellor/CEO Archpriest Chad Hatfield, visited Guatemala to lend much-needed hands to Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage. The team assisted in moving the orphanage from "Zone 1," a crime-ridden and dangerous area of Guatemala City, to Hogar San Miguel, a new orphanage in the mountains outside of Guatemala City. “Orthodoxy Has a Great Future in Guatemala” “Orthodoxy Has a Great Future in Guatemala”
Conversation with Abbess Ines, head of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Guatemala “Orthodoxy Has a Great Future in Guatemala” “Orthodoxy Has a Great Future in Guatemala”
Conversation with Abbess Ines, head of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Guatemala
We sincerely love Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church. We have Byzantine crosses on our cupolas, but everything else is Russian: the architecture, the icons, and the frescos. People, when they see the Russian cupolas, understand right away that there is an Orthodox church before them. Our parish keeps to Russian traditions in the services, keeps to the Julian calendar; and the nuns wear the Russian monastic habit.
Comments
Here you can leave your comment on the present article, not exceeding 4000 characters. All comments will be read by the editors of OrthoChristian.Com.
Enter through FaceBook
Your name:
Your e-mail:
Enter the digits, seen on picture:

Characters remaining: 4000

Subscribe
to our mailing list

* indicates required
×