Seven Antiochian and Russian hierarchs consecrate Russian-style church Lebanon

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Churches and Monasteries

Seven Antiochian and Russian hierarchs consecrate Russian-style church Lebanon

The Church of the Unexpected Joy Icon of the Mother of God in Zahlé was built in 2019–2024, and consecrated yesterday, Sunday, May 18.

Former Sr. Vassa announces apostasy from canonical Orthodoxy, joins state-sponsored Ukrainian schismatics

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Orthodoxy Today

Former Sr. Vassa announces apostasy from canonical Orthodoxy, joins state-sponsored Ukrainian schismatics

Larin attempted to shift the issue away from her communion with schismatics, in direct disobedience to her own hierarchy, and paint herself as a martyr for the anti-war cause.

New saints: Serbian Church canonizes six individuals, three groups of martyrs

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

New saints: Serbian Church canonizes six individuals, three groups of martyrs

The Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church established several new feasts at its most recent session.

Fr. John Behr receives honorary doctorate from Romanian university

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Education

Fr. John Behr receives honorary doctorate from Romanian university

Archpriest John Behr, who taught at St. Vladimir’s Seminary in New York for 15 years, was awarded an honorary doctorate from Romania’s first higher education institution last week.

Cenotaph of Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam to be transferred to New Valaam Monastery

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Churches and Monasteries

Cenotaph of Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam to be transferred to New Valaam Monastery

The gilded-silver cenotaph was made in 1823, the icons for the lid in 1882, and the lid itself in 1896. It was evacuated from the original Valaam Monastery on Lake Ladoga in Russia in 1939, and since 1958, it has been stored in the Orthodox RIISA Museum.