The priest Isidore bravely stood forth in defense of Orthodoxy, preferring to accept a martyr’s crown rather than submit to the Catholics.
Rating: 10|Votes: 1
Saint Gregory, Hermit of the Caves, lived during the fourteenth century.
Saint Gregory was tonsured at the Kiev Caves monastery in the time of Saint Theodosius.
Galina Minakovo
Rating: 9,2|Votes: 10
Sergei is totally paralyzed except for his head, neck and shoulders. By our hero’s own admission, nothing remained for him but to learn how to do something with the muscles that still had some potential for movement. This desire proved to be enough to find his calling in life. His sole chance to maintain contact with the world was via the computer, and his old friend Igor Sitnikov, now living in Canada, encouraged him to paint icons. His friend’s idea found a place in his heart, and besides, he had always drawn well, although, admittedly, it is hard to imagine with what difficulty Sergei could do this!
Deacon Pavel Serzhantov
Rating: 7|Votes: 3
How can ordinary people like us feel what this Kingdom of Heaven is?
