In 1654, a plague raged in Shuya from September 1 to October 12. The parishioners of the Resurrection Church asked iconographer Gerasim Tikhonov Ikonikov to paint a “Smolensk” Hodigitria icon “with all reverence and haste”. The iconographer happily took up the work, praying to the Most Pure Theotokos for its successful completion.
Archbishop Andrei (Rymarenko)
We have heard about the sufferings of the possessed one and how the Grace of God delivered him from them. This same Grace can do the very same for us. But Grace is given through faith. What is faith? In answer to this question I will tell you one incident from my student life.
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Church and Governmental leaders from throughout the world have sent messages of condolences to the French president and people.
Fr. John Bartholomew
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St. John Kochurov is a 20th C. martyr, but before we consider him, let us look at martyrdom in general.
Larisa Khrustalyeva
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November 2, 2015 was the twenty-year anniversary of the repose of Georgia’s beloved new saint, Elder Gabriel (Ugrebadze).