On This Day: Peter I Took the Imperial Title. Russia Became an Empire

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Church History

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On This Day: Peter I Took the Imperial Title. Russia Became an Empire

On September 10 (O.S. August 30 ), 1721 Russia and Sweden concluded the Treaty of Nystad ending the Northern war that had lasted for 21 years. Russia had obtained access to the Baltic Sea, and annexed the territory of Ingria, a part of Karelia, Estland and Levonia. To mark the occasion the Senate and Synod decided to present Peter with the title of the All-Russian Emperor with the following wording: “as usually the Senate of Rome presented its emperors with such titles in public for their excellent deeds and written down on the statutes for the entire memory”.

Authority in Ancient Israel

Fr. John Whiteford

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Church History

Rating: 9|Votes: 3

Authority in Ancient Israel

Fr. John Whiteford

What were the sources of doctrine for the Israelites in the Old Testament? Was it Tradition, or Scripture? Fr. John Whiteford talks about divine revelation and Tradition in the Old Testament.

History Through New Eyes

Seraphim Hamilton

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Theology

History Through New Eyes

Seraphim Hamilton

It is time that we see the world through new eyes. Neither God nor His people have sat on the sidelines of history. They both are at the center of history, the goal of which is the birth of Jesus Christ and the divinization of all mankind.

Elder Elisaios: “1050 years of Holy Mountain”

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Church History

Elder Elisaios: “1050 years of Holy Mountain”

Elder Elisaios, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras on Mt. Athos spoke on the topic of the 1050th anniversary of the blessed Mt. Athos. The talk was given at an adult school in the city of Katerini, Macedonia, Greece.

Schism is the Beginning of Heresy

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Orthodoxy Today

Rating: 10|Votes: 3

Schism is the Beginning of Heresy

Christ’s Church, the Orthodox Church, walking the path of love, is always in a condition in which it can resolve one or another intra-ecclesiastical problem through peaceful means and witness the truth to the world.