16th century grave found on site of ruined Chrysostom Monastery in Moscow

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Church History

Rating: 10|Votes: 4

16th century grave found on site of ruined Chrysostom Monastery in Moscow

Archaeologists have discovered a white stone grave from the 16th-17th centuries, fragments of a white clay vessel from the 18th century, and a kettle from the 17th century in central Moscow, on the site of the former Zlatoustovsky (Chrysostom) Monastery, Moscow’s oldest monastery before the revolution.

Ancient capital of Georgia to be blessed on Annunciation-Holy Saturday

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Churches and Monasteries

Rating: 9.8|Votes: 4

Ancient capital of Georgia to be blessed on Annunciation-Holy Saturday

A solemn ceremony of the blessing of the ancient capital city of Mtskheta will be celebrated this year on the double feast of the Annunciation-Holy Saturday.

Irish Monasticism and the Paschal Controversy

From the history of the Irish Church in the seventh century

Archpriest Vladislav Tsypin

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Church History

Rating: 9.5|Votes: 22

Irish Monasticism and the Paschal Controversy

From the history of the Irish Church in the seventh century

Archpriest Vladislav Tsypin

The main theological dispute in sixth and seventh-century Ireland was the controversy over the correct date for Pascha.

Thousands of Serbs gather to honor victims of 1999 NATO bombing

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Church and State

Rating: 9.6|Votes: 8

Thousands of Serbs gather to honor victims of 1999 NATO bombing

More than 3,000 Serbs came together on Saturday at the Serbian Orthodox Church’s official ceremony in honor of the victims of the 1999 NATO bombing in Yugoslavia.

New Martyrs forgave their murderers, but did not reconcile with Bolshevik ideas—Bp. Tikhon (Shevkunov)

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 9.8|Votes: 23

New Martyrs forgave their murderers, but did not reconcile with Bolshevik ideas—Bp. Tikhon (Shevkunov)

Attempts to artificially reconcile the Whites and Reds in Russia will go nowhere—it is a matter only for God, and not for man, according to His Grace Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov).