Bulgarian Church honored for its role in rescuing Jews from Holocaust

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Church and State

Rating: 10|Votes: 7

Bulgarian Church honored for its role in rescuing Jews from Holocaust

In a March 8 ceremony at the headquarters of the Holy Synod in Sofia, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church was honored for its instrumental role in rescuing Bulgarian Jews from the horrors of the Holocaust in the 1940s.

“This is Our Golgotha…”

The story of the Malyshevs’ church house and people who lived there

Dmitry Mikhailov

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Church History

Rating: 9.9|Votes: 27

“This is Our Golgotha…”

The story of the Malyshevs’ church house and people who lived there

Dmitry Mikhailov

When the Church of the Theophany, the last Orthodox church in Vyshny Volochek was shut down, this was the house where the parishioners held secret worship services. When the owners of the house were arrested and all their relatives and friends, stricken by fear, turned their backs on the “children of the enemies of the state”, this house witnessed another act of courage as the children were saved by selfless people who became their guardians.

Archaeologists find possible physical evidence of Prophet Isaiah

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Church History

Rating: 9.3|Votes: 19

Archaeologists find possible physical evidence of Prophet Isaiah

A recent article from “Biblical Archaeology Review” makes the claim that archaeologists have recently uncovered the first physical evidence for the existence of the holy Prophet Isaiah.

Declassified archives reveal that Communist Bulgaria plotted to burn Ecumenical Patriarchate

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Church History

Rating: 9.7|Votes: 9

Declassified archives reveal that Communist Bulgaria plotted to burn Ecumenical Patriarchate

“Operation Cross” was scrapped at the last minute, although various media reports have not indicated why. A book is set to be released on the matter later in the month, including previously-archived documents.

In Memoriam: Archpriest Alexei Zotov (March 10, 1930-February 12, 2012)

Olga Orlova

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 10|Votes: 3

In Memoriam: Archpriest Alexei Zotov (March 10, 1930-February 12, 2012)

Olga Orlova

ew of us can imagine what it was like during the transition period from soviet times into our own times in Russia to begin the herculean task of restoring the desecrated churches. These reminiscences paint a fragment of this picture in describing the life of one true man of God in Moscow, Archpriest Alexei Zotov.