Moleben celebrated at Kiev monument to St. Vladimir, thousands prayerfully processing to Caves Lavra

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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Moleben celebrated at Kiev monument to St. Vladimir, thousands prayerfully processing to Caves Lavra

Today, on the eve of the feast of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir and the Day of the Baptism of Rus’, and the occasion of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the historical Kharkov Council of Bishops, the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry led the festive moleben at the monument to the Baptizer of Rus’ at Vladimir Hill in Kiev.

Memorial church to be erected on site of Belgium concentration camp

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Churches and Monasteries

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Memorial church to be erected on site of Belgium concentration camp

A church is set to be built in the Belgian city of Liège on the site where a concentration camp held Soviet prisoners of war during the Second World War.

How a Edinoverie Parish is Organized

Vladimir Basenkov

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Orthodoxy Today

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How a Edinoverie Parish is Organized

Vladimir Basenkov

What was an Edinoverie parish like 100 years ago and today? How do Edinoverie parishes differ from conventional Orthodox parishes? This next article on the Edinoverie discusses these questions.

Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society holds symposium presenting archival material on last Romanovs

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Church History

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Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society holds symposium presenting archival material on last Romanovs

The theme of the symposium was chosen to coincide with the centenary of the tragic events of 1917-1918: the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II, the two Russian revolutions and the martyrdoms of the imperial family and the Grand Duchess Elizabeth. Five distinguished experts were invited from Russia and the same number from Britain. A total of forty persons were in attendance.

Day of Baptism of Rus’ to be celebrated with wave of bell ringing throughout Russia and abroad

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Orthodoxy Today

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Day of Baptism of Rus’ to be celebrated with wave of bell ringing throughout Russia and abroad

July 28, 2017, the day of the Baptism of Rus’, when the Church celebrates the memory of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, will be celebrated with a wave of bell ringing in churches and monasteries throughout Russia and abroad.