Sfântul Cuvios și de Dumnezeu purtătorul Părintele nostru Grigorie Decapolitul s-a născut la sfârșitul secolului VIII, în jurul anului 790. A dus o viață monahală exemplară și a rămas renumit pentru dârzenia cu care a apărat cultul icoanelor. A murit într-o mănăstire din Constantinopol, în ziua de 20 noiembrie 842. Cinstitele sale moaște, după mai …
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The honor of the Holy Cover dates back to the 5th century, when the Cover (the mafion), the Belt and the Shirt (the tunic) of the Virgin Mary reach Constantinople. According to tradition, the Cover and the Belt were found in the tomb of the Holy Virgin of Ghetsimani Garden, when the tomb for the …
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By the care of the Virgin Mary, this is the second time we worship the holy icon of the Iviron Monastery, Mount Athos. After the miraculous and myrrh streaming replica from Hawaii, we now receive with joy right from the Iviron Monastery, with the blessing of the abbot, the copy of the icon painted by …
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In 2019, the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America wears festive clothes, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of its establishment. Between April 25 and 28, 1929, the existence of the traditional Romanian Orthodox communities was taken into account, first in Canada and then in the United States of America, and the Founding Church Congress …
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Constantin Brâncoveanu was born in 1654 from the parents of Papa Postelnicul and Stanca Cantacuzino. Constantine grew up without a father because he died when he was only a year old. She is raised by her mother, grandmother from father Păuna Greceanu and his uncle, Stolnic Constantin Cantacuzino, whom he gets to love like a …
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Dormition Fast begins each year on August 1st and lasts two weeks (1-15 August). It is also known as Holy Great Lent or Saintmary’s Fast. It prepares Christians for two major celebrations in August: Transfiguration (6 August) and Assumption (15 August). The origin of this fast was fixed in the fifth century, when developed cult …
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