Mamre is where, according to the testimony of Holy Scripture, Holy Trinity was revealed Law Abraham, in the face of three young travelers. Abraham’s Oak, located in the Valley of Mamre, lies at a distance of 2-3 kilometers southwest of Mamre, in Hebron region, the land of Canaan. Hebron is one of the holy places, …
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The Holy Emperor Constantine founded on the site of the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium and inaugurated with great fanfare on May 11, 330, Constantinople – “New Rome” became the imperial capital and the center of the Orthodox world. Phanar district of Istanbul hosts 16-17 centuries, administrative headquarters and Patriarchal Cathedral “St. George the Great …
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This year marks 127 years since the death of its greatest poet whom has appeared Romanian land, “Star Romanian poetry” – Mihai Eminescu. “He’s the one who said that lime is holy. He’s the one whose name ought not to be taken in vain. (…) He’s the one that we would try as many despair …
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Constantine XI (1449-1453) and the capture of Constantinople by the Turks Territories recognize the authority of the last Byzantine emperor in Constantinople were reduced, with its immediate surroundings in Thrace, and most of the Peloponnesus or Morea, at some distance from the capital, governed by brothers king. Honesty, nobility, power, manhood and patriotism were the …
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The fundamental assertion “believe in God”, although seemingly simple in its essentiality, is a reality that opens to the world the infinite mystery of communion with God and His dispensation. Act of faith means letting ourselves be gripped by the truth that is God, a truth that is Love, Jesus Christ, who emptied the sky …
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Duminica 1 Mai – Vecernia Luminata (citirea Evangheliei in mai multe limbi straine) – 12pm – 2pm; Luni 2 – A doua zi de Pasti: Sf. Liturghie: 10am – 12pm; Marti 3 – A treia zi de Pasti: Sf. Liturghie: 10am – 12pm; Vineri 6 – Izvorul Tamaduirii: Sfintirea Apei: 7pm – 9pm; Sambata 7 …
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DIVINE CHANT Author: Milena Munteanu Published in literary confluences Issue no. 1949 of May 2, 2016 Byzantine Choir of Toronto has kept his word, returning the day of Saint George in front of a broad audience, as it promised to do, to support another one of thematic concerts according to the liturgical season of the …
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On February 20 marks 160 years since the abolition of slavery in the Romanian principalities time. After five centuries of the Middle Ages difficult in 1856, Roma were free men, without a master. „Musă ce lui Omir odinioară/ Cântaşi Vatrahomiomahia,/ Cântă şi mie, fii bunişoară,/ Toate câte făcu ţigănia,/ Când Vlad Vodă îi dede slobozie,/ …
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