June 2, 2020 The Q: A Mysterious Collection of Jesus’s Sayings There is a theory that the Evangelists Luke and Matthew used a document with the sayings of Christ that has not survived to this…
May 27, 2020 The Holy Objects of the Mount of Olives It was on the fortieth day after His Resurrection that Christ appeared to His disciples in Jerusalem for the last time. He gave them…
May 19, 2020 Icons Which Russian People Prayed Before During Epidemics We remember that they pray not to icons, but before icons, turning to the Lord, the Theotokos, saints… And it is not the icon…
May 3, 2020 Old Russian Pictorial Embroidery The gold-embroidered Byzantine fabrics were known in Russia even before the adoption of Christianity. It was from Byzantium with which firm diplomatic and trading…
April 28, 2020 He Was Supposed to Play Christ in a Tailcoat On Easter – but Instead of Blasphemy, the Incredible Happened This wonderful story with the participation of the once famous actor Alexander Rostovtsev happened about a century ago. Soviet Union. A campaign of religion…
April 7, 2020 One-day Churches of Russia. Why Did They Build Them During Epidemics? Once there were a considerable number of them in Russia. The very name “one-day” (russian – obydenny) sounds quite unusual. And indeed, these are…
April 4, 2020 The Legends of the Lord’s Chiton Divine Providence has preserved for us numerous sacred items scattered throughout the earth. Perhaps the greatest historical treasure is the Lord’s Chiton. There are…
April 2, 2020 Orthodoxy in Poland. Supraśl Monastery The only surviving medieval Belarusian frescoes are those of the Supraśl Monastery, now Poland. The monastery on the Supraślanka River was founded in the…
March 26, 2020 This Shrine Descended Right from the Sky The time of the appearance of Godenovo Cross One of the most revered Orthodox shrines is the miraculous Godenovo Cross. Since nothing happens without…
January 26, 2020 History of Blessing of Water The rite of the blessing of water is directly derived from the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. The Church…
