December 28, 2020 88 0 “They Help Us Rise to Our Reet” – Testimonies From a Monastic Workshop For over two years, the workshop «Dobrodel» [do-gooder] has provided supported employment for people with disabilities who have difficulty finding and keeping jobs on…
December 21, 2020 88 0 The Icon-Painting Workshop — How It Began It is a lively Autumn morning. At two minutes to nine, a crowded city bus pulls into the bus stop near Saint Elisabeth Convent….
December 15, 2020 156 0 Preparing for Christmas Together. Livestream with Sister Anastasia and Mother Maria We know that many of us are still under strict rules about what we can do and where we can go. Even worse, churches…
November 17, 2020 49 0 A Unique Workshop Called “Dobrodel” for People with Disabilities For several years now, the Dobrodel workshop has been operating in our convent, where people with disabilities can find fulfilment. There’s a lot of…
May 8, 2020 184 0 The Stained Glass Window of the Resurrection of Christ and other Wonders During the bright Easter days, when divine services in churches were held with the open Royal Door, the parishioners of the St. Sabbas the…
February 24, 2020 2409 2 Unusual Icons of Saints That Few Know About The painting of a new icon – be it a copy of a known sample or a new image – is akin to its…
February 18, 2020 140 0 St. Elisabeth Convent’s Mosaic Studio The light of ancient art of Byzantine mosaic has been burning at St. Elisabeth Convent for twenty years now…
November 21, 2019 140 0 Our Mosaicists’ Impressions of Staying in the Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos While making mosaics at the Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos, the artisans of our workshop really took a glimpse into the monastery life. They…
November 20, 2019 169 0 Our Mosaic Artists Worked in the Docheiariou The ancient Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos differs from others in that simple physical work, which helps to fight passions and in no way…
February 13, 2019 41 0 Our Craftspeople Have Been Decorating Churches of Holy Archangel Michael Zverinets Monastery Our craftspeople have been decorating churches of Holy Archangel Michael Zverinets Monastery for several years. Zverinets Monastery is a famous cave monastery located in…