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Etymologically, it derives from the exact (ὀρθός) formulation and – accordingly – confession of the Christian faith. It was arrived at after long centuries of severe theological disputes between the...
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Princess Olga: The Woman Who Brought Christianity to Kyivan Russia
On July 11, Orthodox Christians commemorate the memory of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga. Saint Olga was the wife of Prince Igor I of Kiev. After his death in 945, Princess...
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You Cannot Build A Throne On The Blood Of Martyrs
By Metropolitan †SERAPHIM (Motovilov) “Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:10) The ashes of the ancient land knock on...
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Inter-Church Interaction and the International Agenda in the Letters of Patriarch Alexey I(80 years since the end of the schism over the Bulgarian Orthodox Church) {part 2}
80 years ago, the importance of Russian-Bulgarian historical and spiritual ties was affirmed through the inter-church interaction of the Russian and Bulgarian Orthodox Churches, which is considered through the real...
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Inter-Church Interaction and the International Agenda in the Letters of Patriarch Alexey I(80 years since the end of the schism over the Bulgarian Orthodox Church) {part 1}
“The unification of the world must be preceded by the unification of Europe, and the latter is unthinkable without the prior unification of the Slavic world.” Exarch STEPHEN I, 1947...
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The First Ecumenical Epistle of the Apostle John the Theologian – Authorship and Reason for Writing
By Prof. A. Lopukhin The First Ecumenical Epistle of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian does not contain the name of the author either in the title or...
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About the Epistle of the Apostle James
By Prof. A. Lopukhin Who is the author of the Epistle The author of the first, according to the canonical order, Epistle of the Apostles, does not call himself an...
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The First Epistle of the Apostle Peter – Author, Purpose and Time of Writing
By Prof. A. Lopukhin Authorship of the Epistle The attribution of this epistle to the chief apostle Peter, although sometimes disputed in more recent times by Western biblical scholars, is...
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Second Epistle of the Apostle Peter – Authorship Disputes
By Prof. A. Lopukhin The author of the Epistle, known in the canon as the Second Epistle of the Holy Apostle Peter, from the very beginning calls himself Simon Peter,...
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The Eighth Day – A Symbol of the Future Century
By Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos So far, we have examined the weekly festive cycle, that is, the meaning of the days of each week, and we have seen what we...