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Athos History
Ancient Period In antiquity, the mountain, which, according to the ancients (Steph. Byz. Ethnica. P. 36), bore the name of the mythical Thracian giant Athos (αθως, αθων - of pre-Greek…
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Mount Athos
Athos [Holy Mountain; Greek: ̀Athos, ̀Agion ̀Oros], the world's largest center of Orthodox monasticism, located in Greece on the Agion Oros (Holy Mountain, Athos Peninsula). It is under the ecclesiastical…
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A Word about Cain and the Murder of Abel
By St. Ephrem the Syrian When I set out to draw with accuracy from the divine narrative, that is, from a pure source, spiritual teachings from deeds and words, I…
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Ecumenical Patriarchate Responds to Russian Services: We Do Not Comment on Insults
The Ecumenical Patriarchate responded to Russian services that a few days ago publicly accused Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of using “church jargon.” They called the head of the Patriarchate “the devil…
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Christmas Message of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: Love is stronger than hate and evil does not have the last word
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered a Christmas message in which he emphasized that the true Christian faith should act as a force for peace and reconciliation, and not as an instrument…
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Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil: Let us discover the image of Christ in the faces of our neighbors
His Holiness Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil delivered a televised address on the occasion of the Nativity of Christ: Christ is born! Let us glorify Him! Brothers and sisters beloved in the…
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Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria: The tragedy of refugees calls us to active love
Christmas message of the Pope and Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria: "Prepare, Bethlehem, for Eden has opened up for all. Adorn yourself, Ephrath, for the Tree of Life has blossomed in…
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The Book of Job and the Babylonian Song of the Suffering Righteous One (2)
By Archpriest Alexander Petrovsky The literary similarities between the Book of Job and the Babylonian Song extend even to their outward form: identical thoughts are expressed by identical turns of…
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The Wisdom of Solomon’s Teaching on Divine Wisdom or Spirit Compared to Apostolic (Part 4)
By Professor Nikolai Nikanorovich Glubokovsky Apostolic Christology gains a complete foundation in theoretical development and practical applicability, but this advantage conceals a decisive self-condemnation of a fatal nature. Its entire…
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Orthodox Patriarchs to Participate in Security Conference in Jordan
An international conference titled "The Aqaba Process - Balkan Interfaith Dialogue" is taking place on December 9 in Bethany, on the Jordan River, at the site where John the Baptist…