Seraphim Sobolev, Archbishop of Sofia
“I have trusted in you from the womb; from my mother’s womb you have been my guide” (Psalm 70:6). The ancient enemy of our salvation felt his powerful and implacable adversary in […]
Theophanes the Recluse, the righteous saint
The Russian Church canonized him in 1988 AD on the occasion of the millennium feast of the Baptism of the Russian people. He is rightly considered one of the most prominent makers of the spiritual renaissance
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Ilian Al-Homsi, the saint, martyr, and doctor
His birth: Saint Elian was born in the city of Homs, into a family that believed in paganism and was considered one of the most noble people living in Homs. The time of his birth
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Orthodox icon
0 – Introduction: Since childhood, icons have accompanied us in every aspect of the church, especially on the iconostasis. Our churches are a kind of celebration,
Prostrating to icons
The origin of prostration for man is the presence of the image of God in him: - When some blamed us for prostrating to the images of the Savior and Our Lady the Virgin Mary and honoring them,