Communiqué of the Assembly of the Orthodox Bishops of France following the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris
« This dreadful drama is beyond comprehension, and amazement gives way to horror. »
« This dreadful drama is beyond comprehension, and amazement gives way to horror. »
April 4 (old calendar) / April 17 (new) Great Lent Ven. Joseph the Hymnographer (883). Ven. George of Mt. Maleon in the Peloponnesus (6th c.). Ven. Joseph the Much-ailing, of the Kiev Caves (Far Caves—14th c.). Ven. Zosimas, Abbot of Vorbozómsk (ca. 1550). Ven. Zosimas, of Palestine (4th c.). Virgin Martyr Pherbutha of Persia, her sister and servants (341-343). Martyr Nikita of Pojani (1808). St. Isidore, Bishop of Seville (636).
April 17 Great LentHieromartyr Simeon, Bishop in Persia, and those with him: Martyrs Abdechalas and Ananias—Presbyters, Usthazanes, Fusicus (Pusicius), Ascitrea, Azades the Eunuch, and many others (344). St. Acacius, Bishop of Melitene (ca. 433). Ven. Zosíma, Abbot of Solovétsky Monastery (1478). Uncovering of the Relics of Ven. Alexander, Abbot of Svir (1641). Martyr Adrian of Corinth (251). St. Agapitus, Pope of Rome (536). Repose of Ven. Makarios of Corinth (1805).
Archbishop Peter of Chicago (ROCOR) sent this message to his clergy and to the faithful regarding the tragic fire at Notre- Dame Cathedral
Le livre « Le monde de saint Colomba, l’Irlande et la Grande-Bretagne du début du Moyen-Âge à travers le regard des moines de l’île d’Iona » vient de paraître.
Accompagné de l’évêque diocésain, Mgr Théodose de Ras et Prizren, le patriarche Irénée s’est rendu à Prizren, ville dans laquelle il a vécu 12 ans comme professeur de séminaire.
April 3 (old calendar) / April 16 (new) Great Lent Ven. Nicetas the Confessor, Abbot of Medikion (824). Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre, and Martyr Irene (307-308). St. Illyricus of Mt. Myrsinon in the Peloponnesus. Martyrs Elpidephorus, Dius, Bithonius and Galycus. Icon of the Most-holy Theotokos “THE UNFADING BLOOM”. SAINT NICETAS THE CONFESSOR Saint Nicetas the Confessor was born in Bithynian Caesarea (northwest Asia Minor) of a pious family. His
April 16 Great Lent Virgin Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia, in Illyria (304). Martyrs Leonidas, Chariessa, Nice (Nika, Victoria), Galina, Kalista (Kalisa), Nunechia, Basilissa, Theodora, and Irene, of Corinth (258). Monk Martyr Christopher of Dionysiou (Mt. Athos—1818). Hieromartyr Nicetas. The Weeping “IL’INSKO-CHERNIGOV” (1658) and the TAMBOV Icons of the Theotokos (1658). Saints Agape, Irene and Chionia The Holy Martyrs Agape, Irene, and Chionia were sisters who lived at the end