The Martyrdom of the Holy Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
On the twenty-third day of this month, we celebrated a great saint of our Church, Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna. He was martyred during the persecution of Christians between 161–180, initiated…
On the twenty-third day of this month, we celebrated a great saint of our Church, Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna. He was martyred during the persecution of Christians between 161–180, initiated…
On the second Sunday of February, we listened to a reading from the Gospel of the Holy Apostle Matthew about the Canaanite woman. “And Jesus went out from there and departed…
From Pocrov Skete, one autumn evening,a Saint fled the icon.The act was described in several newspapers,the world was surprised by the event,there was even a movie on the Internet that…