Russian Orthodox Church - Wikipedia
WEBOn 6 March 2022, Russian Orthodox priest of Moscow Patriarchate's Kostroma Diocese was fined by Russian authorities for anti-war sermon and stressing the importance of the commandment "Thou shalt not kill". [113]
Russian Orthodox Church | History & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 15, 2024 · Russian Orthodox Church, one of the largest autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, Eastern Orthodox churches in the world. The church severed ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the honorary primacy of Eastern Orthodoxy, in 2018.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow - Wikipedia
WEBHe became Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' and Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church on 1 February 2009. Prior to becoming Patriarch, Kirill was Archbishop (later Metropolitan) of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, and also Chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church's Department for External Church Relations.
Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church …
WEBAug 12, 2023 · A small number of Russian Orthodox priests are publicly opposing their leader's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and they're suffering the consequences.
List of Eastern Orthodox Russian saints - Wikipedia
WEBList of Eastern Orthodox Russian saints. Boris and Gleb, the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus'. This list of Russian saints includes the saints canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian saints canonized by other Eastern Orthodox Churches. Saints are sorted by their first names.
Official website of the Russian Orthodox Church / Patriarchate.ru
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church consecrates the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in the city of Tver
Russian Orthodox Clergy - Encyclopedia.com
WEBClergy in this article is defined as priests, those churchmen ordained to conduct the liturgy (Mass) and administer the sacraments (deacons could administer some sacraments but were not authorized to celebrate the liturgy). In Russian Orthodoxy priests are subdivided into "white" and "black" categories. Monk-priests, or hieromonks, called the ...
Saint Innocent Veniaminov | Missionary, Educator, Bishop
WEBSep 2, 2024 · Saint Innocent Veniaminov ; canonized Oct. 6, 1977) was the most famous Russian Orthodox missionary priest of the 19th century, who later became Metropolitan Innocent of Moscow. He was canonized in the Russian Church.
7 MAIN differences between Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity
WEBLegion Media. In the Roman Catholic Church, priests and bishops must observe celibacy before and after ordination, while deacons must only observe it after ordination. In the Russian Orthodox...
Clergy | Eastern American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox …
WEBMetropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad