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In 50-plus years at a cliffside Greek island monastery, one monk keeps faith and community together
Father Spyridon has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a monastery carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea ...
The monk who lives in the cliffs of a Greek tourist island
The monk who lives in the cliffs of a Greek tourist island - For more than 50 years, Father Spyridon has welcomed the ...
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The Greek Orthodox Monastery Thriving in Catholic Italy
A Greek Orthodox monastery in Italy, founded more than one thousand years ago is thriving just south of Rome in the epicenter ...
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Episode 67 - Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
Icon' is simply the Greek word for picture ... The picture they're holding is the most famous of all Orthodox icons, and one particularly connected to Constantinople. Known as the Hodegetria ...
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Akathist Hymn: Echoes of Unparalleled Beauty in Orthodox Churches
The Akathist Hymn, which is chanted on the first five successive Fridays of Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is dedicated ...
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Shrewsbury festival will celebrate key anniversary in the history of Christianity
A festival of art, music, talks and pilgrimage is to be held in Shrewsbury to mark 1,700 years since one of the most ...
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Chronicle - The Fall of Constantinople
Icon' is derived from the Greek word for image (eikon) and took on a special religious significance in Orthodox art. The tradition of painting the same, or similar, images of saints and holy ...