Category Orthodox Europe History

1925! Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky) calls Meletios (Metaxakis) and his Gang Heretics. “It is Clear that a Heretical Gang, Headed by Meletios (Metaxakis)…”

A Special Thanks to the Orthodox Archive Org Please note that this letter was written in 1925 just a year after the calendar change. Please also read ALL the footnotes (and especially footnote #8!) which explain a lot of the…

St. Guthlac 11 April

St. Guthlac of Crowland -Feast Day April 11

Source: Wikipedia Saint Guthlac of Crowland (Old English: Gūðlāc; Latin: Guthlacus; AD 674 – 715) was a saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England. Guthlac was the son of Penwalh or Penwald, a noble of the English kingdom of Mercia, and his…

St. Edward King of England

St. Edward, Martyr-King of England

In 1976, two Orthodox Christians of the Orthodox Parish of St. Michael the Archangel, Guildford, Surrey, England (Russian Orthodox Church Abroad) made contact with Mr. J. Wilson-Claridge, an amateur archaeologist and the owner of the wonder-working relics of Martyr-King Edward…