RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
The New Hieromartyr Cosmas, Equal of the Apostles was a native of the Aitolia area of Greece. At the Philotheou Monastery of Mount Athos he was tonsured a monk wand later was ordained hieromonk. The desire to benefit his fellow…
We know that one of the people who first believed in the preaching of St. Paul the Apostle in Greece was St. Dionysius the Areopagite or judge. He was there when the Apostle Paul preached at the Areopagus in Athens…
Translated by Hierodeacon Philaretos The Life of St. Irene Chrysovalantou St. Irene Chrysovalantou flourished after the death of the greedy Emperor Theophilos the first. After Theophilos’s death his spouse, the most reverend and God-loving Theodora, took the throne. The Empress Theodora supported…
Akathist Hymn to Saint Panteleimon, Great Martyr and Healer Kontakion 1 Chosen passion-bearer of Christ and gracious healer, who freely grantest healing unto the sick, we praise thee in songs as our protector. Since thou hast boldness with the Lord, free…
Equal of the Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, in Holy Baptism Basil, the Enlightener of the Russian Land Commemorated on July 15 The Holy Great Prince Vladimir, Equal of the Apostles. Few names in the annals of history can compare in…
Apolytikion in the First Tone Giving thy mind wings with the knowledge of God, thou didst soar beyond visible creatures, seeking the God and Creator of all things; and having found Him, thou didst receive rebirth by baptism. Since thou…
Life of St. Anthony of the Kievan Caves
Life of the Holy New Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth by Metropolitan Anastassy Not every generation is destined to meet along its path such a blessed gift from heaven as was the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna for her time, for she…
At one time, even fairly recently, the date July 17 in the so-called “new style,” was marked as a day of sorrow, because on this day the Russian people and the Russian diaspora remembered the great evil act when the…
