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Saints of the Russian Orthodox Church: Saints Cosmas & Damian
Unlike the Western Christian tradition, the Russian Orthodox Church as well as the Eastern Orthodox Church in general venerate three different brothers Cosmas & Damian belonging to different places. They have different feast days, but are united with one … Continue reading
Saints of the Russian Orthodox Church: Saint John of Shanghai & San Francisco
John of Shanghai & San Francisco (1896-1966) is a very unusual Russian Orthodox Saint of our times. He was a pastor, a spiritual father, a healer & even possessed a gift of foreseeing. He belongs to the family of the … Continue reading
Louis XIV & The Holy See
His Majesty surprised his contemporaries with his long reign (54 years in total since 1661 when he became the true sovereign). However not in all parts of Europe rulers lived so much. The Holy See of that epoch presented a … Continue reading
L’Edict de Nantes – A Straight Way to Revolution
This historical document, figuratively speaking, is one of first nuclear bombs of the European Christian world. Almost all the historians declared that it was a breakthrough, while Louis XIV committed a serious error by revoking it. And one would hardly … Continue reading
Bowels of Mercies Reviving Souls
On the 19th of November the world has celebrated First World Day of the Poor. This initiative of the Sancta Sedes means so much for the present world: it calls people to awake from the Wonderland consumption dream, to look … Continue reading