Unusual Icons of Saints That Few Know About. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
Olga of Kyiv is today recognised as one of Eastern Orthodoxy’s greatest saints – and her bloodthirsty tale is one of defiance and vengeance, and worth remembering today.
How Icons Are Born in the Icon-painting Studio of St. Elisabeth Convent. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
St. Romanos the Melodist (Feast Day - October 1) Verses Before Romanos sang hymns to God the Word, Now also he sings hymns, but together with the Angels. About Synaxarion of Saint Romanos the Melodist Saint Romanos the Melodist as a Model for our Lives Three Chanters Gifted by the Theotokos: Sts. John Koukouzelis, Gregory Domestikos and Romanos the Melodist Elder Porphyrios on St. Romanos the Melodist The Consecration of the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos in Kyrou Works On the Nativity of the Theotokos - Various Church Fathers The Christmas Kontakia of St. Romanos Kontakia of St. Romanos the Melodist on the Raising of Lazarus St. Romanos the Melodist on Palm Sunday Kontakia on the Ten Virgins (St. Romanos the Melodist) Kontakion on Pentecost (St. Romanos the Melodist) On the Mission of the Apostles (Hymns by St. Romanos the Melodist) Who is the Author of the Akathist Hymn? The Holy Week Services of St. Demetrios the Myrrh-Gusher
A classical Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition survives in Christian iconography
The singer-songwriter's melancholy legend does his music a disservice.
Sometimes in life we feel that we need a miracle to help us. However, we also know somebody is always there to intercede for us and help.
Saint Francis of Assisi Icon Coloring Page
General background and activities about Saints and how to tell them apart in icons.
In preparation for this year's All Hallows' Eve Party, I have been working on a few new games. This year, instead of organizing and/or atte...
Saint of the Day – 4 October – St Francis of Assisi OFM (c 1181–1226)- Founder of the Franciscan Order, Confessor of the Faith, Stigmatist. Francis set out to imitate Christ and literal…
Ven. Anne de Guigné When St. Thomas Aquinas’s sister asked him how to become a Saint, he told her to just “will it.” Venerable Anne de Guigné¹ was a child with an iron will and from the moment of her conversion, she willed only one thing…to be a Saint. “To become a Saint is to […]
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Learn about, Light of the Spirit Monastery – a monastic community for men who wish to follow the paths of Original Yoga & Original Christianity in their search for God.
Looking for variety in your instruction about the Saints? This project focuses on the concept of what it means to be a "Patron Saint." This PDF includes: p. 3-5: Slides that can be used for instruction about Patron Saints p. 6: Student Instructions/Research Form p.7: Student Saint “App Icon” Template (Students complete this after you have approved what is on their Research Form) p. 8: Sample of a completed project Consider using this and having students present their "Patron Saint" App Icons orally, or display them in a Bulletin Board for November. I hope you find this product to be helpful in supplementing your instruction about the Saints!
Icons are common in Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches. Russian and icons from South-Eastern Europe are specially beautiful and unique. Here is how to draw one detail from an Orthodox Icon. It is a drawing of...
6 февраля - день памяти святой блаженной Ксении Петербургской.
Saint Brigid's Cross is an iconic symbol of Ireland's female patron saint, Saint Brigid of Kildare. Learn about the history behind it here.
