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- Wed 15 May 2024 7:18 pm
- Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
- Topic: FrSavvas Mt Athos agst Resist From Within
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FrSavvas Mt Athos agst Resist From Within
Elder Savvas of Mt. Athos to Fr. Nikodemos: A Letter of Confession Against the "Resist From Within" Heresy By Elder Savvas (Trichakis) Introduction The respected Elder, Father Savvas (Trichakis), had followed the policy of the nineteen ruling monasteries of Mount Athos, which believed, as...
- Mon 13 May 2024 11:32 pm
- Forum: Synaxarion Orthodoxia
- Topic: Elder Nektary of Optina
- Replies: 2
- Views: 41
Re: Elder Nektary of Optina
Great !Thank you, eish. To clarify, in case any readers are not 100% clear, Archbishop Andrew [Maklakov] is a contemporary figure, the head of the American diocese of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church headquartered in the classic city of Suzdal, part of what's called the Golden Ring of histori...
- Sun 12 May 2024 11:35 pm
- Forum: Synaxarion Orthodoxia
- Topic: Elder Nektary of Optina
- Replies: 2
- Views: 41
Elder Nektary of Optina
There are varied, interesting references to Elder Nektary here at Euphrosynos Cafe, but until now, he has not had his own thread ! Here is perhaps the fullest explanation of Elder Nektary's mysterious movements in the last five or six years of his life. It is from the book "Elder Nikon of Opti...
- Sun 12 May 2024 11:00 pm
- Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
- Topic: ROCiE-Ph MetPhilaret's spiritual son starts a new TOC
- Replies: 15
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Re: ROCiE-Ph MetPhilaret's spiritual son starts a new TOC
Information USED to be available, though it was minimal. I guess things have changed quite a bit during the time that this thread was "asleep" ! I suspect Met Filaret has no Bishop under him currently. Birmingham COULD BE his own place of residence. Many Australians move to the UK. This i...
- Sun 12 May 2024 10:56 pm
- Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
- Topic: ROCiE-Ph MetPhilaret's spiritual son starts a new TOC
- Replies: 15
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Re: ROCiE-Ph MetPhilaret's spiritual son starts a new TOC
Oh, great, Almond. Yes, I noticed that podvorie [is that what it is ?] in UK on stan.777's wonderful map of the TOC's in the UK. I was planning to ask for information TOO !
- Sun 12 May 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
- Topic: ROCiE-Ph MetPhilaret's spiritual son starts a new TOC
- Replies: 15
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Re: ROCiE-Ph MetPhilaret's spiritual son starts a new TOC
In honor of the occasion of the return of this thread, I will partly fill in one missing item from now-Met Filaret's biography. He mentioned in it that his time as "manager of the Synod", as he called the job title, was not a good fit. Why not ? I spoke with him years ago about his life. ...
- Sun 12 May 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
- Topic: NatlGeo:"Jesus" special issue
- Replies: 9
- Views: 170
Re: NatlGeo:"Jesus" special issue
VERY INTERESTING. Thank you, eish, for that excellent survey. It's REALLY helpful !
Yes, also Renaissance painters like Raphael always used women they knew as models for their depictions of the Mother of God. I always thought it was dismaying !