I'm bringing this thread bac up, as we arrived at one of the fake - holy days for Matrona, now 5 years after this thread stopped [ due to the Euphrosynos Cafe site not operating.
Just in case anyone wants to read what was written earlier -
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- Thu 2 May 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
- Topic: Matrona of Moscow: Distraction from the REAL Saints
- Replies: 30
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Re: Matrona of Moscow: Distraction from the REAL Saints
- Thu 2 May 2024 12:10 am
- Forum: Synaxarion Orthodoxia
- Topic: Elder MichaelII ofValaam&Pskov
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Re: Elder MichaelII ofValaam&Pskov
This is listed as a photo of Elder Michael II. It's rare, if so.
The link to the photo itself doesn't work, I don't think.
But for the historical record, here is the link to view it [on Flickr] :
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ortodox/4830333916/in/photostream/
- Mon 29 April 2024 11:08 pm
- Forum: Synaxarion Orthodoxia
- Topic: Elder MichaelII ofValaam&Pskov
- Replies: 3
- Views: 190
Re: Elder MichaelII ofValaam&Pskov
"In the Soviet era Valaam Monastery was for many years under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church of Finland, which introduced the new calendar and planned other Church reforms. The monks who refused to accept the reforms were severely punished. The “Old Calendarists” defended the old Julia...
- Mon 29 April 2024 10:46 pm
- Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
- Topic: Struggle on Valaam 1923-39
- Replies: 7
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Re: Struggle on Valaam 1923-39
See the new thread in Orthodox Synaxarion forum for the text of the Orthodox America story linked to above.
- Mon 29 April 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: Synaxarion Orthodoxia
- Topic: Elder MichaelII ofValaam&Pskov
- Replies: 3
- Views: 190
Re: Elder MichaelII ofValaam&Pskov
https://pravoslavie.ru/sas/image/103073/307322.p.jpg?mtime=1545659373 "In Pskov, Elder Michael continued to serve Liturgy daily. as before. He did not attend the monastery church but would serve alone in his cell at night, commemorating upwards of 8000 names at the, Proskomedia. And these were...
- Mon 29 April 2024 12:43 am
- Forum: Synaxarion Orthodoxia
- Topic: Elder MichaelII ofValaam&Pskov
- Replies: 3
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Elder MichaelII ofValaam&Pskov
Today is the day of repose in 1962 of Hieroschemamonk Michael [Pitkevich], of Valaam and later of the Pskov Caves Monastery, confessor for the Old Calendar. Slightly edited article : "In 1902, Michael entered Valaam Monastery and abandoned the world forever. Behind the ancient stone walls of t...
- Mon 29 April 2024 12:37 am
- Forum: World Orthodox, Heretical, and Vagante Jurisdictions
- Topic: Monday: Discussion (Debate?) w/Fr John Whiteford and Patrick Craig Truglia on True Orthodoxy
- Replies: 19
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