The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

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How old is Greek tradition on Theophany to throw Holy Cross into water and to make a competition to get it? In Russia we never do it. But in Russia people have another tradition that looks strange too. To jump in the water with ice and frost. Many pictures: http://russkij-sever.livejournal.com/18080...

The Common Pleas Collegium of Vladimir Regional Court decided to postpone the examination of the appeal of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church (ROAC) against the order of Suzdal District Court on the confiscation of the "items named as the relics of the Saints Euphymios and Euphrosynia of Su...

Dear Alexandros, Thank you! In Russia it is modest. Here the First Hierarch of ROAC Metropolitan Theodore blesses water in one village near Suzdal: http://video.yandex.ru/users/ir-non/view/45 And this is Resurrection of Cross in Suzdal by First Hierarch. http://video.yandex.ru/users/ir-non/view/39/ ...

Congratulations on the day of Theophany! In Russia the proportion is much less than 10%. There are less then 100 True Orthodox Parishes in Russia, and Moscow Partriarchate has 274 DIOCESES! There are maximum 20 000 True Orthodox people in Russia+Ukraine+Belarussa including Kiprianits, and Moscow Pat...