On this day 847 Methodius I of Constantinople died; he was responsible for the continuation of Orthodox Christianity by marching through Istanbul restoring the Orthodox Icons to the churches, many having been destroyed under the iconoclastic persecution of the Byzantine Emperor Leo V. This became the first Feast of Orthodoxy: Let us believers sing a [...]
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Saint Methodius
Posted in Art, Beliefs, History, Imagery, tagged Methodius I, Orthodox Christianity on June 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
St. James the Great Day
Posted in Art, Beliefs, Festivals, tagged Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, Saint James the Greater on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today is the Saints’ Day of James, son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of John, in the Orthodox Church, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the New Testament, and the only apostle whose martyrdom is recorded in the gospel: Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain [...]
Dormition of the Mother of God
Posted in Festivals, Imagery, Religion, tagged Dormition of the Mother of God, Eastern Orthodox Church, John Tavener, Orthodox Christianity, Theotokos on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dormition of the Theotokos marks the ‘falling asleep’ or dying of Mary, Mother of Jesus in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic faiths. Preceded by a two week partial fast it is a Great Feast celebration corresponding with the Roman Catholic Feast of the Assumption of Mary. It has been recognised liturgically since at least the [...]
Cheesefare Sunday
Posted in Beliefs, Litany, tagged Orthodox Christianity on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is known as Cheesefare Sunday or Forgiveness Sunday in the Orthodox Christian Church- the last day followers may eat dairy products until Easter. It corresponds to the Shrove Tuesday festival of the western christian churches, preceeding the Lenten fast. The day’s services begin with remembering Adam and Eve’s refusal to fast from the tree [...]
