Russia - Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city located 250 kilometers northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that have played an important role in Russian history.
The most well-known building in the city is the 'Spaso-Preobrazhensky' ('Transfiguration of the Savior') Cathedral of the Spassky (St Savior) Monastery. This monastery was founded in the 12th century. The Transfiguration Cathedral itself is built in 1516.
Typical for a Russian monastery of the Middle Ages, the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery in Yaroslavl was not built to be no more than a place of worship, but also to be a citadel and kremlin. The monastery is surrounded by a thick 16th century, white-painted wall, complete with watchtowers and embattlements. Within these walls stand the magisterial churches, which, with their asymmetrically-ordered towers and beautifully decorated interiors, make for wonderful examples of traditional Russian sacral architecture.
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St. John the Baptist Church in Yaroslavl is considered to be the acme of the Yaroslavl school of architecture. It was built in 1671-1687 on the bank of Kotorosl river.
Its walls and dome drums are covered with richly glazed tiles. The entire interior is covered with frescoes depicting Christian saints, St. John the Baptist hagiography and biblical topics. They were painted by Dmitry Plekhanov and Fyodor Ignatyev in 1694-1695.
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L'église du Prophète Élie témoigne de la richesse de l'architecture religieuse du XVIIe siècle à Iaroslavl.
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Dmytri Stepanovych Bortniansky (1751–1825) was a composer and conductor of Ukrainian origin. Bortniansky is best known today for his liturgical works and his prolific contributions to the genre of choral concertos. Contemporary of Ludwig van Beethoven in Western Europe, he was one of the Golden Three of his era in the East of the continent, along with Artemy Vedel and Maksym Berezovsky. Bortniansky composed in many different musical styles, including choral compositions in French, Italian, Latin, German and Church Slavonic.
10 The greatest gathering in the history of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Primates and representatives of local Orthodox Churches, led by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, His Holiness Theophilos of Jerusalem, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus and His Beatitude Archbishop Sava of Warsaw responded to the invitation of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch to participate in both the Central and closing ceremony commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan. Besides delegations from the Orthodox Churches, the Central celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan will also be attended by representatives of the East Non-Chalcedonian Churches, an esteemed delegation from the Vatican with representatives from the Roman Catholic Church from the region, leaders from the Reformed Church, as well as different Christian organizations and associations from throughout Europe and the world.
The arrival of our esteemed guests is expected on Friday, October 4th, when there will be initial meetings with our Patriarch Irinej and hierarchs. Citizens of Belgrade will have a unique opportunity to greet Orthodox patriarchs, hierarchs and other guests on Saturday, October 5th at 9 a.m. , when the Doxology will be served at the Cathedral Church. Following the Liturgy there will be official audiences and talks with Patriarch Irinej and Serbian archbishops, as well as the highest representatives of authority from the Republic of Serbia.
The central event of this years' All-Christian jubilee will take place on Sunday, October 6th, at 9 a.m., when in Nis, in front of the newly built church of Sts. Emperor Constantine and Empress Helen, the Divine Liturgy will be served by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with the concelebration of all present primates and representatives of the local Orthodox Churches. On this occasion, His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej will award his guests with the Order of Holy Emperor Constantine the Great. Besides the highest officials of the Republic of Serbia, other representatives of the states in the region are also expected, as well as ambassadors accredited in our country and the most influential people from public and cultural life of our country. On this day Serbia and Nis will serve as a kind of center of world Christianity.
On Monday, October 7th, the guests of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, will join their host in Podgorica, where the new Cathedral church, dedicated to the Resurrection, of Christ will be consecrated. On the following day day, October 8th, in Belgrade, after a memorial service for Patriarch Pavle of blessed repose in Rakovica Monastery, the guests will visit the exhibition of the Academy of the Serbian Orthodox Church for arts and conservation and in the evening they will attend a premiere of the opera In hoc signo!.
The Serbian Orthodox Church calls upon her spiritual children and all people of good faith to come and in this way become participants of the greatest Christian gathering in our history.