Hundreds of Russia's faithful gathered on Sunday morning (29/10)
in Moscow's Cathedral of the Ascension, where they saw Patriarch
Alexei II of Moscow and All Russia consecrate one of the country's
holiest icons which was recently returned from Greece. The
Iverskaya Mother of God icon was flown on a military plane on
Wednesday to Russia from Greece. It was taken there in 1931 by
Orthodox believers in order to protect it from the anti-religious
campaign of Josef Stalin. On Thursday thousands of
Russians, including government officials, gathered on Red Square
to bless the ground of a chapel that was reconstructed to hold the
icon. The Iverskaya Mother of God is a 400 year old copy of a
1500 year old original. It is believed to have mystical powers
because of tradition surrounding the monk who painted it.
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Russia: 18-tonne bell, the 'Aleksandr Nevsky', arrives at St Petersburg monastery
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W/S Bell on truck and Christians praying while walking next to truck M/S Bell on truck C/U People touching bell and crossing themselves M/S Orthodox priests walking and praying M/S People following the bell W/S Christians surrounding bell M/S Bell on truck M/S Crane driver W/S Bell on truck C/U Worker attaching chain to bell M/S Worker attaching chain to bell
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An 18-tonne bell, named 'Alexander Nevsky', arrived at the Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery in St Petersburg on Monday.
After being cast in Kamensk-Uralsky in the Sverdlovsk region, the bell travelled through 11 Russian cities including Yekaterinburg, Ufa, Samara, Saratov, Penza, Ryazan, Moscow, Yaroslavl, Vologda, Cherepovets and Tikhvin.
It is to be installed in the belfry of the Troitsky Cathedral in the grounds of the monastery in October. The belfry is currently undergoing repairs.
The bell is named after 13th century Russian hero Aleksandr Nevsky, the Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir who was sainted by the Orthodox Church because of his military victories over the Swedes and Germans.
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Where is this street Part 11 Central Street You Won't Believe!!!
Where is this street Part 11 Central Street
We continue the series of publications about how the streets look with the same name in different parts of Russia. Today we will make a virtual trip through the streets with the name Central. This is the most common name for streets in cities, towns and villages of Russia - however, they are not always located in the center. Ready? Go!
The previous parts of this cycle:
Novosibirsk, Central street under the snow. by Yuri Sakharov
Summer view of the old water tower on Central Street, Yekaterinburg. by anlebedev
In the frame the church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God, Central, Kazan. by Mark Shishkin
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06 Troparion {Tone 4} Russian Cathedral Choir of New York -- All Night Vigil to the Theotokos. Alexander Ledkovsky - Music Director Celebrating the 700th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Kursk-Root Icon of Our Lady of the Sign __________________________________ Peter Fekula ~ Director Male Chorus Joseph Jaroschtuk ~ Protodeacon Anna Pastuchova ~ Soloist Victor Gonchar ~ Soloist