Evangelical Church in Halifax, England, Set to Unite with Orthodox Church

Halifax, England, February 17, 2025 Fr. Gregory Hallam enrolling former Evangelicals as catechumens. Photo: antiochian-orthodox.com      An evangelical congregation in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, is in the process of converting to Orthodox Christianity via the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland. With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, the community…

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Jerusalem: Monastic Relics Bound by Metal Chains Prompt Scholars to Reevaluate Byzantine Monasticism

Jerusalem, February 17, 2025      A recent archaeological discovery near Jerusalem has challenged the established scholarly understanding of ascetic practices in the Byzantine era. In a burial typically associated with male ascetics, researchers found remains of a woman wearing chains, prompting a reconsideration of women’s role in extreme religious traditions of the 5th century. The…

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