Estonian Church in Constantinople backs prohibition of Moscow Patriarchate’s Estonian Orthodox Church

Tallinn, March 19, 2025 Photo: Met. Stephanos of Constantinople’s EAOC. Photo: err.ee      In a new statement from its Public Relations Department, the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (EAOC) came out in support of a ban on the larger Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, calling it a move to “strengthen national…

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Thousands Say Goodbye to Elder Iliy at Optina Monastery (+VIDEO)

Kozelsk, Kaluga Province, Russia, March 19, 2025 Photo: optina.ru      The farewell to the deeply beloved and revered elder Schema-Archimandrite Iliy (Nozdrin) took place at Optina Monastery yesterday. Elder Iliy Elder Iliy reposes in the Lord—Russian Church’s most revered elder (+VIDEO)Elder Iliy (Nozdrin), the most beloved and revered elder of the Russian Church, reposed in…

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