Hieromartyr Vladimir (Khrishchenovich; †1933) Hieromartyr Vladimir was born in 1876 in the village of Gezgaly, Lida County, Vilna Province, into the family of the peasant Ivan Khrishchenovich. In 1911, Vladimir graduated from the Slutsk Theological School and began serving as a psalmist at the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the village of Gorki,…
On these days the Greek Orthodox Church is commemorating three holy women: St Emilia, the Mother of St Basil the GreatSt Basil the Great’s mother St Emilia was the daughter of a martyr. On the Greek calendar, she is commemorated on May 30. “>St. Emilia—the mother of St. Basil the Great—“Universal Teacher”Hierarch Basil the Great…
Astoria, New York, February 11, 2025 Photo: stirene.org A new abbot for the St. Irene Chrysovalantou Monastery in Astoria, New York, was ceremonially enthroned on Sunday, February 10. The previous abbot, Bishop Hierotheos of Efkarpia, Reposed in the Lord: Bishop Antonije of Moravica (Serbian) and Bishop Hierotheos of Efkarpia (Constantinople)Two hierarchs of the Orthodox…
Colorado Springs, February 11, 2025 Photo: theophany.org A beautiful new church was consecrated in Colorado Springs over the weekend. St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church (Orthodox Church in America), located on the east side of the city, began as an offshoot of the well-established Holy Theophany Church, which was led for nearly three decades…
Grand Junction, Tennessee, February 11, 2025 Hieroschemamonk Paul (left), Met. Saba (right). Photo: antiochian.org The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America is opening a new monastery in southwestern Tennessee. The monastery, named for the Life-giving Trinity, hopes to start receiving pilgrims after Pascha, the Archdiocese reports. The holy habitation is in Grand Junction,…
