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The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, one of the most revered icons in Russia, was discovered in Kazan in 1579 following a devastating fire.

Pope Leo I, known in history with the epithet “the Great” (the first pontiff to be awarded this title), occupied the Holy See from 440 to 461 AD and is revered as a Christian saint and theologian.

Hieromartyr Hermogen (German), Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’, born around 1530 and bearing the secular name Yermolai, is one of the key figures in Russian history. He was a direct participant in the discovery of the miracle-working Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in 1579.

The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Konkovo, whose name reveals the Christian understanding of God as the Creator and Giver of all life, has a deep history.

The Church-Chapel of the Archangel Michael at the Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia named after V.Ya. Kikot was erected as a monument to law enforcement officers who perished in the line of duty.

The term “Life-Giving Trinity” is connected with the perception of God as the Creator of the world, which in Christian understanding signifies the origin of all living things on earth, the giver of life.

In history, there are individuals whose lives become a bridge between seemingly incompatible spheres: science and faith. One such great figure is Saint Luke of Crimea, in the world Valentin Feliksovich Voyno-Yasenetsky, who combined service as a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church with the work of a brilliant surgeon, leaving a legacy significant both…

Hieromartyr Hilarion (secular name Vladimir Alexeyevich Troitsky) was an outstanding theologian, church writer, and one of the most influential hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church in the first quarter of the 20th century.

In the Orthodox tradition, the event of the Meeting of the Lord is inextricably linked with the figures of two Old Testament righteous individuals-Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess-who became heralds of the New Covenant.

The feast of the Synaxis of All Saints who have shone forth in the Russian Land holds a special place in the heart of an Orthodox Christian. Established in the 16th century but forgotten during the Synodal period, this commemoration was restored in 1918. Since 1946, it has been solemnly celebrated on the second Sunday…