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The French Interior Minister has said that, on account of the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which Catholics celebrate on 15 August, France is at its highest level of security threat since 24 March, following the terrorist attack at C

Faith · The East · Society

The French Interior Minister has said that, on account of the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which Catholics celebrate on 15 August, France is at its highest level of security threat since 24 March, following the terrorist attack at C

The French Interior Minister has said that, on account of the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which Catholics celebrate on 15 August, France is at its highest level of security threat since 24 March, following the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow. Darmanin

By Alexandr Radayev
Mount Nemrut in south-eastern Turkey is famous for the tomb of Antiochus I, who lived from 69 to 34 BC and ruled Commagene, an ancient Armenian kingdom of the Hellenistic period in Asia Minor

Archaeology · Faith · The East · Monarchies

Mount Nemrut in south-eastern Turkey is famous for the tomb of Antiochus I, who lived from 69 to 34 BC and ruled Commagene, an ancient Armenian kingdom of the Hellenistic period in Asia Minor

Mount Nemrut in south-eastern Turkey is famous for the tomb of Antiochus I, who lived from 69 to 34 BC and ruled Commagene, an ancient Armenian kingdom of the Hellenistic period in Asia Minor. The history of the Commagenian kingdom unfolded at the meeting point of Persian and Greek

By Alexandr Radayev
The wise, who have put away every thought of the fruits of their works, are freed from the chains of birth and pass to the realms of eternal bliss

Faith · The East · Books

The wise, who have put away every thought of the fruits of their works, are freed from the chains of birth and pass to the realms of eternal bliss

When thy reason shall prevail over the gloomy weakness of thy heart, then shalt thou obtain all the knowledge that was ever taught, or that is worthy to be learned. When thy understanding, brought by instruction to maturity, shall stand fast and unmoved in contemplation, then shall it acquire true

By Alexandr Radayev
Handwritten charter of the Council of Constantinople on the founding of the Moscow Patriarchate, on parchment with the lead seal of Jeremias II, Patriarch of Constantinople, May 1590

Archive · Faith · The East · Monarchies · Moscow

Handwritten charter of the Council of Constantinople on the founding of the Moscow Patriarchate, on parchment with the lead seal of Jeremias II, Patriarch of Constantinople, May 1590

The text is as follows: "Jeremias, by the mercy of God Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch. Whereas the pious and peaceable Autocrat, Tsar of all the land of Russia, … and lord of other Orthodox Christians, Feodor Ivanovich, … has sought a dignity from us by the election

By Alexandr Radayev
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