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The history of the diocese of Turov and Pinsk until the end of the XVI century reflects the fate of the Orthodox Church in the Commonwealth. The development of the bishopric founded in 1088 passed through several stages resulting from often violent political, administrative and state changes. The prosperous period in the evolution of the Church structures on the territory of the discussed eparchy...
Contribution is devoted to the issue of the icon and his spot in the worship of the Church and its aspects, which is linked with the Greek word eikon, which marks all of the two statues and the Emperor, and table Christian worship them. The image in this event each event represent another reality. This word means and the image of God in man and Christ as the image of the Father. Majority report of...
The process of forming a church calendars in the context of placing the names of saints was an important part of the veneration of saints in the Orthodox Church. The establishment of the day or days of prayer to them was a long and complicated process. Despite of the general foreword, the article deals with initial part of that process, beginning from the edict of Milan of 313 up to 10th century....
Holy Baptism, in the Orthodox Church, along with Chrismation, the Holy Eucharist, Priesthood, Marriage, Holy Unction and Confession is one of the seven sacraments. It is one of the Mysteries established by God himself, during which His grace descends on humanity. It is an action, which unites people with their Creator by grace and leads us to the Kingdom of Heaven. In Holy Baptism, we are immersed...
According to biblical anthropology, human beings are composed of body and soul. The question arises, however, at what moment does the body of the embryo possess a spiritual element? Can the breath of God visit the created and already developing in its own biological rhythm embryo? The key issue here is the moment of animation - the origin of a living being, which is created in the image and likeness...
Symbol has always been an intrinsic part of a person. The human being - homo religiosus - is by nature also a homo symbolicus, who thinks and feels symbolically, who lives symbolically. In the domain of sacrum, in the temple, life is realized through holy symbols. In the past, this was directly reflected in the architecture and in the art of all religions. They have their special compensation in the...
Sacred Byzantine music originates from three sources: 'the liturgy of heaven', synagogue music as well as old Greek theory of music and lays at the bottom of the East Slavs liturgical chant. The tonal base of the Byzantine music formed tetrachords. From them the so called Diatonic mode took shape. It was the easiest and the most popular sound arrangement steming from Greek music. The Cristian Church...
In the first centuries of Christianity the Church knew no iconographic rules. Quite to the contrary - the Church adopted a fairly liberal approach to painted images and focused rather on their meaning and symbolism. The character of the first Christians' art was both didactic and polemical against the paganism, which surrounded them. It is believed that the protection of the art of iconography against...
This article presents examples of creating of Christian church architecture based on creating sacred spaces in such way to enclose in it the symbolism of the church. On the basis of these examples, the analysis of construction of the temples was carried out. It indicates that architectural solutions based on theological symbols are also the best solution in mechanics of structures. Only its precise...
Philosophy and theology for ages are connected with themselves. The story of their relation is very long and complicated. In the Western thought theology closely was connected with the philosophy and in the form of the scholasticism held out until the 20th century. However in the eastern, Orthodox tradition, this relation was never ambiguous. Philosophy has often been used by theologians and she has...
In his article the Author analyze the role of saints and the Mother of God in intercession for various anaphora. Then he poses the thesis that the evolution of this part of liturgies is passed as follows: in the oldest anaphora does not commemorations of saints, later we find the commemoration of the various classes of saints, and finally the commemoration of the Mother of God and the saints in ways...
Described are the traditional means for the embodiment of theological and architectural nature of light in the spatial organization of Christian churches. Basic principles and tools for the spatial organization of lighting environment in the Ukrainian temple buildings are given. The importance of natural and artificial light for the creation of structure and space of the church is found. Revealed...
The paper indicates a complex meaning of the iconostasis both in sacred art and liturgics of the Orthodox Church. Selected examples illustrate a process of historical development of the iconostasis, contemporary variety of forms and its influence on worship celebrated in the Orthodox church.
Bishop Hilarion (Alfeyev) who is the chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow is a closest associate of Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia. He is also a Doctor of theology and philosophy, and at the same time a renowned composer and fine musician. His path as a composer as he says himself was unusual and unique. As a child he revealed a great gift...
In the period of globalization, numerous armed conflicts and wars we often appeal to freedom and human rights. When we talk of freedom in the time we live in we usually mean it to be a possibility of free choice among various things. In contemporary common understanding freedom means choice. Such a definition is far insufficient to an Orthodox Christian. Freedom is something more than a simple difference...
One of the characteristics of the Byzantine liturgy is the last prayer called “The Prayer Behind the Ambo”. According to the Venetian edition of the Liturgikon, it is recited by the faithful in front of the pulpit or the ambo (hence the name), or before the icon of Christ on the iconostasis according to the Jerusalem edition. This prayer is a remnant of an old ceremony where the priest came out to...
Aim of this paper is to show how the Orthodox Church calculates date of Easter. On the basis of historical evidence it indicates the assumptions of the Paschalia system from the second century to the modern days. Paper explains differences between Julian, Gregorian and revised Julian calendars and shows how to calculate the date of Easter in present days. The text also discusses the problems of imperfection...
Christian anthropology, corresponding to the dignity of man, tries to respond to the challenges that contemporary world asks to the modern world. That world often demands redefinition of the man in the name of justification of his weaknesses. In the center of Christian anthropology is the teaching of human salvation. However, it requires a good knowledge of the nature of his illness and decline. Sin...
The appearance of Slavonic literature is related to the history of early medieval Europe. Speaking of the early literature, as well as translations of liturgical texts, we must mention the oldest centers of literature, whose division has been made in terms of the mission of St. Cyril and Methodius. In the so-called Moravian period this were Mikulčicei Sady near Old Mesta, and Pannonia Mosapurk, the...
Sovereignty is a fundamental attribute of the state. Sovereignty is when the authority is independent and does not depend on any other authority in international relations. The state is equal to other subjects of international law. The sovereignty of the state is directly related to international interdependence. The condition for use by state sovereignty is the ability to develop and implement its...
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