Відсутність покликань: завершення епохи сестер Урсулінок у провінції Квебек, Канада.

Сестри-урсулінки Сесіль Діон, Поліна Дучесна та сестра Селін Бергерон у церкві монастиря Урсулінок у Квебеці 1 червня 2018. У жовтні більшість із 50 сестер, які живуть в монастирі, St. Mary of the Incarnation, переїдуть в район Бейпорт, де їх чекає новий будинок для людей похилого віку. (CNS / Philippe Vaillancourt) У жовтні більшість із 50…

October 13, 20180Comments

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Canyons and Caves Preserve a Tradition from Early Christianity in Lebanon. Video

Ouadi Qadisha UNESCO World Heritage site. Ouadi Qadisha, is a gorge that lies within the Becharre and Zgharta Districts of the North Governorate of Lebanon. The valley was carved by the Kadisha River, also known as the Nahr Abu Ali when it reaches Tripoli. Kadisha means "Holy" in Aramaic, and the valley,…

July 16, 20180Comments

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Historical Churches in Iran

The majority of churches in Iran that possess historical and artistic value were built around the eight century A.H. or the 14th century AD, and the period thereafter. Of course, this does not mean that there were no churches existing in the country before that period. During the reign of Shah Abbas, the…

June 4, 20180Comments

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The Spanish monk who built cathedral from scrap

As a young man, he joined a Trappist monastery but had to leave in 1961, after eight years, when he contracted tuberculosis and his health deteriorated in the monastic regime. He began to build a cathedral on a plot of land he had inherited from his parents. He had promised that if he recovered from…

June 3, 20180Comments

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Buddhist priest against banks

Medical personnel check a woman evacuated from her home near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for radiation exposure on March 16, 2011.Asahi Shimbun via EPA In the wake of Fukushima, Tomonobu Narita is at the forefront of a movement to withdraw money from banks that back environmentally harmful energy projects. YOKOHAMA, Japan…

May 27, 20180Comments

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Excavations start on Palestine’s oldest monastery

The Palestinian government and international organizations started a major excavation to restore St. Hilarion Monastery, locally known as Tell Umm Amer, in the central Gaza Strip, Palestine’s oldest and largest Christian monument, reported al-monitor.com Photo .wmf.org The project, which started in January and is expected to take up to two years, is…

May 17, 20180Comments

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The Great Lavra of St. Sabas. Judean Desert, Palestine

Photo: photito.com The Great Lavra of St. Sabas, known in Arabic as Mar Saba, is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the West Bank east of Bethlehem. It was founded by Saint Sabas of Cappadocia in the year 439 and today houses around 20 monks. It is considered to be one…

May 15, 20180Comments

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Монастырь Cristo Orante. Аргентина

фото fernandezluisricardo.blogspot.com Следуя по стопам Молитва Христа и древней традиции монашества, это маленькое сообщество живет в уединении братской жизнью, молясь и работая. Monasterio del Cristo Orante, расположен в Тупунгато, в центре Аргентины, недалеко от Анд. Монашеское Братство Monasterio del Cristo Orante является Общественным Объединением Верных, основанным о. Оскаром Портильо в 1996 году в…

Caldey Island is a monastic island of the Pembrokeshire coast. England

Monks first came to Caldey in the 6th Century. Pyro, the first abbot is remembered in the island's Welsh name, Ynys Byr. Pyro was followed by St Samson, from the Celtic monastery at Llantwit Major. Viking raids may have ended this settlement in the 10th Century. In the 12th Century Benedictines from St Dogmaels,…

April 30, 20180Comments

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Christian-Muslim Paradise – Maalula (Syria). The past and the present

Located 50 km from Damascus in the direction of Lebanon is the magnificent village of Maalula (also spelled Maaloula), Syria. Maalula is the only place in the world that still speaks Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Photo: CONVENT OF ST. THECLA (DEIR MAR TAKLA)/kirikou.com Maalula is a predominantly Christian village with a…

April 16, 20180Comments

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