Sunday, December 13, 2009

Gov’t tries to figure out a way to reopen Halki

December 13, 2009 News

10/12/09 The Ministry of Education has been exploring ways to reopen the Greek Orthodox Halki Seminary, a sensitive subject that was brought up yet again by US President Barak Obama earlier this week when he met with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Washington, D.C One way to integrate the Halki Seminary could be to [...]

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Turkey’s Armenian Orthodox community seeks Co-patriarch

December 13, 2009 News
His Beatitude Patriarch Mesrob II

The Armenian Patriarchate in İstanbul is seeking permission to designate a “co-patriarch” in light of the illness of Patriarch Mesrob Mutafyan, whom they recognize as their community’s spiritual leader until the end of his life. An announcement on the patriarchate’s Web site announced that they have submitted an application to the relevant authorities toward the [...]

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Bulgaria Receives St. Andrew’s Relics in Gold Shrine

December 13, 2009 News

4 /12/2009 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presented to Bulgaria the hallows of St. Andrey Pervozvanny (Andrew the First Called). A Bulgarian delegation led by Bulgaria’s minister without portfolio Bozhidar Dimitrov attended the ceremony in Istanbul yesterday. Patriarch Bartholomew presented the precious gift in a golden shrine. The official ceremony took place in the throne hall of [...]

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Samaras meets with Alexandria Patriarch

December 13, 2009 News

12/12/2009 Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras had a brief meeting with Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa on Friday evening, in the framework of the Alexandrian Primate’s official visit to the Church of Greece. The Patriarch briefed Samaras on the Orthodox Church of Africa’s missionary work. On …

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Georgian authorities to restore St. Gevorg church

December 13, 2009 News

The restoration works of Armenian St. Gevorg of Mughni church in Tbilisi launched. According to Georgian National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation, the board of experts already examined the church’s dome state. It was decided to start restoration works immediately. The domed St. Gevorg of Mughni Church in Tbilisi (built 1356) collapsed Nov. 19 in [...]

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OISM Fall 2009

December 13, 2009 News

Christ the Savior Seminary – The American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA On the weekend of November 6th through 8th, three students from Christ the Saviour Seminary—Subdeacon Joseph Gingrich, Subdeacon Gregory Robel and Reader David Mastroberte—represented our seminary at the Fall meeting of the Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement (OISM) held at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox [...]

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Rev. Dr. Eugen J. Pentiuc Awarded Two Prestigious Fellowships for the Academic Year 2009-2010

December 13, 2009 News

Lilly Faculty Fellowship Fulbright Scholar Fellowship Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary- USA Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc was awarded a Lilly Faculty Fellowship ($30,000) in support of his research for a book entitled, The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition (under contract with the Oxford University Press, 2011). Up to six such awards are made annually [...]

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