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Mother Anfisa is one of the first residents of our Convent. She oversees the service of our Sisters of Mercy at the National Centre for Mental Health and leads the rehabilitation art studio “Blessed Heaven”.
During the Great Patriotic War, Orthodox churches, previously transformed by the godless regime into warehouses, clubs, and outbuildings, were being reopened in eastern Belarus. It was necessary to restore parochial life, completely ruined in…
On 31 August, the Orthodox faithful commemorate the miracle-working icon of the Mother of God "Pantanassa". Its copies can be found in churches across the world, and the original is kept at Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos.
The Apostles greeted the Theotokos with great joy and honoured Her not only as the Mother of their beloved Teacher and Lord but also as their heavenly Helper, the Protector of Christians, and the Intercessor for all mankind.
On the feast day of the Dormition, we honour the translation into the eternal life in God of the Most Holy Theotokos, who leads us along to God, comforts us on the journey to His Kingdom, and embraces us with His Divine Love
As August comes to an end, the Orthodox Church prepares to celebrate one of the twelve Great Feasts of the Church, the Dormition of the Theotokos. Here in the Belarusian Orthodox Church, the feast falls on August 28 each year.
This narrative lies at the heart of the iconographic depictions of the Assumption of the Mother of God, a central event to Christianity. Many elements in the icon of the Dormition have a deep liturgical meaning.
August 22 marks a special milestone — our Convent’s 25th anniversary! On this day in 1999, Metropolitan Philaret performed the Rassophore tonsure of three sisters and blessed seven others to begin their novitiate.
The parishioners, the labourers and the many friends in many countries have been united as one helping the Sisters build St Elisabeth Convent. It is no surprise that many different people view the Convent in a certain sense as a public domain.
We celebrate the Holy Dormition — a feast of our collective hope. It is the first fruit of Christ’s victory over death: the Dormition and resurrection of His Most Pure Mother. Death now becomes merely a temporary slumber of the body.
As the teaching says, “the icons of the Mother of God are like stars in the sky: only the Queen of Heaven herself knows their number.” Sometimes copies of glorified icons appear that also become miraculous.
A great God’s servant and prayerful intercessor of the Russian land, the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov lived to the glory of God and continues to shine upon us through the centuries with everlasting brilliance.
Among the esteemed names of Russian artists who mastered religious painting, Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov stands out prominently.
Prince Vladimir was the first to embrace and choose the Heavenly Kingdom together with the Russian people. He was the first to set out on the path of the Cross. For him, this could not have been but related to a big inner struggle.
Prince Vladimir was discontented with the pagan faith and contemplating a change. According to the Tale of Bygone Years, ambassadors began to approach the prince, urging him to embrace their respective religions.
Saint Elisabeth’s life was a profound testament to her pursuit of God. In this article we’ve gathered several of Mother Elisabeth’s insightful sayings on faith, prayer, and acts of mercy, hoping they will provide you with strength and inspiration.
17 July marks the commemoration of the Passion-bearing Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, Tsarevich Alexei, the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and the Righteous Passion-bearer and Physician Eugene (1918).
Sister Valeria joined us in 2020. She is a cheerful, energetic, and friendly sister who is always ready to help. She currently works in our Outreach Department and has recently started serving with our Sisterhood of Mercy.
The Ascension Day is unusual because it seems just yesterday we celebrated Easter and sang “Christ is risen!” Today we sing "Christ has ascended!" Where did Christ ascend? Where is He?
Everything connected to God, Who came into this world, we experience within the Church. This is not a mere repetition; it is reality, it is eternity, where there is neither past nor future, but everything exists in the present.
