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[nihilsinedeo]

#orthodox #romania #church #orthodoxchurch #Nihilsinedeo

[tsukishimawhore]

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You can help a hundred people who have taken refuge in an Orthodox church in Palestine. Unfortunately, they will soon run out of food, etc. Here's a link to donate. Kyrie eleison

#save palestine #please donate #donate if you can #orthodox christian #orthodoxchurch #palestine #🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[russianicons]

The antique icon of the Resurrection that you can see in the featured image is a good example of the influence of Western European art on Russian iconography. The icon itself was painted by an anonymous master from the Russian North (Vologda region) in the 18th century, while its silver oklad was made much later in St. Petersburg in the 19th century. The work is considered a wonderful example of the late Baroque style of Eastern Orthodox iconography. Learn more about it on our blog.

#resurrectionofjesus #iconography #religiousart #religiousicons #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxart #orthodoxchurch #18century #18thcentury #russianiconcollection

[southpacifictravel]

Built at a time when Finland was part of the Russian Empire, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church (1862) in Vaasa honors Russia's most venerated saint. Today only about one percent of Fins are Orthodox.

#Finland #Russian #OrthodoxChurch #Vaasa

[fagsex]

me pink in green like a reverse strawberry 🦅🦅🦅🦅

#radio feedback #orthodoxchurch #thats what my sister said earlier to me LMAOOO

[learningandlivinginlove]

Living a Life in Christ

I have classed myself as an Orthodox Christian for almost two years now. Delving into the Orthodox way of life, I will admit hasn't been easy due to the attitudes of non Christians surrounding me.

Ever since I first stepped into an Orthodox church two years ago I was in awe of the calming blue walls and the intense feeling that it was a place close to God. It really touched my heart, clearing my head of all demons. Admittedly, I knew following this path would be an adjustment from the secular path I was on prior. A huge change and in all honesty I am still struggling with some of the sins that are seen as normal in today society.

So I have decided on documenting my progress in leading a life dedicated to Christ, learning and loving.

sending love and prayers to you all,

Elisabeth

#orthodox #orthodoxchristian #iconography #love #church #lovingchrist #christian #bible #orthodoxchurch #prayer #jesusprayer

[shewhoalwaysguides]

I found Jesus Christ; through His Mother

About eight years ago, I learned about Christ from my alma mater. I was from a Catholic School when I was younger and it made it easier for me to be exposed to Christ. They made me intrigued about the Sign of the Cross, which I thought was shirk that time. I was still a Muslim and I tended to argue and debate about the existence of Christ with the Catholics around me. They were really lovely to me as they argued with me, while I was rude, constantly accusing them of shirk for believing that a man could actually be God as well. I had a hard time understanding the incarnation of the Word.

In order to argue with them, I had to learn more about my own religion and I wasn't sent to any Islamic Religious Schools when I was younger. In a sense, you can say that I was not indoctrinated by Islamic knowledge since young so my mind was still open to other views and perspectives. Regardless, I was raised to find Christians wrong, and that Islam is the true religion. While reading the Quran, it was then that I chanced upon Surah Maryam. In Surah Maryam, Mary was indeed the most blessed amongst women, and she was a perpetual virgin yet she bore a child from God. This was in reference to our Blessed Virgin Mary. Once I read this, I felt a veil being lifted from my eyelids as I can finally see the truth. I wanted to get closer to her and understand God from her perspective so I started learning Hail Mary. I prayed it daily and I think it was then that I was given the wisdom of God to finally understand God's love for us.

Mary was indeed the Mother of God, the Mother of Christ and the Mother of all Humanity. She showed me the path to her son, leading me silently to the Cross to gaze upon the wounds and cross of her Son and God. It was such a beautiful experience. It is then that I decided that I have to learn more about Christ. I approached a friend who I used to argue with and asked her if she could bring me to Church. I chose Holy Thursday to visit a Church and while the priest was washing the feet to symbolise the apostles, I cried profusely. I don't know why I cried but I was so happy. I had this feeling of intense joy and love in my heart. I truly wanted to become baptised as a Christian, I wanted to be with Christ. It was that day that I decide to formally enrol myself in RCIA. It went well for a while and I was allowed to be initiated as a candidate.

Sadly, these changed when my parents found my bible in my room. On that day, I forgot to bring my bible to school like I always do. Mom called me home immediately, and I felt queasy and worried but I went home anyway without thinking too much. When I got home, I went to the toilet to shower after a long day. When I came out of the showers, my crucifixes, rosaries and books were strewn on the floor. They asked what was I doing with Christian materials. At first I wanted to say that I kept these for my friend, but the Holy Spirit stirred me to tell the truth. I told them that I wanted to learn more about Christianity and that I believed in Christ. They were so enraged, Mom immediately cried while screaming telling me to renounce Christ and that Mary is not God, I should not worship her. Dad got up and started to hit me, he told met to say the shahada or he will continue hitting me. It got to the point where he took a knife, and threatened death, if I were to remain silent and not recite the shahada, renouncing Christ. This went on for a while, I was saved from death but the beatings continued till I couldn’t take it anymore. I said the shahada, and saw all my things thrown away in the trash. I ran to my room and cried, I was angry at God as to how he could ignore me and my sufferings when I was there confessing my faith in Him. However, I didn’t know that He was planning for me to get exposed to the Coptic Orthodox Church.

I knew about the Coptic Orthodox Church through the 21 Libyan Martyrs who were martyred for professing their faith in front of ISIS even while they were threatened martyrdom. What stood out for me was one of them who was not a Copt, he exclaimed that he believed in the God of the rest. He believed in Christ even if he was not a Coptic Christian. That spoke to me and inspired me to attend the Coptic Orthodox Church services through my friend who introduced them to me. I was taught the ways of the Eastern theology, and a Coptic-centric one. I loved the Coptic Church and I felt at home in it. It is then with God’s blessing that our Bishop, Anba Daniel of Sydney came to visit us. I talked to Sayedna, telling him everything from start to end. He told me that he would love to ensure that I am baptised.

It is then with God’s blessing that I was baptised on 06/08/2017.

I am so thankful that I knew him and I remind myself daily that I was led to Christ not because I hated Islam but because I learnt of the love that God had for us. He loved us so much that he took flesh, suffered and died for us on the Cross. I am still a secret Christian - I might have to pray the salah, secretly go to Church and pray yet thankfully with God's grace I am alive, safe & able to continue my worship towards the one true God

That was the story of my whole conversion experience from Islam to Christianity

"You did not choose me: No, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last."

John 15:16

#Catholic #Catholicism #CopticOrthodox #CopticCatholic #CopticCatholicism #Copt #Orthodox #Orthodoxy #OrthodoxChurch #CatholicChurch #Christianity #Christian #EasternCatholic #EasternCatholicism #CopticChurch #CopticOrthodoxy

[athytide]

#orthodoxchristian #orthodoxchurch #orthodoxy #orthodoxdaily #orthodox

[minimalismtalk]

Martyrs- Ethiopoan Orthodox Church is under attack by Ethiopian Government special forces In the oromia region. Please Smshare this to the World!!! #ethiopiantewahedoorthodox #ethiopians #orthodoxchurch #orientalorthodoxy #unitednations #whitehouse (at Gaithersburg, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoV2M2_JlAU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#ethiopiantewahedoorthodox #ethiopians #orthodoxchurch #orientalorthodoxy #unitednations #whitehouse

[dialectic-dissonance]

#angel #devil #icon #iconic #me #orthodoxchurch #archangel #archangeljohn (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmsD2eTodP1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#angel #devil #icon #iconic #me #orthodoxchurch #archangel #archangeljohn

[paperplns]

#church #religion #christianity #orthodox #orthodoxchurch #buildings #architecture #night #nightphotography #spooky #creepy #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephoto #blackandwhitephotography #mobilephotography #phonephotography #instacraiova #fuseivazuipozai https://www.instagram.com/p/Clej0_mjUcw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#church #religion #christianity #orthodox #orthodoxchurch #buildings #architecture #night #nightphotography #spooky #creepy #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephoto #blackandwhitephotography #mobilephotography #phonephotography #instacraiova #fuseivazuipozai

[leocadra]

Église de Tous-les-Saints, Quartier des Quinze. Strasbourg, Alsace, France.

#france #french #strasbourg #strasbourgfrance #strasbourgalsace #alsace #elsass #strasburg #church #churches #orthodox #orthodoxchurch #christianity #christian #orthodoxculture #orthodoxreligion #religion #religous #orthodoxstyle #churchstyle #architecture #architecturephoto #architecturephotography #orthodoxarchitecture #churcharchitecture #monument #culture #europe #beauty #léo cadra

[rubenstorm]

Impressionen aus Hurghada. Was mich hier besonders überrascht hatte war die Christliche Orthodoxe Kirche. Mir was nicht bekannt dass es in einem islamisch dominierten Land, christliche Kirchen gibt. Als ich mich näher dafür interessiert hatte, musste ich, zu meinem überraschen, feststellen wie tollerant die Menschen hier gegenüber dem Christentum sind. Ägypten hat eine, wenn nicht die, älteste christliche Kirche der Welt. Danke Ägypten für diese Einblicke. . Dann der Mercedes, neue Mercedes die sich die Mehrheit in Deutschland nicht leisten kann und dann alte die bereits in Deutschland verrostet auf dem Schrottplatz stehen...  (IG: https://bit.ly/rst-instagr)  ●  YouTube abonnieren: http://bit.ly/rst-vlog ⬧  ⬧  #visithurghada #hurghada #hurghada2022 #orthodox #hurghada_egypt #hurghadacity #orthodoxchurch #ägypten2022 #hurghadalovers #hurghadaredsea #kirche #ägyptenhurghada #mercedes #hurghadalife #nomade #nomades #reiselust #reisefoto #reiseblog #reisefotografie #reisenmachtglücklich #nomadiclife #nomadic #reisen #ägyten #afrika (hier: Hurghada Ägypten) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkIED_ZqwFw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#visithurghada #hurghada #hurghada2022 #orthodox #hurghada_egypt #hurghadacity #orthodoxchurch #ägypten2022 #hurghadalovers #hurghadaredsea #kirche #ägyptenhurghada #mercedes #hurghadalife #nomade #nomades #reiselust #reisefoto #reiseblog #reisefotografie #reisenmachtglücklich #nomadiclife #nomadic #reisen #ägyten #afrika

[russianicons]

The featured icon is dedicated to the theme of the Resurrection — the Harrowing of Hades, which was especially widespread in Russia in the 19th century. The Resurrection of Christ is taking up the centerpiece, while the rest of the icon is separated into several rows of border scenes that include the Passion cycle and the Feast cycle, as well as the Monogenis and the images of the Four Evangelists. This beautiful icon was painted in the third quarter of the 19th century, most likely in Palekh, the most prominent icon painting school of the Russian Empire.

#religiousart #orthodoxicons #russianicon #resurrection #orthodoxchristian #orthodoxchurch

[travellianna]

#pristina #kosovo #christthesaviour #church #orthodoxchurch Never finished… #beautiful #architecture #whereintheworldislianna (at Prishtina, Kosovë) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeWZboqjlY-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#pristina #kosovo #christthesaviour #church #orthodoxchurch #beautiful #architecture #whereintheworldislianna

[andrewshenouda]

SAINT GEORGE CHURCH - KHAMRAWAY

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱: 1925

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆: ©  Andrew Shenouda

#CHURCH #Coptic Church #copticorthodox #interior #interior church #architecture #heritage #architectureheritage #photography #egypt #north africa #orthodoxchurch #shobra #shubra