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[[Image:PhanouriosRhodes25h.JPG|thumb|right||Original icon of St. Phanourios. Rhodes.]]
[[Image:PhanouriosRhodes110h.JPG|thumb|right|Interior of Church of St. Phanourios. Rhodes]]
[[Image:Phanourios.JPG|thumb|right|Contemporary icon of St. Phanourios]]
The holy, glorious and right-victorious Great-[[martyr]] '''Phanourios''' (also ''Fanurius, Fanourios, Phanurius, Phanourius'') the Newly Appeared '''of Rhodes''', the Miracle-Worker, is commemorated by the Church on [[August 27]]. There is no literature available in the church prior to discovering his little church in Rhodes so not much is known about St. Phanourios's life other than the images of his martyrdom on his [[icon]].

The only literary evidence that supports a historical date, relating to this saint, is documented in the book ''Lives of the Saints'', which testifies that the icon in Rhodes was discovered, around 1500 AD. Some sources support the opinion that the icon was discovered in Cyprus and not in Rhodes. A recent research paper on folklore<ref> [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5501013/The-folk-cult-of-St.html The folk cult of St]</ref> suggests that there are two manuscripts. The first is the mention of a miracle included in the ''Cod. Vat. Gr. 1190'' (dating from 1452 and written in Crete) and was published in the ''Acta Sanctorum''. The second manuscript originates from Heraklion, dating from 1600-1640 (Vassilakes-Mavrakakes 1980-81, p. 226). Both of these manuscripts describe a miracle that took place in Rhodes which caused the saint's fame to spread from Rhodes to Crete.

In the Church we have the tradition of [[patron saint]]s. St. Phanourios has become famous for assisting the faithful in revealing lost or hidden spiritual matters of the heart, objects, directing or revealing actions that should be taken, restoring health and similar situations. He is then honoured by the faithful through a symbolic cake, called the "Phanouropita" which can be brought to the church, at any time, for a blessing.

==Discovery of the icon==
The main way of familiarising oneself with the life of the saint is through the discovery of his icon in Rhodes (or Cyprus).

:''A fortuitous discovery by nomadic pagans, not Christians, brought to light this unheralded saint when a roving band of Arabs, who had pillaged the island of Rhodes uncovered amid the ruins of an ancient church a group of icons, among other artifacts. All of the icons were in a state of decay or near ruin with the exception of one, which appeared as new and as fresh as though it had been painted the day before. This icon was discarded by the Arabs, ;who failed to attach any importance to it. At a safe distance a group of monks hiding in the rubble observed this phenomenon and waited patiently until the Arabs had left the scene, whereupon they rushed to reclaim this fantastic image in its remarkable state of preservation.

:''They beheld a clearly outlined face of a saint with the name inscribed in what appeared to be fresh lettering that spelled out "Fanourios" and on closer examination fell on their knees at what they saw. Drawn about the saint were twelve distinct frames in each of which Fanourios was shown enduring a cruel form of torture in a realism that suggested the artist must have been witness to the atrocity. They rushed back to see if any of the other icons were in as perfect a state, but although they were all of the same basic design, size, and shape, all of them were quite ancient and quite indistinct. After careful scrutiny it was finally concluded that this icon of fanou4rios had, indeed , been one of a group that had been exhumed after untold centuries and that its freshness was a divine manifestation of the complete saintliness of this man about whom they were now determined to learn more.

:''But years of research, scanning the archives of centuries and questioning the leading authorities of the day, yielded nothing, and no more was known about Fanourios than the day on which his icon was snatched from the ruins of that ancient Greek church. The torture scenes of the icon provided no clues, and examination of which showed Fanourios being stoned, on the rack, being slashed, behind bars, standing before a judge, tied to a frame, being =burned with candles, tied to a post, thrown to wild animals, crushed by a boulder, holding hot coals, and a demon hovering against a background of flames. All of these horrors conveyed that Fanourios was an apparently indestructible instrument of God and that in itself was sufficient evidenced of his sainthood.

:''Archbishop Milos of Rhodes concluded that the unblemished icon itself was testimony enough to prove that Fanourios was a man of divine grace, and he petitioned the Patriarch to convene a synod which would officially proclaim Fanourios a saint, after which there was erected in the saint's memory a cathedral which enshrined the holy icon. Fanourios, lost for centuries in the ruins of a church, became the patron saint of things lost. To this day his name is invoked when prayers are asked for the recovery of things lost items."'' [http://www.saintfanourios.org/Bios.htm]

==Martyrdom==
The original icon is quite large. In the center is a portrait of the saint holding a candle in his right hand and around this are 12 smaller images showing the each stage of his martyrdom.

The portrayal of each illustration is as follows:
# The saint is standing in front of a Roman magistrate and defending his Christian faith.
# Soldiers beat the saint on the head and mouth with rocks to force him to deny his faith.
# The saint remains patient which angers the soldiers. They are shown in this illustration, throwing him to the ground and beating him with sticks and clubs in a further attempt to force him to deny his faith.
# The saint is now in prison. He is illustrated completely naked with the soldiers ripping his flesh apart with some sort of iron implement.
# The saint is still in prison. In this station, he is shown praying to God, perhaps to give him strength to endure his tortures.
# Next, the saint is standing in front of the Roman magistrate again defending his position. The expression on the face of the saint is calm.
# In this image, it is obvious that the Roman magistrate has sentenced the saint to the executioners for remaining unmoved in Station 6. The saint is again shown naked with executioners torching (burning) his body.
# At this station, the executioners are now using mechanical means to torture the saint. He appears tied to an apparatus that rotates to crush his bones. Though his body is truly suffering intensely for God, the look on his face is peaceful and patient.

==Phanouropita==
The custom of the Phanouropita ("Phanourios" and "pita" for "bread" or "cake") is a Greek and Cypriot tradition, preserved in many regions of Greece and Cyprus and spread to the Greek people of the diaspora. Though it is not a Holy Tradition, it has been welcomed and adopted formerly into the church as a blessing service, that take no more than 5 minutes to complete.

It is offered at [[Vespers]] services and/or just before the [[Liturgy]] finishes on the [[feast day]] of the saint (August 27). Many villagers in Greece believe that they follow this tradition to grant rest to the soul of the saint's mother. The Church does not formally hold this position since there is no evidence from what we know of the saint's life to confirm whether his mother indeed was a fornicator, as this 'hearsay' suggests. Despite the Church having made this statement on many occasions, the common people within the Church will still express the phrase, "May God grant rest to the soul of Saint Phanourios' mother."

The pita is small and round, like a cake, and should be made using either nine or eleven ingredients. The basic ingredients include sifted flour, sugar, cinnamon and oil.

==Hymns==
[[Apolytikion]] (Fourth [[Tone]]) [http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm]
:A heavenly song of praise is brightly sung on the earth;
:the hosts of the Angels keep an earthly festival now in splendour and radiant joy;
:from on high, they praise with hymns thy suff'rings and struggles;
:and below, the Church doth laud the heavenly glory
:thou foundest by thy contests and pains, O glorious Phanurius.

[[Kontakion]] (Third Tone) [http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm]
:From a vile captivity,
:thou didst deliver the Lord's priests,
:and, O godly-minded one,
:didst break their bonds by divine might;
:thou didst bravely shame the tyrants'
:audacious madness,
:giving joy unto the Angels, O thou Great Martyr.
:O Phanurius most glorious,
:we all revere thee
:as a true warrior of God.

==Churches dedicated to Saint Phanourios==
{{stub}}
* Church dedicated to St. Phanourios within the abandoned [http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3361238.jpg/ Monastery of Valsamonerou] (or Valsamoneri), Vorizia (Heraklion, Greece).
:''This abandoned 14th-15th century monastery stands in the village of Vorizia, 52 kilometres south-west of Heraklion and had a church dedicated to Agios Phanourios, housing some incredible [http://http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3535926.jpg/ 15th century frescoes] which are pure artistic masterpiece and unique examples of the Cretan School.''
:The two aisles of the church were constructed and painted at different times: the northern aisle is the oldest with dates inscribed in the wall of 1332 and 1404, the southern one is next with an inscription dated 1400-1428.
:The church is a very rare example of a church with two narthex at the entrance of the church, both at right angles to the two aisles of the church. The church contains interesting exterior decorations of bricks. The doors and round windows are exceptionally well-carved. It is one of the best examples of Gothic influence in the exterior decoration of Byzantine churches in Crete; also the church contains some very well-preserved frescoes.
*[http://www.SaintFanourios.org/ St. Fanourios Church] - Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA; [[GOARCH]]
*The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Barbara, St. Phanourius and St. Paul - Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex, England; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain]]

==Sources==
*[http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm Life of St Phanourios] compiled by Father Demetrios Serfes
*[http://www.SaintFanourios.org/ St Phanourios Church] (GOARCH) - Rev. Fr. Constantine Xirouhakis
*''St. Phanourios - His Life and Miracles'' ([http://www.saint-spyridon.org/KentroofOrthodoxMartyria.dsp available in English])
*[http://gnisios.narod.ru/phanourios.html Translation of the Life of St Phanourios] by George Lardas.
* Marianthi, Kaplanoglou. ''"The Folk Cult of St Phanourios in Greece and Cyprus, and its Relationship with the International Tale Type 804."'' '''Folklore''' 1(2006):54.

==External links==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=108969 St Phanourius] ([[OCA]])
*[http://www.thehtm.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_50_92&products_id=397&osCsid=d8fdf9cfc419ac85ec59a5ec88fa7b0b St. Phanurius Icons for sale HTM] (HOCNA)
*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=584 Phanourios the Great Martyr & Newly Appeared of Rhodes] (GOARCH)
*[http://gnisios.narod.ru/phanourios.html The Holy and Glorious Great Martyr St. Phanourios the Newly-Manifest Whose memory we celebrate on 27 August] translated by Fr. George Lardas from the ''Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church'' (in Greek), 4th ed. (Athens, 1974), Vol. VIII, pp. 470-474.
*[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/p/sgp17.htm Saint Phanourios] at Come and See Icons
*[http://www.saintandrew.net/fr_josiah/works/Pentecost/St.%20Phanourios%20&%20Riches%20Pentecost%2012.pdf Homily: St. Phanourios & The Rich Young Man (PDF)] by Fr. Josiah Trenham
*[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2386/is_1_117/ai_n16346139 The folk cult of St Phanourios in Greece and Cyprus, and its relationship with the International Tale Type] by Kaplanoglou Marianthi, from ''Folklore'', April, 2006.

===Phanouropita===
*[http://www.orthodox.net/recipes/st-phanourios-story-prayer-to-bread-recipes.html St Phanourios (Phanurios), newly revealed, of Rhodes.]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041225151026/http://www.saintdemetriosgoc.com/sd/nv1i3p6.htm ''Archive of'' Phanouropita]
*[http://www.prosphora.org/page20.html#St.%20Phanourios%20Bread%20(Fanouropita) St. Phanourios Bread (Fanouropita)]
*[http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/goodgirl/1215/stfanourios.htm Of Cakes and Miracles]

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Phanourios

2011-04-01T20:06:22Z

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[[Image:PhanouriosRhodes25h.JPG|thumb|right||Original icon of St. Phanourios. Rhodes.]]
[[Image:PhanouriosRhodes110h.JPG|thumb|right|Interior of Church of St. Phanourios. Rhodes]]
[[Image:Phanourios.JPG|thumb|right|Contemporary icon of St. Phanourios]]
The holy, glorious and right-victorious Great-[[martyr]] '''Phanourios''' (also ''Fanurius, Fanourios, Phanurius, Phanourius'') the Newly Appeared '''of Rhodes''', the Miracle-Worker, is commemorated by the Church on [[August 27]]. There is no literature available in the church prior to discovering his little church in Rhodes so not much is known about St. Phanourios's life other than the images of his martyrdom on his [[icon]].

The only literary evidence that supports a historical date, relating to this saint, is documented in the book ''Lives of the Saints'', which testifies that the icon in Rhodes was discovered, around 1500 AD. Some sources support the opinion that the icon was discovered in Cyprus and not in Rhodes. A recent research paper on folklore<ref> [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5501013/The-folk-cult-of-St.html The folk cult of St]</ref> suggests that there are two manuscripts. The first is the mention of a miracle included in the ''Cod. Vat. Gr. 1190'' (dating from 1452 and written in Crete) and was published in the ''Acta Sanctorum''. The second manuscript originates from Heraklion, dating from 1600-1640 (Vassilakes-Mavrakakes 1980-81, p. 226). Both of these manuscripts describe a miracle that took place in Rhodes which caused the saint's fame to spread from Rhodes to Crete.

In the Church we have the tradition of [[patron saint]]s. St. Phanourios has become famous for assisting the faithful in revealing lost or hidden spiritual matters of the heart, objects, directing or revealing actions that should be taken, restoring health and similar situations. He is then honoured by the faithful through a symbolic cake, called the "Phanouropita" which can be brought to the church, at any time, for a blessing.

==Discovery of the icon==
The main way of familiarising oneself with the life of the saint is through the discovery of his icon in Rhodes (or Cyprus).

:''A fortuitous discovery by nomadic pagans, not Christians, brought to light this unheralded saint when a roving band of Arabs, who had pillaged the island of Rhodes uncovered amid the ruins of an ancient church a group of icons, among other artifacts. All of the icons were in a state of decay or near ruin with the exception of one, which appeared as new and as fresh as though it had been painted the day before. This icon was discarded by the Arabs, ;who failed to attach any importance to it. At a safe distance a group of monks hiding in the rubble observed this phenomenon and waited patiently until the Arabs had left the scene, whereupon they rushed to reclaim this fantastic image in its remarkable state of preservation.

:''They beheld a clearly outlined face of a saint with the name inscribed in what appeared to be fresh lettering that spelled out "Fanourios" and on closer examination fell on their knees at what they saw. Drawn about the saint were twelve distinct frames in each of which Fanourios was shown enduring a cruel form of torture in a realism that suggested the artist must have been witness to the atrocity. They rushed back to see if any of the other icons were in as perfect a state, but although they were all of the same basic design, size, and shape, all of them were quite ancient and quite indistinct. After careful scrutiny it was finally concluded that this icon of fanou4rios had, indeed , been one of a group that had been exhumed after untold centuries and that its freshness was a divine manifestation of the complete saintliness of this man about whom they were now determined to learn more.

:''But years of research, scanning the archives of centuries and questioning the leading authorities of the day, yielded nothing, and no more was known about Fanourios than the day on which his icon was snatched from the ruins of that ancient Greek church. The torture scenes of the icon provided no clues, and examination of which showed Fanourios being stoned, on the rack, being slashed, behind bars, standing before a judge, tied to a frame, being =burned with candles, tied to a post, thrown to wild animals, crushed by a boulder, holding hot coals, and a demon hovering against a background of flames. All of these horrors conveyed that Fanourios was an apparently indestructible instrument of God and that in itself was sufficient evidenced of his sainthood.

:''Archbishop Milos of Rhodes concluded that the unblemished icon itself was testimony enough to prove that Fanourios was a man of divine grace, and he petitioned the Patriarch to convene a synod which would officially proclaim Fanourios a saint, after which there was erected in the saint's memory a cathedral which enshrined the holy icon. Fanourios, lost for centuries in the ruins of a church, became the patron saint of things lost. To this day his name is invoked when prayers are asked for the recovery of things lost items."'' [http://www.saintfanourios.org/Bios.htm]

==Martyrdom==
The original icon is quite large. In the center is a portrait of the saint holding a candle in his right hand and around this are 12 smaller images showing the each stage of his martyrdom.

The portrayal of each illustration is as follows:
# The saint is standing in front of a Roman magistrate and defending his Christian faith.
# Soldiers beat the saint on the head and mouth with rocks to force him to deny his faith.
# The saint remains patient which angers the soldiers. They are shown in this illustration, throwing him to the ground and beating him with sticks and clubs in a further attempt to force him to deny his faith.
# The saint is now in prison. He is illustrated completely naked with the soldiers ripping his flesh apart with some sort of iron implement.
# The saint is still in prison. In this station, he is shown praying to God, perhaps to give him strength to endure his tortures.
# Next, the saint is standing in front of the Roman magistrate again defending his position. The expression on the face of the saint is calm.
# In this image, it is obvious that the Roman magistrate has sentenced the saint to the executioners for remaining unmoved in Station 6. The saint is again shown naked with executioners torching (burning) his body.
# At this station, the executioners are now using mechanical means to torture the saint. He appears tied to an apparatus that rotates to crush his bones. Though his body is truly suffering intensely for God, the look on his face is peaceful and patient.

==Phanouropita==
The custom of the Phanouropita ("Phanourios" and "pita" for "bread" or "cake") is a Greek and Cypriot tradition, preserved in many regions of Greece and Cyprus and spread to the Greek people of the diaspora. Though it is not a Holy Tradition, it has been welcomed and adopted formerly into the church as a blessing service, that take no more than 5 minutes to complete.

It is offered at [[Vespers]] services and/or just before the [[Liturgy]] finishes on the [[feast day]] of the saint (August 27). Many villagers in Greece believe that they follow this tradition to grant rest to the soul of the saint's mother. The Church does not formally hold this position since there is no evidence from what we know of the saint's life to confirm whether his mother indeed was a fornicator, as this 'hearsay' suggests. Despite the Church having made this statement on many occasions, the common people within the Church will still express the phrase, "May God grant rest to the soul of Saint Phanourios' mother."

The pita is small and round, like a cake, and should be made using either nine or eleven ingredients. The basic ingredients include sifted flour, sugar, cinnamon and oil.

==Hymns==
[[Apolytikion]] (Fourth [[Tone]]) [http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm]
:A heavenly song of praise is brightly sung on the earth;
:the hosts of the Angels keep an earthly festival now in splendour and radiant joy;
:from on high, they praise with hymns thy suff'rings and struggles;
:and below, the Church doth laud the heavenly glory
:thou foundest by thy contests and pains, O glorious Phanurius.

[[Kontakion]] (Third Tone) [http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm]
:From a vile captivity,
:thou didst deliver the Lord's priests,
:and, O godly-minded one,
:didst break their bonds by divine might;
:thou didst bravely shame the tyrants'
:audacious madness,
:giving joy unto the Angels, O thou Great Martyr.
:O Phanurius most glorious,
:we all revere thee
:as a true warrior of God.

==Churches dedicated to Saint Phanourios==
{{stub}}
* Church dedicated to St. Phanourios within the abandoned [http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3361238.jpg/ Monastery of Valsamonerou] (or Valsamoneri), Vorizia (Heraklion, Greece).
:''This abandoned 14th-15th century monastery stands in the village of Vorizia, 52 kilometres south-west of Heraklion and had a church dedicated to Agios Phanourios, housing some incredible [http://http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3535926.jpg/ 15th century frescoes] which are pure artistic masterpiece and unique examples of the Cretan School.''
:The two aisles of the church were constructed and painted at different times: the northern aisle is the oldest with dates inscribed in the wall of 1332 and 1404, the southern one is next with an inscription dated 1400-1428.
:The church is a very rare example of a church with two narthex at the entrance of the church, both at right angles to the two aisles of the church. The church contains interesting exterior decorations of bricks. The doors and round windows are exceptionally well-carved. It is one of the best examples of Gothic influence in the exterior decoration of Byzantine churches in Crete; also the church contains some very well-preserved frescoes.
*[http://www.SaintFanourios.org/ St. Fanourios Church] - Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA; [[GOARCH]]
*The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Barbara, St. Phanourius and St. Paul - Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex, England; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain]]

==Sources==
*[http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm Life of St Phanourios] compiled by Father Demetrios Serfes
*[http://www.SaintFanourios.org/ St Phanourios Church] (GOARCH) - Rev. Fr. Constantine Xirouhakis
*''St. Phanourios - His Life and Miracles'' ([http://www.saint-spyridon.org/KentroofOrthodoxMartyria.dsp available in English])
*[http://gnisios.narod.ru/phanourios.html Translation of the Life of St Phanourios] by George Lardas.
* Marianthi, Kaplanoglou. ''"The Folk Cult of St Phanourios in Greece and Cyprus, and its Relationship with the International Tale Type 804."'' '''Folklore''' 1(2006):54.

==External links==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=108969 St Phanourius] ([[OCA]])
*[http://www.thehtm.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_50_92&products_id=397&osCsid=d8fdf9cfc419ac85ec59a5ec88fa7b0b St. Phanurius Icons for sale HTM]
*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=584 Phanourios the Great Martyr & Newly Appeared of Rhodes] (GOARCH)
*[http://gnisios.narod.ru/phanourios.html The Holy and Glorious Great Martyr St. Phanourios the Newly-Manifest Whose memory we celebrate on 27 August] translated by Fr. George Lardas from the ''Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church'' (in Greek), 4th ed. (Athens, 1974), Vol. VIII, pp. 470-474.
*[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/p/sgp17.htm Saint Phanourios] at Come and See Icons
*[http://www.saintandrew.net/fr_josiah/works/Pentecost/St.%20Phanourios%20&%20Riches%20Pentecost%2012.pdf Homily: St. Phanourios & The Rich Young Man (PDF)] by Fr. Josiah Trenham
*[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2386/is_1_117/ai_n16346139 The folk cult of St Phanourios in Greece and Cyprus, and its relationship with the International Tale Type] by Kaplanoglou Marianthi, from ''Folklore'', April, 2006.

===Phanouropita===
*[http://www.orthodox.net/recipes/st-phanourios-story-prayer-to-bread-recipes.html St Phanourios (Phanurios), newly revealed, of Rhodes.]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041225151026/http://www.saintdemetriosgoc.com/sd/nv1i3p6.htm ''Archive of'' Phanouropita]
*[http://www.prosphora.org/page20.html#St.%20Phanourios%20Bread%20(Fanouropita) St. Phanourios Bread (Fanouropita)]
*[http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/goodgirl/1215/stfanourios.htm Of Cakes and Miracles]

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[[ro:Fanurie]]

Phanourios

2011-04-01T20:04:15Z

Stnectariosparishiner: /* External links */ Phanurius icons

[[Image:PhanouriosRhodes25h.JPG|thumb|right||Original icon of St. Phanourios. Rhodes.]]
[[Image:PhanouriosRhodes110h.JPG|thumb|right|Interior of Church of St. Phanourios. Rhodes]]
[[Image:Phanourios.JPG|thumb|right|Contemporary icon of St. Phanourios]]
The holy, glorious and right-victorious Great-[[martyr]] '''Phanourios''' (also ''Fanurius, Fanourios, Phanourius'') the Newly Appeared '''of Rhodes''', the Miracle-Worker, is commemorated by the Church on [[August 27]]. There is no literature available in the church prior to discovering his little church in Rhodes so not much is known about St. Phanourios's life other than the images of his martyrdom on his [[icon]].

The only literary evidence that supports a historical date, relating to this saint, is documented in the book ''Lives of the Saints'', which testifies that the icon in Rhodes was discovered, around 1500 AD. Some sources support the opinion that the icon was discovered in Cyprus and not in Rhodes. A recent research paper on folklore<ref> [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5501013/The-folk-cult-of-St.html The folk cult of St]</ref> suggests that there are two manuscripts. The first is the mention of a miracle included in the ''Cod. Vat. Gr. 1190'' (dating from 1452 and written in Crete) and was published in the ''Acta Sanctorum''. The second manuscript originates from Heraklion, dating from 1600-1640 (Vassilakes-Mavrakakes 1980-81, p. 226). Both of these manuscripts describe a miracle that took place in Rhodes which caused the saint's fame to spread from Rhodes to Crete.

In the Church we have the tradition of [[patron saint]]s. St. Phanourios has become famous for assisting the faithful in revealing lost or hidden spiritual matters of the heart, objects, directing or revealing actions that should be taken, restoring health and similar situations. He is then honoured by the faithful through a symbolic cake, called the "Phanouropita" which can be brought to the church, at any time, for a blessing.

==Discovery of the icon==
The main way of familiarising oneself with the life of the saint is through the discovery of his icon in Rhodes (or Cyprus).

:''A fortuitous discovery by nomadic pagans, not Christians, brought to light this unheralded saint when a roving band of Arabs, who had pillaged the island of Rhodes uncovered amid the ruins of an ancient church a group of icons, among other artifacts. All of the icons were in a state of decay or near ruin with the exception of one, which appeared as new and as fresh as though it had been painted the day before. This icon was discarded by the Arabs, ;who failed to attach any importance to it. At a safe distance a group of monks hiding in the rubble observed this phenomenon and waited patiently until the Arabs had left the scene, whereupon they rushed to reclaim this fantastic image in its remarkable state of preservation.

:''They beheld a clearly outlined face of a saint with the name inscribed in what appeared to be fresh lettering that spelled out "Fanourios" and on closer examination fell on their knees at what they saw. Drawn about the saint were twelve distinct frames in each of which Fanourios was shown enduring a cruel form of torture in a realism that suggested the artist must have been witness to the atrocity. They rushed back to see if any of the other icons were in as perfect a state, but although they were all of the same basic design, size, and shape, all of them were quite ancient and quite indistinct. After careful scrutiny it was finally concluded that this icon of fanou4rios had, indeed , been one of a group that had been exhumed after untold centuries and that its freshness was a divine manifestation of the complete saintliness of this man about whom they were now determined to learn more.

:''But years of research, scanning the archives of centuries and questioning the leading authorities of the day, yielded nothing, and no more was known about Fanourios than the day on which his icon was snatched from the ruins of that ancient Greek church. The torture scenes of the icon provided no clues, and examination of which showed Fanourios being stoned, on the rack, being slashed, behind bars, standing before a judge, tied to a frame, being =burned with candles, tied to a post, thrown to wild animals, crushed by a boulder, holding hot coals, and a demon hovering against a background of flames. All of these horrors conveyed that Fanourios was an apparently indestructible instrument of God and that in itself was sufficient evidenced of his sainthood.

:''Archbishop Milos of Rhodes concluded that the unblemished icon itself was testimony enough to prove that Fanourios was a man of divine grace, and he petitioned the Patriarch to convene a synod which would officially proclaim Fanourios a saint, after which there was erected in the saint's memory a cathedral which enshrined the holy icon. Fanourios, lost for centuries in the ruins of a church, became the patron saint of things lost. To this day his name is invoked when prayers are asked for the recovery of things lost items."'' [http://www.saintfanourios.org/Bios.htm]

==Martyrdom==
The original icon is quite large. In the center is a portrait of the saint holding a candle in his right hand and around this are 12 smaller images showing the each stage of his martyrdom.

The portrayal of each illustration is as follows:
# The saint is standing in front of a Roman magistrate and defending his Christian faith.
# Soldiers beat the saint on the head and mouth with rocks to force him to deny his faith.
# The saint remains patient which angers the soldiers. They are shown in this illustration, throwing him to the ground and beating him with sticks and clubs in a further attempt to force him to deny his faith.
# The saint is now in prison. He is illustrated completely naked with the soldiers ripping his flesh apart with some sort of iron implement.
# The saint is still in prison. In this station, he is shown praying to God, perhaps to give him strength to endure his tortures.
# Next, the saint is standing in front of the Roman magistrate again defending his position. The expression on the face of the saint is calm.
# In this image, it is obvious that the Roman magistrate has sentenced the saint to the executioners for remaining unmoved in Station 6. The saint is again shown naked with executioners torching (burning) his body.
# At this station, the executioners are now using mechanical means to torture the saint. He appears tied to an apparatus that rotates to crush his bones. Though his body is truly suffering intensely for God, the look on his face is peaceful and patient.

==Phanouropita==
The custom of the Phanouropita ("Phanourios" and "pita" for "bread" or "cake") is a Greek and Cypriot tradition, preserved in many regions of Greece and Cyprus and spread to the Greek people of the diaspora. Though it is not a Holy Tradition, it has been welcomed and adopted formerly into the church as a blessing service, that take no more than 5 minutes to complete.

It is offered at [[Vespers]] services and/or just before the [[Liturgy]] finishes on the [[feast day]] of the saint (August 27). Many villagers in Greece believe that they follow this tradition to grant rest to the soul of the saint's mother. The Church does not formally hold this position since there is no evidence from what we know of the saint's life to confirm whether his mother indeed was a fornicator, as this 'hearsay' suggests. Despite the Church having made this statement on many occasions, the common people within the Church will still express the phrase, "May God grant rest to the soul of Saint Phanourios' mother."

The pita is small and round, like a cake, and should be made using either nine or eleven ingredients. The basic ingredients include sifted flour, sugar, cinnamon and oil.

==Hymns==
[[Apolytikion]] (Fourth [[Tone]]) [http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm]
:A heavenly song of praise is brightly sung on the earth;
:the hosts of the Angels keep an earthly festival now in splendour and radiant joy;
:from on high, they praise with hymns thy suff'rings and struggles;
:and below, the Church doth laud the heavenly glory
:thou foundest by thy contests and pains, O glorious Phanurius.

[[Kontakion]] (Third Tone) [http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm]
:From a vile captivity,
:thou didst deliver the Lord's priests,
:and, O godly-minded one,
:didst break their bonds by divine might;
:thou didst bravely shame the tyrants'
:audacious madness,
:giving joy unto the Angels, O thou Great Martyr.
:O Phanurius most glorious,
:we all revere thee
:as a true warrior of God.

==Churches dedicated to Saint Phanourios==
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* Church dedicated to St. Phanourios within the abandoned [http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3361238.jpg/ Monastery of Valsamonerou] (or Valsamoneri), Vorizia (Heraklion, Greece).
:''This abandoned 14th-15th century monastery stands in the village of Vorizia, 52 kilometres south-west of Heraklion and had a church dedicated to Agios Phanourios, housing some incredible [http://http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3535926.jpg/ 15th century frescoes] which are pure artistic masterpiece and unique examples of the Cretan School.''
:The two aisles of the church were constructed and painted at different times: the northern aisle is the oldest with dates inscribed in the wall of 1332 and 1404, the southern one is next with an inscription dated 1400-1428.
:The church is a very rare example of a church with two narthex at the entrance of the church, both at right angles to the two aisles of the church. The church contains interesting exterior decorations of bricks. The doors and round windows are exceptionally well-carved. It is one of the best examples of Gothic influence in the exterior decoration of Byzantine churches in Crete; also the church contains some very well-preserved frescoes.
*[http://www.SaintFanourios.org/ St. Fanourios Church] - Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA; [[GOARCH]]
*The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Barbara, St. Phanourius and St. Paul - Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex, England; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain]]

==Sources==
*[http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm Life of St Phanourios] compiled by Father Demetrios Serfes
*[http://www.SaintFanourios.org/ St Phanourios Church] (GOARCH) - Rev. Fr. Constantine Xirouhakis
*''St. Phanourios - His Life and Miracles'' ([http://www.saint-spyridon.org/KentroofOrthodoxMartyria.dsp available in English])
*[http://gnisios.narod.ru/phanourios.html Translation of the Life of St Phanourios] by George Lardas.
* Marianthi, Kaplanoglou. ''"The Folk Cult of St Phanourios in Greece and Cyprus, and its Relationship with the International Tale Type 804."'' '''Folklore''' 1(2006):54.

==External links==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=108969 St Phanourius] ([[OCA]])
*[http://www.thehtm.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_50_92&products_id=397&osCsid=d8fdf9cfc419ac85ec59a5ec88fa7b0b St. Phanurius Icons for sale HTM]
*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=584 Phanourios the Great Martyr & Newly Appeared of Rhodes] (GOARCH)
*[http://gnisios.narod.ru/phanourios.html The Holy and Glorious Great Martyr St. Phanourios the Newly-Manifest Whose memory we celebrate on 27 August] translated by Fr. George Lardas from the ''Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church'' (in Greek), 4th ed. (Athens, 1974), Vol. VIII, pp. 470-474.
*[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/p/sgp17.htm Saint Phanourios] at Come and See Icons
*[http://www.saintandrew.net/fr_josiah/works/Pentecost/St.%20Phanourios%20&%20Riches%20Pentecost%2012.pdf Homily: St. Phanourios & The Rich Young Man (PDF)] by Fr. Josiah Trenham
*[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2386/is_1_117/ai_n16346139 The folk cult of St Phanourios in Greece and Cyprus, and its relationship with the International Tale Type] by Kaplanoglou Marianthi, from ''Folklore'', April, 2006.

===Phanouropita===
*[http://www.orthodox.net/recipes/st-phanourios-story-prayer-to-bread-recipes.html St Phanourios (Phanurios), newly revealed, of Rhodes.]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041225151026/http://www.saintdemetriosgoc.com/sd/nv1i3p6.htm ''Archive of'' Phanouropita]
*[http://www.prosphora.org/page20.html#St.%20Phanourios%20Bread%20(Fanouropita) St. Phanourios Bread (Fanouropita)]
*[http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/goodgirl/1215/stfanourios.htm Of Cakes and Miracles]

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Incense

2011-04-01T20:00:06Z

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'''Incense''' is a product of aromatic plant matter, often with an oil or resin as a base. In the [[Orthodox Christianity|Orthodox Christian]] practice, incense is an important liturgical implement which is often considered distinctive to the Faith as well.

== History and practice ==

Incense is burned in a gold [[censer]] and ignited by burning charcoal. Customarily, the censer is suspended by chains and swung; however, a hand censer can be used when necessary. The censer is employed only by the [[priest]] and/or [[deacon]] to venerate all four sides of the [[altar]], the [[Eucharist|Holy Gifts]], the [[clergy]], the [[congregation]], [[icon|icons]], and the church structure itself.

In accordance with [[Old Testament]] tradition, incense is used in every Church service. It is burned as an offering to [[God]] even as it was in the days of the First and Second Jewish temples. Normally, the resin of the ''Boswellia thurifera'' plant (frankincense) is used as a base for incense manufacturing; however, resin from fir trees has also been used. The resin is often infused with a floral oil, producing a fragrant scent when burned. In the [[Mount Athos|Athonite]] tradition, incense is often sprinkled liberally with clay dust to prevent granules from clumping.

== Theological significance ==

Incense represents prayers of the [[saint]]s lifting up into the heavens before God ([[Psalms|Psalm]] 141:2 (''Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice...''){{ref|1}} [[Book of Revelation|Revelations]] 5:8, Revelations 8:4). Incense is also described as being used in heavenly worship, offering the faithful a foretaste of what is to come.

== External links ==
* [http://www.tcgalaska.com/ups/pages/Incense/holy_cross_incense.htm Holy Cross Hermitage's traditional Athonite incense]
* [http://www.msocp.com/incense.htm Mount Sinai Incense and Charcoal]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense Wikipedia:incense]
* {{note|1}} King James Version, public domain. See [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20141&version=9]
* [http://www.thehtm.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=38&osCsid=d8fdf9cfc419ac85ec59a5ec88fa7b0b Holy Transfiguration Monastery Incense]
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2011-04-01T19:56:20Z

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Prayer rope

2011-03-12T06:21:59Z

Stnectariosparishiner: tried to upload a better pic of a 50 knot prayer rope

[[Image:J019.jpg‎|right|thumb|A 100 knot prayer rope.]]A '''prayer rope''' (''chotki'' in Russian, ''komboskini'' in Greek) is a loop of knots, usually made of wool but sometimes of wood, that is used to keep track of the number of prayers which have been said. It is usually used with the [[Jesus Prayer]]: "Lord [[Jesus Christ]], Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." Historically it typically had 100 knots, although prayer ropes with 300, 50, or 33 knots or, less commonly, 250 or 12 can also be found in use today. There is typically a knotted [[cross]] at one end, and a few beads at certain intervals between the knots. "The purpose is to help us concentrate, not necessarily to count." [http://www.svots.edu/Faculty/Albert-Rossi/Articles/Saying-the-Jesus-Prayer.html]

Its invention is attributed to [[Saint|St.]] [[Pachomius the Great|Pachomius]] in the fourth century as an aid for illiterate [[monk]]s to accomplish a consistent number of prayers and [[prostration]]s. Monks were often expected to carry a prayer rope with them, to remind them to pray constantly in accordance with St. [[Apostle Paul|Paul]]'s injunction in [[I Thessalonians]] 5:17, "Pray without ceasing."

In some Russian Orthodox service books, certain services can be replaced at need by praying the [[Jesus Prayer]] a specified number of times, anywhere from 300 to 1,500 times depending on the service being replaced. In this way prayers can still be said even if the service books are unavailable for some reason. The use of a prayer rope is a very practical tool in such cases, simply for keeping count of the prayers said.

Another form of prayer rope was formerly in use in Russia, and is still preserved among the [[Old Believers]]. It is called '''lestovka''' ("ladder"), and is arranged asymmetrically. Whereas the more common 100-knot prayer rope is divided into four sets of 25 knots each, separated by larger knots or beads (dividers), the lestovka consists of counters consisting of loops of cloth or leather often containing short lengths of small-diameter dowel, arranged in groups as follows: 12 (for the number of the [[Apostles]]); 39 (for the weeks of the pregnancy of the [[Theotokos]]); 33 (for the years of [[Christ]]'s life on earth), and 17 (for the number of [[prophet]]s). These sections are separated by dividers larger than the counters, and there are three further divider-sized counters at each end, for a total of nine such large counters (for the nine ranks of [[angels]]); thus there are a total of 101 counters plus nine large ones. Where the ends join, they are sewn to four triangular leaves (for the four [[Gospel]]s) sewn together two and two, the upper pair overlapping the lower. The lestovka is used with the Jesus prayer, but also for counting litany responses, which will often total 12 or 33; for this purpose it is better suited than the more familiar variety of prayer rope. 

The prayer rope has many parallels among other religious groups. See [[w:Prayer_beads]] for details.

==The Knot==
Previously, monks would count their prayers by casting pebbles into a bowl, but this was cumbersome, and could not be easily carried about when outside the cell. The use of the rope made it possible to pray the Jesus Prayer unceasingly, whether inside the cell or out.

It is said that the method of tying the prayer rope had its origins from the Father of Orthodox [[Monasticism#Christian_monasticism|Monasticism]], [[Anthony the Great|Saint Anthony the Great]]. He started by tying a leather rope with a simple knot for every time he prayed [[Kyrie|Kyrie Eleison]] ("Lord have Mercy"), but the [[Devil]] would come and untie the knots to throw off his count. He then devised a way--inspired by a vision he had of the Theotokos--of tying the knots so that the knots themselves would constantly make the sign of the cross. This is why prayer ropes today are still tied using knots that each contain seven little crosses being tied over and over. The Devil could not untie it because the Devil is vanquished by the Sign of the Cross.

==Modern Times==
[[Image:Red_prayer_beads.jpg|thumb|Eastern Orthodox Prayer Beads]]Today one can find prayer ropes made of satin and other modern materials aside from the traditional wool. There is also the prayer rope's modern descendant, prayer beads strung together with a cross and tassel.

Despite its wide usage among the Orthodox Christians (e.g. the Greek and Russian Orthodox), the prayer rope is unknown in many parts of the world. Even among [[Roman Catholic]]s it is often mistaken for a [[rosary]]. Out of ignorance some even wear them on their necks.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:33_knot_prayer_rope.jpg|33 knot prayer rope
Image:50_knot_prayer_rope.jpg|50 knot prayer rope
[http://www.thehtm.org/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=744&osCsid=048ee26b935e72b4444bb726d3d2cd3c 50 knot prayer rope]
</gallery>

==Source==
*[[w:Prayer rope|''Prayer rope'' on Wikipedia]]

==See also==
*[[Prayer Rule]]
*[[w:Lestovka|''Lestovka'' on Wikipedia]]

==External links==
*[http://www.wattfamily.org/prayerope.html How to tie an Orthodox Prayer Rope knot]
*[http://www.firebirdvideos.com/videos/videosinenglish/prayerrope.htm How to Make a Prayer Rope] video
*[http://www.svluka.org/SvLuka/Teens/PrayerRopes.aspx About Prayer Ropes] from St. Luke [[Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada|Serbian Orthodox Church]]
*[http://www.unicorne.org/orthodoxy/articles/alex_roman/prayerrope.htm The Historical Development of the Orthodox Prayer Rope and its Importance to our Spiritual Life] by Dr. Alexander Roman ([[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA|Ukrainian]])
*[http://aggreen.net/monasteries/prayrope.html The Monk's Prayer Rope], taken from "Monasticism in the Orthodox Churches" by N.F. Robinson, 1964.
*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/comboschini.aspx Comboschini (The Prayer Rope): Meditations of a Monk of the Holy Mountain Athos]
*[http://www.saintjonah.org/services/stpachomius.htm The Prayer Rule of St. Pachomius]
*[http://www.orthodoxprayer.org/Prayer%20Rope.html What is the Prayer Rope and how to use it plus articles and links.]
*[http://sites.google.com/site/prayerrope/ The Orthodox Prayer Rope and the Jesus Prayer]
*[http://www.prayer-bracelet.com/blog/category/history/ Saint Anthony the Great and the Prayer Rope]

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Prayer rope

2011-03-12T06:19:46Z

Stnectariosparishiner: tried to upload a better pic of a 100 knot prayer rope

[[Image:J019.jpg‎|right|thumb|A 100 knot prayer rope.]]A '''prayer rope''' (''chotki'' in Russian, ''komboskini'' in Greek) is a loop of knots, usually made of wool but sometimes of wood, that is used to keep track of the number of prayers which have been said. It is usually used with the [[Jesus Prayer]]: "Lord [[Jesus Christ]], Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." Historically it typically had 100 knots, although prayer ropes with 300, 50, or 33 knots or, less commonly, 250 or 12 can also be found in use today. There is typically a knotted [[cross]] at one end, and a few beads at certain intervals between the knots. "The purpose is to help us concentrate, not necessarily to count." [http://www.svots.edu/Faculty/Albert-Rossi/Articles/Saying-the-Jesus-Prayer.html]

Its invention is attributed to [[Saint|St.]] [[Pachomius the Great|Pachomius]] in the fourth century as an aid for illiterate [[monk]]s to accomplish a consistent number of prayers and [[prostration]]s. Monks were often expected to carry a prayer rope with them, to remind them to pray constantly in accordance with St. [[Apostle Paul|Paul]]'s injunction in [[I Thessalonians]] 5:17, "Pray without ceasing."

In some Russian Orthodox service books, certain services can be replaced at need by praying the [[Jesus Prayer]] a specified number of times, anywhere from 300 to 1,500 times depending on the service being replaced. In this way prayers can still be said even if the service books are unavailable for some reason. The use of a prayer rope is a very practical tool in such cases, simply for keeping count of the prayers said.

Another form of prayer rope was formerly in use in Russia, and is still preserved among the [[Old Believers]]. It is called '''lestovka''' ("ladder"), and is arranged asymmetrically. Whereas the more common 100-knot prayer rope is divided into four sets of 25 knots each, separated by larger knots or beads (dividers), the lestovka consists of counters consisting of loops of cloth or leather often containing short lengths of small-diameter dowel, arranged in groups as follows: 12 (for the number of the [[Apostles]]); 39 (for the weeks of the pregnancy of the [[Theotokos]]); 33 (for the years of [[Christ]]'s life on earth), and 17 (for the number of [[prophet]]s). These sections are separated by dividers larger than the counters, and there are three further divider-sized counters at each end, for a total of nine such large counters (for the nine ranks of [[angels]]); thus there are a total of 101 counters plus nine large ones. Where the ends join, they are sewn to four triangular leaves (for the four [[Gospel]]s) sewn together two and two, the upper pair overlapping the lower. The lestovka is used with the Jesus prayer, but also for counting litany responses, which will often total 12 or 33; for this purpose it is better suited than the more familiar variety of prayer rope. 

The prayer rope has many parallels among other religious groups. See [[w:Prayer_beads]] for details.

==The Knot==
Previously, monks would count their prayers by casting pebbles into a bowl, but this was cumbersome, and could not be easily carried about when outside the cell. The use of the rope made it possible to pray the Jesus Prayer unceasingly, whether inside the cell or out.

It is said that the method of tying the prayer rope had its origins from the Father of Orthodox [[Monasticism#Christian_monasticism|Monasticism]], [[Anthony the Great|Saint Anthony the Great]]. He started by tying a leather rope with a simple knot for every time he prayed [[Kyrie|Kyrie Eleison]] ("Lord have Mercy"), but the [[Devil]] would come and untie the knots to throw off his count. He then devised a way--inspired by a vision he had of the Theotokos--of tying the knots so that the knots themselves would constantly make the sign of the cross. This is why prayer ropes today are still tied using knots that each contain seven little crosses being tied over and over. The Devil could not untie it because the Devil is vanquished by the Sign of the Cross.

==Modern Times==
[[Image:Red_prayer_beads.jpg|thumb|Eastern Orthodox Prayer Beads]]Today one can find prayer ropes made of satin and other modern materials aside from the traditional wool. There is also the prayer rope's modern descendant, prayer beads strung together with a cross and tassel.

Despite its wide usage among the Orthodox Christians (e.g. the Greek and Russian Orthodox), the prayer rope is unknown in many parts of the world. Even among [[Roman Catholic]]s it is often mistaken for a [[rosary]]. Out of ignorance some even wear them on their necks.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:33_knot_prayer_rope.jpg|33 knot prayer rope
Image:50_knot_prayer_rope.jpg|50 knot prayer rope
</gallery>

==Source==
*[[w:Prayer rope|''Prayer rope'' on Wikipedia]]

==See also==
*[[Prayer Rule]]
*[[w:Lestovka|''Lestovka'' on Wikipedia]]

==External links==
*[http://www.wattfamily.org/prayerope.html How to tie an Orthodox Prayer Rope knot]
*[http://www.firebirdvideos.com/videos/videosinenglish/prayerrope.htm How to Make a Prayer Rope] video
*[http://www.svluka.org/SvLuka/Teens/PrayerRopes.aspx About Prayer Ropes] from St. Luke [[Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada|Serbian Orthodox Church]]
*[http://www.unicorne.org/orthodoxy/articles/alex_roman/prayerrope.htm The Historical Development of the Orthodox Prayer Rope and its Importance to our Spiritual Life] by Dr. Alexander Roman ([[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA|Ukrainian]])
*[http://aggreen.net/monasteries/prayrope.html The Monk's Prayer Rope], taken from "Monasticism in the Orthodox Churches" by N.F. Robinson, 1964.
*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/comboschini.aspx Comboschini (The Prayer Rope): Meditations of a Monk of the Holy Mountain Athos]
*[http://www.saintjonah.org/services/stpachomius.htm The Prayer Rule of St. Pachomius]
*[http://www.orthodoxprayer.org/Prayer%20Rope.html What is the Prayer Rope and how to use it plus articles and links.]
*[http://sites.google.com/site/prayerrope/ The Orthodox Prayer Rope and the Jesus Prayer]
*[http://www.prayer-bracelet.com/blog/category/history/ Saint Anthony the Great and the Prayer Rope]

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File:J019.jpg

2011-03-12T06:15:49Z

Stnectariosparishiner: 100 knot prayer rope

== Summary ==
100 knot prayer rope
== Copyright status ==

== Source ==
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OrthodoxWiki:Trapeza

2011-03-12T05:16:39Z

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As of today, I am shutting down OrthodoxSource. Apologies to IXThis888, who has put in a good deal of work. However, there was not enough of a community of contibutors and moderators there, and I think it would be better for us all at this point to keep the focus on this wiki. Also, I will likely be shutting down SR soon. There has been no activity there for a long time, and I'm afraid that the required documents (about copyrights and policies) were never translated. — [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]] ([http://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:FrJohn&action=edit&section=new talk]) 12:45, November 25, 2008 (UTC)

== questions ==
hi, i have photos of the raifa monastary i would like to upload as well as a convent neasr yoshkar ola russia which i do not beleive yet has an article how would i create a new article for this? {{unsigned|Kharaku}}
:Hello, on the left hand side of your screen ... scroll down until you see the words
"upload file" .. then follow the steps ...its not too hard and always someone will help you categorise your work ... Good luck! [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 01:16, November 29, 2008 (UTC)

== Adding a Photo.... ==

I have been wanting to post my photo, but do not know HTML.
Could someone please give me a tip on how to do this?

Thanks! {{unsigned|Jacifus}}

: Give a thorough read to the materials linked in the welcome message on your talk page. There's plenty there that should help. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 23:56, December 3, 2008 (UTC)

==Seminarian input==
Over at Citizendium, there is a programme whereby faculty at various universities enjoin their students to post their work. I was wondering if it would make sense here to start publishing seminarians' papers. They come with faculty oversight and would be of sufficient quality to support reliability here. [[User:Thomas Simmons|Thomas Simmons]] 09:28, December 19, 2008 (PST)

:There is also a Wiki Site called "Patristic Wiki" that you should look at. Father John set it up recently (mid-November I think) and they are asking for people to contribute in regards to patristic related stuff .... 22:47, December 18, 2008 (UTC)

:: 1. This is not really a place for papers, but for encyclopedia articles. If seminarians wish to write Orthodox encyclopedia articles here, they are welcome to do so.

:: 2. PatristicsWiki is not connected with OrthodoxWiki and, as far as I know, not set up by (our) Fr. John. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 01:54, December 19, 2008 (UTC)

:::Hi, I know that PatristicWiki is not linked with OrthodoxWiki but I mentioned it since I presume that everyone's core intention is to spread Orthodoxy in the way they know how ... who you are affiliated with wrt posting information publically is irrelevant as long as the end users are connected to God and the Truth. I had the impression (our) Father John was involved with it ... since, he monitors the emails for the Ancient Faith podcast that Dcn Matthew has been delivering - and he is from Monachos.net So doh! [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 04:03, December 19, 2008 (UTC)

== ROK's Basic Teaching on Human Dignity, Freedom and Rights ==
I learnt recently the Russian Church adopted a [http://www.mospat.ru/index.php?mid=463 Basic Teaching on Human Dignity, Freedom and Rights]. Metropolitan Kyrill held a [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=documents&div=65 speech] at a conference in Vienna in 2006 where he said this teaching is meaningful to all christans and at the UN Human Rights Council he [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=documents&div=121 said] in 2008 adoption of human rights is unsuccessful because it fades out moral. I believe this is important. Would there be interest to have an article on this topic?{{unsigned|Haiduk}}

:Perhaps you should make it a "sub-topic" under the [[Church of Russia]] since it is specific to their jurisdiction? I will give it a shot first if you want and then you can come in and edit??? Remember to sign your posts with three tilde (~) signs. [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 00:45, December 19, 2008 (UTC)

:: I'm glad with just doing a revision. I agree adding it to [[Church of Russia]] would be adequate. It's up to you to follow Fr. Andrew advice or convince him, if that is possible [[User:Haiduk|Haiduk]]
::Honestly now, with no mucking around and with respect to Father Andrew its not MY job to convince and neither do I want to convince him since I trust what he is telling me :) However, if you wish to ..since it is your own idea ...go ahead. I merely was trying to be helpful but if its not appropriate for an article I can only just go with the guy who holds the petraxili .... :) [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 14:30, December 19, 2008 (UTC)
:: Well, my salvation is not dependent on having such an article at OrthodoxWiki. I just wanted to ensure information about this declaration finds it's way into this community. I guess (since it is not easy to write a reasonable article on this subject) it might be better to forward it to english language blogs or forums such as monachos.net. --[[User:Haiduk|Haiduk]] 16:34, December 20, 2008 (UTC)

: That's interesting, but it's really more fit for a newspaper than an encyclopedia. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 02:27, December 19, 2008 (UTC)

==Orthodoxy in Italy==
I think it is completely inapropriate to use the title [[Orthodox Church in Italy]] for a non official orthodox church, that exists only 17 years, when in Italy orthodoxy has a history for many centuries. As far as I can see there is an article referred to [[Gennadios (Zervos) of Italy and Malta]] (the primate of the '''diocese of Italy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate'''), but there isn't an article for his archdiocese "Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy". Also in the english and italian wikipedia the problem is the same. It seems as if the users who created the "Orthodox Church in Italy" articles were really quickly to catch the title! But it should remain like this? I think no. And it is, in my point of view completely unacceptable if that happens also in the "Orthodoxwiki".--[[User:Sp!ros|Sp!ros]] 21:27, December 29, 2008 (UTC)

: Generally, we use whatever titles such groups give themselves, noting within the article that they are not in communion with mainstream Orthodoxy, etc.

: In any event, I have removed the redirect and changed all the links to [[Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia]].

: You would be most welcome to provide the articles that you suggest are needed. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 20:58, December 31, 2008 (UTC)

== Archbishop Nikitas (Lulias) Cekal Archimandrit Daniel Bambang Dwi Biantoro ==

Pada Februari 2007 lalu, Metropolitan Orthodox Hongkong dan Asia Tenggara, '''His Eminence Nikitas Lulias''' mengeluarkan keputusan pencekalan (pembebas-tugas-an) terhadap '''Archimandrit Daniel Bambang Dwi Biantoro''', yang artinya Archimandrit Daniel Bambang tidak diperkenankan lagi (''suspended'') untuk berbicara, melakukan tugas penggembalaan jemaat atas nama gereja. Meskipun archimandrit Daniel mengklaim dirinya menjadi bagian dari satu gereja tertentu, tapi yang bersangkutan tidak lagi menerima putusan/ ketetapan (''Canonical Release'')dari Gereja sebagaimana disyaratkan. Hal ini atas sepengetahuan '''Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.''' {{unsigned|Maruli}}

: I'm honestly not sure what language this is, but unless you post here in English, you're not likely to get too many responses. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 18:46, January 4, 2009 (UTC)

::It's Indonesian. Here's an English rendering (thanks to the ever-improving Google Translate) -- "In February 2007, the Orthodox Metropolitan Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, His Eminence Nikitas Lulias-ban issue a decision (liberator-task-an) of Archimandrit Daniel Bambang Dwi Biantoro, which means Archimandrit Daniel Bambang not be more (suspended) to speak, doing penggembalaan of the church in the name of the church. Although Daniel archimandrit claimed himself to be part of a particular church, but they no longer receive the decision / provisions (Canonical Release) from the Church, as required. This top sepengetahuan Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople." — [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]] ([http://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:FrJohn&action=edit&section=new talk]) 02:05, January 5, 2009 (UTC)

== Churches in Melbourne ==

I plan on uploading around one hundred photographs of churches in Melbourne to [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Greek_Orthodox_churches_in_Australia Wikimedia commons] over the next few days. You are free to reuse them; all my work is released into the public domain. Hope to have done all of the Orthodox churches within a few months. [[User:Ottre|Ottre]] 11:55, February 16, 2009 (UTC)

== log in ==

why does no one ever log on and really have discussion on other pages? {{unsigned|Rob}}

: I'm not really sure I understand what you mean. Could you explain a little more? —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 22:14, March 9, 2009 (UTC)

== The Cemetery Chapel at Saint Anna's Skete? ==

I'm trying to remember the name of the cemetery chapel at Saint Anna's Skete on the Holy Mountain, the chapel where pilgrims generally worship on weekdays. Does anyone recall which saint the chapel venerates?

Father Andrew, is there a more likely page on this site where I might solicit a response?

Thanks,
Isaak

: Your best bet is at [[Talk:St. Anne's Skete (Athos)]]. It may simply be that no one who knows has yet noticed and commented. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 13:42, March 20, 2009 (UTC)

== John the Forerunner? ==
Hello, I have a question regarding the St. John the Forerunner page. It says something along the lines of, John the Baptist, also known as John the Forerunner... I was wondering if the two names should be switched, since John the Baptist is a more western term? --[[User:Iliada|Iliada]] 00:24, March 20, 2009 (UTC)

: Please direct questions about specific articles to the talk pages of those articles, e.g., [[Talk:John the Forerunner]]. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 13:42, March 20, 2009 (UTC)

==Uploading sound recordings==
I've tried uploading a sound recording (bell ringing) file to Orthodoxwiki Commons and have not been successful. I have tried as a Media file and a Image file, since some vocal music recording on Commons appear to be so uploaded. The recording is an mp3 file, through iTunes on a Mac. All attempts fail and bring up the warning banner of a corrupt, etc., file. I notice that there are no sound files in Commons other than those done originally by Father John last year. Has anyone tried uploading any sound files? Is there a special technique involved, what file ID is used:Media or Image, or other! Or is the upload capability not working for sound files?[[User:Wsk|Wsk]] 13:45, March 23, 2009 (UTC)

== Wiki logo ==

Where is the actual wiki logo? I can't find it because the one in the corner is a link to the main page. Thanks! [[User:Theodoros|Theodoros]] 03:20, March 29, 2009 (UTC)

:Theodoros, do you want it for a link button or something? — [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]] ([http://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:FrJohn&action=edit&section=new talk]) 04:38, March 30, 2009 (UTC)

== choice of a religion ==

Majority of us follow the religion of our parents.We are either circumcised in infancy or recited verses of a particular book in our ears declaring it as our religion before we understand its implications. When we grow up in a particular culture and society we have friends and relative we go along with them to church/synegogue/mandar or masjid.How can we when we are grown up sacrifice all our friends/ relatives by opting for another religion.How can all those whom I loved and cared about can be wrong or I will take the risk of isolation.There is hardly a very little percentage that study different religions and adopt the one that is more convincing or appeals to thier logic.In a survey conducted by me it was revealed that 80% of them have not read the divine book of thier religion in a language that they understand. Their knowledge of their religion was based upon oral communication of a preist or thier parents. We since are infancy are brain washed that we are on the right path and rest every body is an infidel and deserves to be hated or may even be killed.When over 90% of human specie follow the religion by virtue of being born in a particular family and 80% do not read even the divine book of thier religion than what difference does it make that one follows any of the religions.Asif azam

'''Well, I believe it doesn't matter what religion people are. In the Bible, Jesus never says that ONLY Christians get to heaven. One gets to heaven by carrying out Jesus' word: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked... --[[User:Iliada|Iliada]] 10:45, May 12, 2009 (UTC)
'''

: Hello! I wouldn't want to explain too much here, just wanted to warmly greet you and note that you are right about most of the things. You are very fortunate to be born as an Orthodox Greek, and I believe you will be able to find a good priest near you, who can talk to you about the things you wrote here. Not everyone is so lucky to inherit from the ancestors the true faith and true worship.

: ''We since are infancy are brain washed that we are on the right path and rest every body is an infidel and deserves to be hated or may even be killed.'' - I would think the opposite, that it is not the orthodox christian family and church that brainwashes us, but rather the "other" culture is having a great influence on us. And, of course, you won't be able to find hatred and "deserves to be killed" attitude in the orthodox church and family (if you still manage to do so, that would be an exception). Actually - what you are saying is a good example of that :-)

: However, this is an encyclopaedia, a virtual community, the real community is in the church. Gia sou. [[User:K.panteleimon|K.panteleimon]] 20:12, June 24, 2009 (UTC)

== New Orthodox Website Alert ==

Hey all, a new orthodox website has been launched ... you might all like to take a look and if anyone knows if this site needs to be referenced within any OrthodoxWiki articles can you please add as a link (if you know where).

http://www.orthodoxmysteries.com

== List of Orthodox churches in a particular region ==
I recall that we had a discussion at one point about taking the lists off OW where possible - what was the outcome of this discussion? — by [[User:Pistevo|Pιsτévο]] ''[[User talk:Pistevo|talk]]'' ''[[User talk:Pistevo/dev/null|complaints]]'' at 00:13, May 23, 2009 (UTC)

== National Saints? ==

I couldn't find a discussion on this issue elsewhere, sorry if I repeat an issue which has already been elaborated.

The whole concept of ''national saints'' is odd to the (orthodox) christian mindset. We believe that in the Church ''there is neither Jew nor Greek'' (Gal. 3, 28).

It can also bring not little confusion, and potentially - uneccessary and unfruitful nationalistic quarrels. Look, for example, at the Saints pages on different languages - you'll find that saints listed in one national category in one language, are listed under a different nation in another language - because each nation tends to claim the saint its own.

The correct and orthodox approach is seen on the greek version of OrthodoxWiki - where the saints are categorized as we mention them in the Church - as Apostles, Martyrs, Monks etc. I guess that's why the national category ''Greek'' is missing - (metanoia to the greeks for that)!

Thus, I would like to suggest that the Saints categories of each language are reworked and the national prefix is removed. Of course the national origin of the saint can be mentioned in the text (although it can often be easily disputed), but it is not something that can categorize a saint.

[[User:K.panteleimon|K.panteleimon]] 21:19, May 31, 2009 (UTC)

:As a Greek Orthodox, I grew up knowing Saints for who they where and what they did ... just like you point out ... this idea of "national" saints was introduced to me through the internet - it goes to show that bad habits can spring up from internet as well as the good things. If the administrators are happy to change this philosophy of "nationalism" I am happy to put in the work to change all the articles ... but there would need to be some sort of discussion between the administrators about it. [[User:Ixthis888|Vasiliki]] 02:45, June 1, 2009 (UTC)

:: The grouping of saints into such categories is not for the purpose of nationalism, ethnocentricity, etc. Rather, it is simply for the usefulness of being able to find saints associated with particular geographic areas.

:: The saints are, of course, universal in a theological sense. But people from Corfu, for instance, have a great veneration for St. Spyridon because of his association with that actual place. At my parish, we venerate [[Raphael of Brooklyn]] because he founded it.

:: I'm of the opinion that we might want to rename the various categories to indicate place-names rather than what at least for now appears to be ethnic designations. (Mind you, some designations have no real ethnicity attached to them, e.g. "American" or "Australian.") —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 22:21, June 1, 2009 (UTC)

:Without contradicting the main of what you were saying - the concept of saints as being particularly ''from'' a particular area isn't exactly new. Aside from the concept of patron saints of a country, there are numerous icons and feastdays celebrating All Saints of [Nation/Island/Mountain/Geographic Area] - usual commemoration for this is the sunday after All Saints. — by [[User:Pistevo|Pιsτévο]] ''[[User talk:Pistevo|talk]]'' ''[[User talk:Pistevo/dev/null|complaints]]'' at 23:14, June 24, 2009 (UTC)

== OrthodoxWiki on Serbian ==

I am interest to develop a sr.OrthodoxWiki.org page. Would anubody can help me?

: Hi there. There used to be a serbian version, if I'm not wrong, the responsible person was Далибор Ђурић, a theology student at the faculty of Belgrade (That was written on his user page). However, I don't know what exactly Fr. John meant with this [[OrthodoxWiki:Trapeza#Closing_down_OrthodoxSource_and_SR]] if SR was the serbian version... [[User:K.panteleimon|K.panteleimon]] 20:00, June 23, 2009 (UTC)

::Hi! Yes, we closed it does since it had sat uncared for for a long time and didn't have much content to begin with. If you can put a team together, and translate the necessary policy docs, I'd be happy to see this take off again! — [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]] ([http://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:FrJohn&action=edit&section=new talk])

==Images in Commons and the main Wiki==
Some time ago the file of images that were part of the main body of OrthodoxWiki was transferred to a new sub-set of the Wiki called 'OrthodoxWiki Commons' with instructions that Commons was to be used for uploading images files. But the older set of files remain in the main body and is addressable through the 'Starting points' of the Main Page of OrthodoxWiki. One can still upload images to the old file set. Since the original image files are still usable, a number of contributors still use the old images file system and the images are 'lost'!

I suggest that the old file system be removed from OrthodoxWiki and that the Main Page Images 'Starting points' be changes to directly work with the Commons system so that images can be placed in only one system of files. There are a number of image files that need to be transferred from the old file set to Commons, such as those added and used in the article [[Studenica Monastery]].
:Notice now that the Studenica images are in Commons. [[User:Wsk|Wsk]] 19:53, August 20, 2009 (UTC)

I also notice rummaging through the 'cellars' of Commons that some contributors have uploaded articles to Commons that probably should have been uploaded to the main Wiki. In this regard Commons needs a little cleanup. [[User:Wsk|Wsk]] 15:03, August 20, 2009 (UTC)

== The Legal Status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ==

Interesting site and article:

[http://www.ortodoksi.net/index.php/The_Legal_Status_of_the_Ecumenical_Patriarchate The Legal Status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate]

[[User:HAP|HAP]] 07:12, September 26, 2009 (UTC)

: More:

: [http://www.ortodoksi.net/index.php/Written_question Turkey's delay in introducing protection for the rights of religious minorities]
: [[User:HAP|HAP]] 07:53, October 23, 2009 (UTC)

:: And more:

:: [http://www.ortodoksi.net/images/f/f1/Tr_rapport_2009_en.pdf TURKEY 2009 PROGRESS REPORT, look at pages 22 ->]

:: [[User:HAP|HAP]] 14:14, October 31, 2009 (UTC)

== Hands of Jesus and the Saints in icons ==

I was wondering what the sign Jesus and the saints make with their right hand means. Is it a form of the sign of the cross? Also, why do some vary? I know of two different stlyes. One in which the pinky is up, and other in which it is down. Sometimes the fingers don't touch. Other times the palm is facing in, not out. What is this significance?

== Hands of Jesus and the Saints in icons ==

I was wondering what the sign Jesus and the saints make with their right hand means.
Is it a form of the sign of the cross? Also, why do some vary?
I have seen several different forms of this.
One in which the pinky is up, and other in which it is down.
Sometimes the fingers don't touch.
Other times the palm is facing in, not out.
What is this significance?==Serbian language articles

I believe it is the blessing sign. When Christ,
Saints and Orthodox priests show their hand with the
pinky up they make the famous initials of Christ
IC XC,(meaning Jesus Christ) with their hand. Even when you go to Divine
Liturgy when the priest offers peace to us he does the
sign with his right hand.

==Serbian language articles==
I'm confused! Shouldn't the many Serbian language articles by Dilic be presented in Orthodoxwkl as a separate "Related Site" in Other Languages as are the many others? i.e., Arabic, Bulgarian, etc. [[User:Wsk|Wsk]] 18:06, October 11, 2009 (UTC)

== polish orthodox wiki ==

what do you think about polish orthodox wiki? Could it start running?

== German? ==

I speak and write in German. I would be interested in starting German pages, how would I do so? [[User:Lukasbreen|Lukasbreen]] 03:01, May 7, 2010 (UTC)

==1500 ro articles==
At May 27, 2010, ro.OrthodoxWiki.org achieved 1500 articles. :-) --[[User:Inistea|Inistea]] 23:38, May 27, 2010 (UTC)

==Monastery Sub-Categories==
I notice that we have a mixed definition of placement of monasteries in the monastery sub-categories. There is a mix of monasteries based geographically and "ethnically", that is by jurisdiction. This is confusing and heightens ethnic deviousness, especially in the new worlds. I recommend the sub-category assignments be made on a geographical basis only. [[User:Wsk|Wsk]] 23:51, June 9, 2010 (UTC)

:Hi Wsk, I think it might be helpful to sort by jurisdiction and don't find it divisive. -— [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]] ([http://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:FrJohn&action=edit&section=new talk]) 04:51, June 10, 2010 (UTC)

==Aubert of Avranches - Orthodox Saint?==
Greetings. I have a question as to whether [[w:Aubert of Avranches|Aubert of Avranches]] (+720) is in the Orthodox Canon of Saints, (Western Church Saint). The Wikipedia article says his feast day is Sept. 10, but I did not find him under that date here in OW. Checked a couple other sites too, no luck. Apparently the Archangel Michael is said to have appeared to him three times. Any idea? (Here is the entry from the Timeline of Church History article):

*709 Bp. [[w:Aubert of Avranches|Aubert of Avranches]] founds the monastery of [[w:Mont Saint-Michel|Mont Saint-Michel]], after the [[Archangel Michael]] appeared him in 708, instructing him to build a church on the rocky islet; [[w:Mont Saint-Michel|Mont Saint-Michel]] becomes popular and prestigious as a centre of pilgrimage.
Cheers, [[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 21:45, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

==Proposed Category re:Saints==
I was over at the [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsa.htm OrthodoxEngland] website, and I noticed the very interesting title for the list of saints as '''“Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome”'''. I was thinking it would be nice to have a category to group all the Western Orthodox Saints. It could be called a variety of things, such as '''“Western Orthodox Saints”''', or '''“Western Saints of the Orthodox Church”''', but I think the way it is called at ''Orthodox England'' is far better. I propose we create the category with that name: ''Category:Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome''.

I understand that the need to have such a distinction is not as important here on OW, as say it would be on Wikipedia for example, because on Wikipedia all Orthodox Saints have the sole category “Eastern Orthodox Saints” (apart from a few other ethnicity or geography based categories). To put “Eastern Orthodox Saints” today on say, a Welsh saint, while accurate, is also a touch misleading or ambiguous/not smooth. And so, I am wondering, what would be the best title for such a category? I think it deserves a category of its own. -— Cheers, [[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 21:45, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

==Psalter==
anyone know anything about the quote on the article titled [Psalter], from "one modern commentator," about the Psalter is the golden thread running through the fabric of Orthodox worship? I'd like to know who said that...I might be able to use it in an essay I'm writing about a completely different topic :)
Thanks,
Manoli

==Thumbnails Error==
I have tried to include images on articles a few times today, and i reciece the follwong error, whether I use the "thumb" syntax or a size syntax (such as 300px)..same error:

:Error creating thumbnail: 
:Warning: passthru() has been disabled for security reasons in
:/home/owiki/public_html/shared/includes/GlobalFunctions.php on line 1839 

Any ideas?
Thanks, [[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 21:03, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

::Images feature is not functional. Several uploads are not appearing. [[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 00:34, August 19, 2010 (UTC)

==World map of Orthodox jurisdictions==
I think it would be great to have a world map that shows the boundaries between the canonical territories of the autocephalous and autonomous Churches. Currently these are only described in words in their respective articles, and it's difficult (at least for me) to picture it all in my head. -- [[User:Veshy|Veshy]] 04:40, January 5, 2011 (UTC)

Well, I just made one myself, but I'm not sure all of the canonical borders are correct. Please review it and leave comments:
http://commons.orthodoxwiki.org/Image:World_canonical_territories.png
-- [[User:Veshy|Veshy]] 04:24, January 9, 2011 (UTC)

I think that such a map would be a very useful resource. Thank you for taking up this task! Here are a few general comments:
* Constantinople claims '''all''' lands outside what it considers "established boundaries" of other local Churches. That means Constantinople claims Western and Central Europe, the Far East, the Americas, the Indian subcontinent, South-East Asia, Australia and Oceania as its own. That means all the "grey space" as well as some areas claimed by Russia and OCA.
* The above Constantinopolitan claim, of course, is not accepted by such Churches as Antioch, Russia, Georgia, Rumania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Poland, OCA, and perhaps others, which have their own parishes and monasteries in the "diaspora". So, most of the "grey space" would actually be rainbow-colored.
* There are overlapping jurisdictions in Hungary - in addition to Serbian, there are Russian, Rumanian and Constantinopolitan churches.
* I am not sure Antioch claims anything to the East of Iraq. On the other hand it does claim a bit of southern Turkey.
* Georgian Church, in addition to Georgia proper, claims only small enclaves in northern parts of Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan (here's their ecclesiastical map - http://www.orthodoxy.ge/tsnobarebi/eparkiebis_ruka.jpg)
* Maybe Eastern Europe deserves a close-up - it's hard to distinguish boundaries over there. [[User:INK|INK]] 02:09, January 14, 2011 (UTC)

== Mixing Wine and Water - Leavened Bread? ==

Not sure this is the right place for this, so I hope I don't upset anyone. I was hoping to find the answer to this here.

I've been searching for the original church and believe the Orthodox church is as close as one will get. However, there are a number of things I don't understand and do not seem to mesh with Scripture.

Why, in the liturgy, do Priests put water into the wine, the blood of Christ? This seems sacrilegious to me.

Why, in the liturgy, is leavened bread used by the Orthodox? The last supper was a passover meal and would have used unleavened bread. Leaven signifies sin and was not allowed in Jewish homes during Passover.

I have queried other sites on this and gotten some answers, but not the same answers and none with authoritative sources. Does an authoritative answer exist?

[[User:Alf|Al]] 00:26, January 15, 2011 (UTC)
alf.

"Why, in the liturgy, do Priests put water into the wine, the blood of Christ?"
== One possible explanation for this could be found here: John 19:34 (RSV) one of the soldiers pierced His side and out poured blood and water.--[[User:Zosimas|Zosimas]] 13:09, January 16, 2011 (UTC)

"Why, in the liturgy, is leavened bread used by the Orthodox?"

Perhaps this will help? [http://www.prosphora.org/page27.html Leavened versus Unleavened Bread] --[[User:Zosimas|Zosimas]] 13:25, January 16, 2011 (UTC)

== Hi, I'm Italian ==

I hope Orthodox wiki in Italian, i'll wrinting about Ortodossia ! Thanks

== Orthodox Incense and Byzantine Perfumery, Arts, etc. ==

Greetings in Christ,

A friend referred me here, and suggested that I sign up and offer assistance with articles on Orthodox incense, perfumes, etc. I am a master perfumer that makes true Byzantine perfumes, as well as Orthodox Christian incense of varying types, including Athonite style.

I'm not at all certain I am capable of learning this site, but I would be happy to help answer questions on these subjects, and of course, share in the fellowship of our Lord.
It is my understanding that this site was founded by a Priest, and to him I say, "Hello! Father bless!"

To all others I say, "Hello! Greetings in our Lord!"

I look forward to sharing information with you if anyone is interested in these subjects and to learning more about your site. Please forgive me in advance, if I bumble and make silly errors. Technology is not my forte and I am more comfortable among my bunsen burners and glass beakers, mixing essential oils. We all must bloom where we are planted, true, but perhaps with the help of others, we can grow beyond our "hedgerows".

Very kind regards, in Christ our Lord,
Columbina aka
"blackincense"

== TheOldFellow the new boy. ==

I should introduce myself as a new contributor. My main aim is to add information about Orthodoxy in the UK - which is not nearly as well served as North America. I will attempt to comply with the Style Manual, but if I don't please be merciful :)

How do we feel about adding Parish information? I'm only really thinking of lists with URLs and maybe links to patron saints.

Love, In Christ, Richard.

:Welcome Richard! Glad to have you on board.
:About Parish directory info, we used to have a lot of that on the site. The decision was made to leave this task to other sites, as maintenance was a challenge and this information doesn't quite fit the "encyclopedia" mission. An overview article on Orthodoxy in the UK, with a link to a local directory could be appropriate though. — [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]] ([http://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:FrJohn&action=edit&section=new talk]) 00:37, February 27, 2011 (UTC)

==Early Church Saints==
I think we should add a category to organize all the Saints and Martyrs of the Early Church, up to the legalization of the faith with the [[Edict of Milan]] in 313 AD. This category might be called "'''Early Church Saints'''" or "'''Saints and Martyrs of the Early Church'''". Wikipedia uses "'''Ancient Christian Saints'''". Any other ideas?

After 313 AD, (or perhaps after 325 AD - Council of Nicaea), Western Saints can generally be cataloged in the existing catgeory: "'''Category:Pre-Schism Western Saints'''". Notes can be added to both categories stating the details.

I think it would be nice to make this distinction, as the period of the Early Church when the Christian faith was illegal should stand on its own as a separate group. 
Cheers,[[User:Angellight 888|Angellight 888]] 14:07, February 27, 2011 (UTC)

: '''''Ante-Nicene''''' is a designation that has a strong tradition and a clear demarcation point. ''Early Church'' is a term often used to refer to the period well after the Council of Nicea. —[[User:ASDamick|Fr. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] ('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''') 00:44, March 1, 2011 (UTC)

== Old calendar version of Trisagion + The Lord's Prayer [[User:Stnectariosparishiner|Stnectariosparishiner]] 05:16, March 12, 2011 (UTC) ==

I believe it would be a good contribution of someone to include the old calendar version (translation) of the Trisagion and wherever the Lord's Prayer is quoted.
Forgive me for editing those places earlier without notice

SNP

[[User:Stnectariosparishiner|Stnectariosparishiner]] 05:16, March 12, 2011 (UTC)

Holy Orthodox Church in North America

2011-03-12T00:21:26Z

Stnectariosparishiner: /* Official HOCNA Sites */

[[Image:Holy Transfiguration Brookline.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Brookline, Massachusetts]]

The '''Holy Orthodox Church in North America''' (HOCNA) is an [[Old Calendarists|Old Calendarist]] jurisdiction initially formed by former members of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] who joined the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] in the 1960's in protest of the excessive ecumenical activities of Patriarch [[Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople]] and Archbishop [[Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America]]. In 1987-1988, these communities left the ROCOR and following a brief period under two independent Old Calendarist bishops in Greece, were received by the Old Calendarist Synod of Archbishop Auxentios of Athens. HOCNA is not in communion with any mainstream Orthodox church.

Perhaps its most prominent community is [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]] in Boston.

==HOCNA today==
The ''Holy Orthodox Church in North America'' is an Eparchial Synod with parishes and monastic communities in Canada and the United States, as well as Europe and Africa. Today HOCNA consists of nine monastic communities with a total of almost 100 monastics and 62 parishes with an estimated 6000 faithful. Their monastic communities are well known world wide for their incense, hand painted icons and mounted icon photographs, pure beeswax candles, vestments and clerical clothing. Also, since the founding of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, the brotherhood has dedicated themselves to producing translations of texts necessary for Orthodox Church life. Many books of the lives of the Saints and concerning matters of the Faith have been published. Especially, out of desire to benefit the Church, liturgical books of primary importance have been translated into English and published by Holy Transfiguration Monastery: ''A Prayerbook for Orthodox Christians'', ''The [[Pentecostarion]]'', ''The Great [[Horologion]]'', the complete 12-volume set of The [[Menaion]] and ''The [[Psalter]] According to the Seventy''. Some patristic works have also been translated and published, most notably ''The [[Ladder of Divine Ascent]]'', ''The Ascetical Homilies of Saint [[Isaac the Syrian]]'', and ''The [[Synodicon of Orthodoxy]]''. HOCNA has published ''The Struggle Against Ecumenism'', the most extensive history of the "True Orthodox Church" available in English[http://www.homb.org/Sword.htm] and also has published a series of [http://homb.org/PUBs07-23-05.pdf tracts] on the spiritual life, contemporary Church issues, and moral issues.

===Hierarchs, Metropolises and Parishes===
Today, HOCNA consists of Holy Transfiguration Monastery and an estimated 30 parishes throughout the United States and Canada, the most famous of which is St Nektarios American Orthodox Cathedral in Seattle, Washington[http://www.stnectariospress.com/]. Administratively, HOCNA is divided into 3 metropolises - Boston, Seatle, and Toronto. HOCNA has five hierarchs. All except one (Sergios) were monks at Holy Transfiguration Monastery for ten years or more.

* Ephraim, Metropolitan of Boston
* Makarios, Metropolitan of Toronto
* Moses, Metropolitan of Portland
* Sergios, Suffragan Bishop of Loch Lomond (and abbot of St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery)
* Demetrius, Suffragan Bishop of Carlisle

===Monastic communities===
====United States of America====
*[[Hermitage of the Annunciation (York, Maine)|Hermitage of the Annunciation]], York, Maine
*[[Holy Apostles Hermitage (York, Maine)|Holy Apostles Hermitage]], York, Maine
*[[Holy Ascension Skete (York, Maine)|Holy Ascension Skete]], York, Maine
*[[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]], Brookline, Massachusetts
*[[St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery, Kelseyville, California|St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery]], Kelseyville, California
*[[Convent of the Meeting of the Lord (Stanwood, Washington)|Convent of the Meeting of the Lord]], Stanwood, Washington
*[[Holy Nativity Convent (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Nativity Convent]], Brookline, Massachusetts
* [[Hermitage of St. Mary Magdalene (Warrenton, Virginia)|Hermitage of St. Mary Magdalene]], Warrenton, Virginia
*[http://www.holycross-niagarafalls.org/Default.aspx?ses=current Holy Cross Monastery], Niagara Falls, New York

====Canada====
*[[Holy Theotokos Convent (Newmarket, Ontario)|Holy Theotokos Convent]], Newmarket, Ontario.

====Republic of Georgia====
*Hermitage of Saint Maximus the Confessor, Abastumani.

====Greece====
*Convent of the Annunciation, Oinoussae, Chios

====Russia====
*Holy Dormition Convent, Chubayevo, Chuvashia

== External links ==
===Official HOCNA Sites===
* [http://www.homb.org/ HOCNA Metropolis of Boston] (Also [http://www.hocna.net/ here])
* [http://orthodoxmetropolisportland.org/ HOCNA Orthodox Christian Metropolis of Portland and the West]
* [http://orthodoxyinfo.org/ Saint Nektarios Greek Orthodox Cathedral] of the Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto
* [http://www.sspp-tucson.org/aboutus.html About Us] provided by Ss Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, where Metropolitan Moses serves. Parish listing on the same page.
* [http://www.hocna.org/ HOCNA & The Orthodox: a publication of The Byzantine & Antiquities Studies Institute] - formerly the official website of HOCNA, now an independent publication.
* [http://quietlightcandles.net/ Convent of the Meeting of the Lord] Candle Shop Webisite
* [http://gsinai.com St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery]
* [http://thehtml.org Holy Transfiguration Monastery]
* [http://www.holynativityconvent.com/ Holy Nativity Convent]
* [http://www.holycross-niagarafalls.org/ Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery]
* [http://www.stjohntheconfessor.com/ St. John the Confessor Orthodox Church], Ipswich, MA.
* [http://www.homb.org/st_annas/ St. Anna's Orthodox Church], Roslindale, MA.
* [http://www.stmarkofephesus.org/ St. Mark of Ephesus Orthodox Cathedral], Roslindale, MA.
* [http://www.saintphilaret.org/ St. Philaret Orthodox Mission Chapel], Chicopee, MA.
* [http://www.stseraphimofsarov.org/ St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church], Mechanicsville, VA.

===HOCNA's Defense===
Holy Transfiguration Monastery has made available to following documents in order to refute some of the accusations made against them:
* [http://archives.homb.org/Answer%20to%20Pokrov.pdf Answer to Pokrov]
* [http://archives.homb.org/Clarifying%20the%20Record~final%20version.pdf Clarifying the Record]

===See also===
* [[w:Holy Orthodox Church in North America|HOCNA on Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Old Calendarist Jurisdictions]]

Holy Orthodox Church in North America

2011-03-12T00:16:39Z

Stnectariosparishiner: /* Anti-HOCNA publications: */

[[Image:Holy Transfiguration Brookline.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Brookline, Massachusetts]]

The '''Holy Orthodox Church in North America''' (HOCNA) is an [[Old Calendarists|Old Calendarist]] jurisdiction initially formed by former members of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] who joined the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] in the 1960's in protest of the excessive ecumenical activities of Patriarch [[Athenagoras I (Spyrou) of Constantinople]] and Archbishop [[Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America]]. In 1987-1988, these communities left the ROCOR and following a brief period under two independent Old Calendarist bishops in Greece, were received by the Old Calendarist Synod of Archbishop Auxentios of Athens. HOCNA is not in communion with any mainstream Orthodox church.

Perhaps its most prominent community is [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]] in Boston.

==HOCNA today==
The ''Holy Orthodox Church in North America'' is an Eparchial Synod with parishes and monastic communities in Canada and the United States, as well as Europe and Africa. Today HOCNA consists of nine monastic communities with a total of almost 100 monastics and 62 parishes with an estimated 6000 faithful. Their monastic communities are well known world wide for their incense, hand painted icons and mounted icon photographs, pure beeswax candles, vestments and clerical clothing. Also, since the founding of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, the brotherhood has dedicated themselves to producing translations of texts necessary for Orthodox Church life. Many books of the lives of the Saints and concerning matters of the Faith have been published. Especially, out of desire to benefit the Church, liturgical books of primary importance have been translated into English and published by Holy Transfiguration Monastery: ''A Prayerbook for Orthodox Christians'', ''The [[Pentecostarion]]'', ''The Great [[Horologion]]'', the complete 12-volume set of The [[Menaion]] and ''The [[Psalter]] According to the Seventy''. Some patristic works have also been translated and published, most notably ''The [[Ladder of Divine Ascent]]'', ''The Ascetical Homilies of Saint [[Isaac the Syrian]]'', and ''The [[Synodicon of Orthodoxy]]''. HOCNA has published ''The Struggle Against Ecumenism'', the most extensive history of the "True Orthodox Church" available in English[http://www.homb.org/Sword.htm] and also has published a series of [http://homb.org/PUBs07-23-05.pdf tracts] on the spiritual life, contemporary Church issues, and moral issues.

===Hierarchs, Metropolises and Parishes===
Today, HOCNA consists of Holy Transfiguration Monastery and an estimated 30 parishes throughout the United States and Canada, the most famous of which is St Nektarios American Orthodox Cathedral in Seattle, Washington[http://www.stnectariospress.com/]. Administratively, HOCNA is divided into 3 metropolises - Boston, Seatle, and Toronto. HOCNA has five hierarchs. All except one (Sergios) were monks at Holy Transfiguration Monastery for ten years or more.

* Ephraim, Metropolitan of Boston
* Makarios, Metropolitan of Toronto
* Moses, Metropolitan of Portland
* Sergios, Suffragan Bishop of Loch Lomond (and abbot of St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery)
* Demetrius, Suffragan Bishop of Carlisle

===Monastic communities===
====United States of America====
*[[Hermitage of the Annunciation (York, Maine)|Hermitage of the Annunciation]], York, Maine
*[[Holy Apostles Hermitage (York, Maine)|Holy Apostles Hermitage]], York, Maine
*[[Holy Ascension Skete (York, Maine)|Holy Ascension Skete]], York, Maine
*[[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery]], Brookline, Massachusetts
*[[St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery, Kelseyville, California|St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery]], Kelseyville, California
*[[Convent of the Meeting of the Lord (Stanwood, Washington)|Convent of the Meeting of the Lord]], Stanwood, Washington
*[[Holy Nativity Convent (Brookline, Massachusetts)|Holy Nativity Convent]], Brookline, Massachusetts
* [[Hermitage of St. Mary Magdalene (Warrenton, Virginia)|Hermitage of St. Mary Magdalene]], Warrenton, Virginia
*[http://www.holycross-niagarafalls.org/Default.aspx?ses=current Holy Cross Monastery], Niagara Falls, New York

====Canada====
*[[Holy Theotokos Convent (Newmarket, Ontario)|Holy Theotokos Convent]], Newmarket, Ontario.

====Republic of Georgia====
*Hermitage of Saint Maximus the Confessor, Abastumani.

====Greece====
*Convent of the Annunciation, Oinoussae, Chios

====Russia====
*Holy Dormition Convent, Chubayevo, Chuvashia

== External links ==
===Official HOCNA Sites===
* [http://www.homb.org/ HOCNA Metropolis of Boston] (Also [http://www.hocna.net/ here])
* [http://orthodoxmetropolisportland.org/ HOCNA Orthodox Christian Metropolis of Portland and the West]
* [http://orthodoxyinfo.org/ Saint Nektarios Greek Orthodox Cathedral] of the Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto
* [http://www.sspp-tucson.org/aboutus.html About Us] provided by Ss Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, where Metropolitan Moses serves. Parish listing on the same page.
* [http://www.hocna.org/ HOCNA & The Orthodox: a publication of The Byzantine & Antiquities Studies Institute] - formerly the official website of HOCNA, now an independent publication.
* [http://gsinai.com St. Gregory of Sinai Monastery]
* [http://thehtml.org Holy Transfiguration Monastery]
* [http://www.holynativityconvent.com/ Holy Nativity Convent]
* [http://www.holycross-niagarafalls.org/ Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery]
* [http://www.stjohntheconfessor.com/ St. John the Confessor Orthodox Church], Ipswich, MA.
* [http://www.homb.org/st_annas/ St. Anna's Orthodox Church], Roslindale, MA.
* [http://www.stmarkofephesus.org/ St. Mark of Ephesus Orthodox Cathedral], Roslindale, MA.
* [http://www.saintphilaret.org/ St. Philaret Orthodox Mission Chapel], Chicopee, MA.
* [http://www.stseraphimofsarov.org/ St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church], Mechanicsville, VA.

===HOCNA's Defense===
Holy Transfiguration Monastery has made available to following documents in order to refute some of the accusations made against them:
* [http://archives.homb.org/Answer%20to%20Pokrov.pdf Answer to Pokrov]
* [http://archives.homb.org/Clarifying%20the%20Record~final%20version.pdf Clarifying the Record]

===See also===
* [[w:Holy Orthodox Church in North America|HOCNA on Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Old Calendarist Jurisdictions]]

Phanourios

2011-03-12T00:00:33Z

Stnectariosparishiner: /* Hymns */

[[Image:PhanouriosRhodes25h.JPG|thumb|right||Original icon of St. Phanourios. Rhodes.]]
[[Image:PhanouriosRhodes110h.JPG|thumb|right|Interior of Church of St. Phanourios. Rhodes]]
[[Image:Phanourios.JPG|thumb|right|Contemporary icon of St. Phanourios]]
The holy, glorious and right-victorious Great-[[martyr]] '''Phanourios''' (also ''Fanurius, Fanourios, Phanourius'') the Newly Appeared '''of Rhodes''', the Miracle-Worker, is commemorated by the Church on [[August 27]]. There is no literature available in the church prior to discovering his little church in Rhodes so not much is known about St. Phanourios's life other than the images of his martyrdom on his [[icon]].

The only literary evidence that supports a historical date, relating to this saint, is documented in the book ''Lives of the Saints'', which testifies that the icon in Rhodes was discovered, around 1500 AD. Some sources support the opinion that the icon was discovered in Cyprus and not in Rhodes. A recent research paper on folklore<ref> [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5501013/The-folk-cult-of-St.html The folk cult of St]</ref> suggests that there are two manuscripts. The first is the mention of a miracle included in the ''Cod. Vat. Gr. 1190'' (dating from 1452 and written in Crete) and was published in the ''Acta Sanctorum''. The second manuscript originates from Heraklion, dating from 1600-1640 (Vassilakes-Mavrakakes 1980-81, p. 226). Both of these manuscripts describe a miracle that took place in Rhodes which caused the saint's fame to spread from Rhodes to Crete.

In the Church we have the tradition of [[patron saint]]s. St. Phanourios has become famous for assisting the faithful in revealing lost or hidden spiritual matters of the heart, objects, directing or revealing actions that should be taken, restoring health and similar situations. He is then honoured by the faithful through a symbolic cake, called the "Phanouropita" which can be brought to the church, at any time, for a blessing.

==Discovery of the icon==
The main way of familiarising oneself with the life of the saint is through the discovery of his icon in Rhodes (or Cyprus).

:''A fortuitous discovery by nomadic pagans, not Christians, brought to light this unheralded saint when a roving band of Arabs, who had pillaged the island of Rhodes uncovered amid the ruins of an ancient church a group of icons, among other artifacts. All of the icons were in a state of decay or near ruin with the exception of one, which appeared as new and as fresh as though it had been painted the day before. This icon was discarded by the Arabs, ;who failed to attach any importance to it. At a safe distance a group of monks hiding in the rubble observed this phenomenon and waited patiently until the Arabs had left the scene, whereupon they rushed to reclaim this fantastic image in its remarkable state of preservation.

:''They beheld a clearly outlined face of a saint with the name inscribed in what appeared to be fresh lettering that spelled out "Fanourios" and on closer examination fell on their knees at what they saw. Drawn about the saint were twelve distinct frames in each of which Fanourios was shown enduring a cruel form of torture in a realism that suggested the artist must have been witness to the atrocity. They rushed back to see if any of the other icons were in as perfect a state, but although they were all of the same basic design, size, and shape, all of them were quite ancient and quite indistinct. After careful scrutiny it was finally concluded that this icon of fanou4rios had, indeed , been one of a group that had been exhumed after untold centuries and that its freshness was a divine manifestation of the complete saintliness of this man about whom they were now determined to learn more.

:''But years of research, scanning the archives of centuries and questioning the leading authorities of the day, yielded nothing, and no more was known about Fanourios than the day on which his icon was snatched from the ruins of that ancient Greek church. The torture scenes of the icon provided no clues, and examination of which showed Fanourios being stoned, on the rack, being slashed, behind bars, standing before a judge, tied to a frame, being =burned with candles, tied to a post, thrown to wild animals, crushed by a boulder, holding hot coals, and a demon hovering against a background of flames. All of these horrors conveyed that Fanourios was an apparently indestructible instrument of God and that in itself was sufficient evidenced of his sainthood.

:''Archbishop Milos of Rhodes concluded that the unblemished icon itself was testimony enough to prove that Fanourios was a man of divine grace, and he petitioned the Patriarch to convene a synod which would officially proclaim Fanourios a saint, after which there was erected in the saint's memory a cathedral which enshrined the holy icon. Fanourios, lost for centuries in the ruins of a church, became the patron saint of things lost. To this day his name is invoked when prayers are asked for the recovery of things lost items."'' [http://www.saintfanourios.org/Bios.htm]

==Martyrdom==
The original icon is quite large. In the center is a portrait of the saint holding a candle in his right hand and around this are 12 smaller images showing the each stage of his martyrdom.

The portrayal of each illustration is as follows:
# The saint is standing in front of a Roman magistrate and defending his Christian faith.
# Soldiers beat the saint on the head and mouth with rocks to force him to deny his faith.
# The saint remains patient which angers the soldiers. They are shown in this illustration, throwing him to the ground and beating him with sticks and clubs in a further attempt to force him to deny his faith.
# The saint is now in prison. He is illustrated completely naked with the soldiers ripping his flesh apart with some sort of iron implement.
# The saint is still in prison. In this station, he is shown praying to God, perhaps to give him strength to endure his tortures.
# Next, the saint is standing in front of the Roman magistrate again defending his position. The expression on the face of the saint is calm.
# In this image, it is obvious that the Roman magistrate has sentenced the saint to the executioners for remaining unmoved in Station 6. The saint is again shown naked with executioners torching (burning) his body.
# At this station, the executioners are now using mechanical means to torture the saint. He appears tied to an apparatus that rotates to crush his bones. Though his body is truly suffering intensely for God, the look on his face is peaceful and patient.

==Phanouropita==
The custom of the Phanouropita ("Phanourios" and "pita" for "bread" or "cake") is a Greek and Cypriot tradition, preserved in many regions of Greece and Cyprus and spread to the Greek people of the diaspora. Though it is not a Holy Tradition, it has been welcomed and adopted formerly into the church as a blessing service, that take no more than 5 minutes to complete.

It is offered at [[Vespers]] services and/or just before the [[Liturgy]] finishes on the [[feast day]] of the saint (August 27). Many villagers in Greece believe that they follow this tradition to grant rest to the soul of the saint's mother. The Church does not formally hold this position since there is no evidence from what we know of the saint's life to confirm whether his mother indeed was a fornicator, as this 'hearsay' suggests. Despite the Church having made this statement on many occasions, the common people within the Church will still express the phrase, "May God grant rest to the soul of Saint Phanourios' mother."

The pita is small and round, like a cake, and should be made using either nine or eleven ingredients. The basic ingredients include sifted flour, sugar, cinnamon and oil.

==Hymns==
[[Apolytikion]] (Fourth [[Tone]]) [http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm]
:A heavenly song of praise is brightly sung on the earth;
:the hosts of the Angels keep an earthly festival now in splendour and radiant joy;
:from on high, they praise with hymns thy suff'rings and struggles;
:and below, the Church doth laud thy heavenly glory
:thou foundest by thy contests and pains, O glorious Phanurius.

[[Kontakion]] (Third Tone) [http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm]
:From a vile captivity,
:thou didst deliver the Lord's priests,
:and, O godly-minded one,
:didst break their bonds by divine might;
:thou didst bravely shame the tyrants'
:audacious madness,
:giving joy unto the Angels, O thou Great Martyr.
:O Phanurius most glorious,
:we all revere thee
:as a true warrior of God.

==Churches dedicated to Saint Phanourios==
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* Church dedicated to St. Phanourios within the abandoned [http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3361238.jpg/ Monastery of Valsamonerou] (or Valsamoneri), Vorizia (Heraklion, Greece).
:''This abandoned 14th-15th century monastery stands in the village of Vorizia, 52 kilometres south-west of Heraklion and had a church dedicated to Agios Phanourios, housing some incredible [http://http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3535926.jpg/ 15th century frescoes] which are pure artistic masterpiece and unique examples of the Cretan School.''
:The two aisles of the church were constructed and painted at different times: the northern aisle is the oldest with dates inscribed in the wall of 1332 and 1404, the southern one is next with an inscription dated 1400-1428.
:The church is a very rare example of a church with two narthex at the entrance of the church, both at right angles to the two aisles of the church. The church contains interesting exterior decorations of bricks. The doors and round windows are exceptionally well-carved. It is one of the best examples of Gothic influence in the exterior decoration of Byzantine churches in Crete; also the church contains some very well-preserved frescoes.
*[http://www.SaintFanourios.org/ St. Fanourios Church] - Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA; [[GOARCH]]
*The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Barbara, St. Phanourius and St. Paul - Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex, England; [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain]]

==Sources==
*[http://www.serfes.org/lives/phanourius.htm Life of St Phanourios] compiled by Father Demetrios Serfes
*[http://www.SaintFanourios.org/ St Phanourios Church] (GOARCH) - Rev. Fr. Constantine Xirouhakis
*''St. Phanourios - His Life and Miracles'' ([http://www.saint-spyridon.org/KentroofOrthodoxMartyria.dsp available in English])
*[http://gnisios.narod.ru/phanourios.html Translation of the Life of St Phanourios] by George Lardas.

==External links==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=108969 St Phanourius] ([[OCA]])
*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=584 Phanourios the Great Martyr & Newly Appeared of Rhodes] (GOARCH)
*[http://gnisios.narod.ru/phanourios.html The Holy and Glorious Great Martyr St. Phanourios the Newly-Manifest Whose memory we celebrate on 27 August] translated by Fr. George Lardas from the ''Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church'' (in Greek), 4th ed. (Athens, 1974), Vol. VIII, pp. 470-474.
*[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/p/sgp17.htm Saint Phanourios] at Come and See Icons
*[http://www.saintandrew.net/fr_josiah/works/Pentecost/St.%20Phanourios%20&%20Riches%20Pentecost%2012.pdf Homily: St. Phanourios & The Rich Young Man (PDF)] by Fr. Josiah Trenham
*[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2386/is_1_117/ai_n16346139 The folk cult of St Phanourios in Greece and Cyprus, and its relationship with the International Tale Type] by Kaplanoglou Marianthi, from ''Folklore'', April, 2006.

===Phanouropita===
*[http://www.orthodox.net/recipes/st-phanourios-story-prayer-to-bread-recipes.html St Phanourios (Phanurios), newly revealed, of Rhodes.]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041225151026/http://www.saintdemetriosgoc.com/sd/nv1i3p6.htm ''Archive of'' Phanouropita]
*[http://www.prosphora.org/page20.html#St.%20Phanourios%20Bread%20(Fanouropita) St. Phanourios Bread (Fanouropita)]
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Divine Liturgy

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The '''Divine Liturgy''' is the primary worship service of the [[Orthodox Church|Church]]. The most commonly celebrated forms of the Divine Liturgy are the [[Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom]], the [[Liturgy of St. Basil]], and the [[Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts]], but there are other extant liturgies, such as the [[Liturgy of St. James]], the [[Liturgy of St. Mark]], the [[Liturgy of St. Gregory the Great]], and the [[Liturgy of St. Tikhon of Moscow]]. The Divine Liturgy is a [[eucharist]]ic service. It contains two parts: the ''Liturgy of the [[Catechumen]]s'', sometimes called the ''Liturgy of the Word'', at which the [[Holy Scriptures|Scriptures]] are proclaimed and expounded; and the ''Liturgy of the Faithful'', sometimes called the ''Liturgy of the [[Eucharist]]'', in which the gifts of bread and wine are offered and consecrated. The Church teaches that the gifts truly become the body and blood of [[Jesus Christ]], but it has never dogmatized a particular formula for describing this transformation. The ''Prothesis'' (or ''[[Proskomedia]]''), the service of preparing the holy gifts, can be considered a third part which precedes the Liturgy proper.

== Preparation ==
Before the Divine Liturgy begins, the [[priest]] and a [[deacon]], if one is serving, begin by preparing the gifts of bread and wine for use in the service. This preparation is itself a considerable service. More than simply setting aside the bread and wine, a robust ritual has developed with elaborate symbolism. Though the main outline is similar for most Orthodox churches, there may be some differences based on which [[typicon]] a jurisdiction uses.

Five loaves of bread are used, reminiscent of the five loaves in the wilderness, from which the masses were fed. During the Prothesis, the priest cuts out a square called the Lamb from the main loaf of bread ([[prosphora]]). This will be consecrated during the Liturgy of the Faithful to become the holy body of Christ. He also removes small particles and places them on the [[diskos]] (or paten) in commemoration of the [[Theotokos]], various saints, and the living and departed faithful. The remainder of the bread is blessed and distributed to parishioners and visitors after the service; this bread is called ''[[antidoron]]''.

During the Prothesis, the priest also blesses wine and water, which are poured into the chalice. Warm water will be added to the chalice after the [[epiclesis]].

Naturally, the gifts are [[incense|censed]] several times during the Prothesis. The conclusion of the Prothesis leads directly into the beginning of the Divine Liturgy.

== Liturgy of the Catechumens==

=== Rites of Entrance ===
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After a more or less quiet exchange between the priest and deacon, if one is serving, the Divine Liturgy begins with the memorable exclamation from the priest, "Blessed is the kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages." The assembled faithful respond, "Amen."

The deacon (or priest, if no deacon is serving) continues with the [[Great Litany]], so called because it is longer than most litanies and its petitions touch on the needs of the world: peace and salvation, the Church, her bishops, her faithful, captives and their health and salvation, deliverance from anger and need. It is concluded, as with most litanies, by calling to the remembrance of the faithful the witness of the Theotokos and the saints. In light of that powerful witness, the faithful are charged to commend their lives to Our Lord [[Jesus Christ]]. A closing prayer is exclaimed by the priest.

There follow three [[antiphons]] which vary by day and [[:Category:Jurisdictions|jurisdiction]]. The first two anitphons are followed by a shorter litany and a prayer. The third is followed by the [[Little Entrance]], at which is sung, "O Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ. O Son of God... save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia!" "Son of God" is normally followed by an insertion, such as "risen from the dead," "wondrous in thy saints," or "through the prayers of the Theotokos," depending on the day.

[[Troparion|Troparia]] and [[kontakion|kontakia]] prescribed for the day, season, and temple follow next.

Having fully entered the church liturgically and gathered together around the Word, the gathered body chants the [[Trisagion]].

=== Rites of Proclamation ===
The proclamation of [[Scripture]] is announced with the [[prokeimenon]], a [[Psalter|psalm]] or canticle refrain sung in responsorial fashion. Then, a [[reader]] proclaims the apostolic reading from an [[epistle]] or from the [[Acts of the Apostles]]. This reading is usually chanted, but a spoken reading may be allowed out of economy for local situations. (In some traditions, the reader starts the chant in a very low voice, and steps up to end of the reading with a high voice. This is a reminder of how the Early Church rose up from the catacombs.)

A triple [[alleluia]] is sung, also with verses as at the prokeimenon. This alleluia announces the Gospel reading. Following the alleluia, there is a short exchange between the priest and the people, after which he or a deacon [[chant|chants]] the Gospel.

Following the Gospel, the priest will often give a [[homily]], a short or medium-length excursus on the Scripture, the season, or the present festival or commemoration, roughly equivalent to the Protestant sermon. The homily may also be given after the communion or even after the dismissal.

The service continues with the [[Litany of Fervent Supplication]], which is marked by an insistent triple repetition of "Lord, have mercy." On certain days this litany is followed by the [[Litany for the Departed]].

The ''Liturgy of the Catechumens'' is concluded by a litany praying for the continued growth of the catechumens in faith, leading up to the day of their baptism. "Catechumens Depart" or similar as said by deacon or priest symbolizes the end of Liturgy of the Catechumens and the beginning of the Liturgy of the Faithful. Most churches in this tradition will expect catechumens to leave as they are not baptized yet and should not witness Holy Communion. Though many churches do not have catechumens in attendance, this litany remains in the liturgy and serves as a constant reminder of the [[Great Commission]], the foundation of the Church as [[mission]] to the world.

== Liturgy of the Faithful==

=== The Great Entrance ===
As the assembly begins chanting the [[Cherubic Hymn]], the celebrants go to the ''[[Table of oblation|prothesis]]'' or table of preparation. The priest presents the [[diskos]] to the deacon and takes the [[chalice]] himself. The deacon leads the priest through the north door of the icon screen. The clergy bring the gifts in procession to the holy doors, the central doors of the icon screen, while the deacon calls the faithful to attention, asking that the Lord will remember all people in his kingdom. As the holy gifts are carried solemnly through the holy doors, the assembled faithful conclude the Cherubic Hymn. ''(Note: if a deacon is not present, the priest makes this entrance with the diskos and chalice alone.)''

After the priest blesses the faithful, the deacon exclaims, "The doors! The doors!" This famous exclamation once marked the point in the service at which the doors to the temple were locked, with only faithful Christians remaining. Over the centuries, visitors have been allowed to stay, though the solemnity of what follows is still recalled with this phrase.

Then, the Church professes its common faith by reciting the [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed|Creed]]. The liturgical name for this creed is the ''Symbol of Faith'', indicating its importance to early Christians in determining the Orthodoxy of persons claiming to be of the Church.

=== The Eucharistic Prayer ===
Following the Creed, the priest begins the ''[[anaphora]]'', the great eucharistic prayer over the gifts, so called because of the initial phrase: "Let us lift up our hearts." The two principal anaphoras in use in the Orthodox Church are those of St. [[John Chrysostom]] and St. [[Basil the Great]].

After remembering the history of our fall and redemption and the institution of the eucharistic meal, the priest invokes the Holy Spirit, asking that he be sent down on the gifts. It is sometimes noted that this invocation, the ''epiclesis'', is the climax of the change of the gifts of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, but there is not total agreement among Orthodox scholars whether the change can actually be pinpointed to a single moment in the service. It is certainly true that the prayers of the service treat the gifts as consecrated and changed after this point.

Having invoked the Holy Spirit and consecrated the gifts, the priest commemorates the saints, beginning with the Theotokos. At this point, the assembled faithful chant the ancient hymn in honour of the Virgin, "It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, ever-blessed and most pure, and the Mother of our God. More honorable than the [[cherubim]], beyond compare more glorious than the [[seraphim]], without corruption you gave birth to God, the Word. True Theotokos, we magnify you."

The priest prays that the bishop, in whose name he is celebrating the Liturgy, will be kept in the Orthodox Faith and preserved in health and years.

=== The Communion and Dismissal ===
After consecrating the gifts, commemorating the saints, and praying for the local bishop, the priest lifts up the consecrated gifts, exclaiming, "The holy things are for the holy!" To which the faithful respond, "One is holy, one is Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father, amen." This phrase unfortunately loses something in English, since we have two words for ''holy'' and ''saint''. In most other languages, this dialogue has a connotation of, "The holy things are for the saints! / Only one is a saint! Only one is Lord: Jesus Christ...." This is a rather prominent reminder that our holiness finds its source in God alone, and particularly in our participation in this communion.

The faithful communicate in Orthodox tradition by receiving in both kinds (bread intincted in the wine) from a spoon, a tradition which dates to the fourth century. Having received the body and blood of the Savior, they take a piece of antidoron. In Russian tradition, a small cup of wine is also offered.

After a [[dismissal]] common to the services of the Church, the faithful come forward to venerate the [[Blessing cross|cross]] and leave the church. Renewed by the eucharistic meal, they are sent forth as witnesses to Christ in the world.

==See also==
* [[Blood in the Bible]]
* [[Eucharist]]
* [[Western Rite]]

== Bibliographical Resources ==
* Bp. [[Augustinos (Kantiotes) of Florina|Augustinos N. Kantiotes]] (Bp. of Florina, Greece). ''On The Divine Liturgy: Orthodox Homilies''. 2 Volumes. Transl. and forward by Asterios Gerostergios. (Massachusetts: [http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/ibmgs/ Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies], 1986). Complete set ISBN 0-914744-71-2.
:Originally appeared in the Greek under the title: ''' ''Εις την Θειαν Λειτουργιαν, Πατρικαι Ομιλιαι'' ''', published by the Orthodox Missionary Brotherhood, "Ο Σταυρος" ("The Cross"), Athens, 1977.
*Bradshaw, Paul, ed. ''Essays on Early Eastern Eucharistic Prayers'' (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1997) ISBN 081466153X.
:Essays on eucharistic prayers (''[[anaphora]]s'') from various periods and locales.
*Cuming, Geoffrey J. and R. C. D. Jasper. ''Prayers of the Eucharist: Early and Reformed'' (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1987) ISBN 0814660851.
:Includes the texts of eucharistic prayers no longer extant as well as early redactions of the [[anaphora]]s of St. James, St. Basil the Great, and St. John Chrysostom.
*[[Emmanuel Hatzikidis|Hatzidakis, Fr. Emmanuel]]. ''The Heavenly Banquet: Understanding the Divine Liturgy'' (2nd ed., Chicago, IL: Orthodox Witness, 2010) ISBN 978-0-9778970-3-2.
:The Divine Liturgy explained. 420p, hardbound.
*[[Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia]]. ''“The Meaning of the Divine Liturgy for the Byzantine Worshipper.”'' In: Rosemary Morris (ed.), '''Church and People in Byzantium''', Twentieth Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies. Manchester, 1986 (Birmingham: Center for Byzantine, Ottoman, and Modern Greek Studies, University of Birmingham, 1990), 7-28. ISBN 0704411008.
*[[Alexander Schmemann|Schmemann, Alexander]]. ''The Eucharist'' (Crestwood, NY: SVS Press, 1987) ISBN 0881410187.
:A classic reflection on the meaning of the Divine Liturgy from one of the pioneers of [[liturgical theology]].
*Taft, Robert F., SJ. ''Divine Liturgies — Human Problems in Byzantium, Armenia, Syria and Palestine'' (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2001) ISBN 0860788679.
*Taft, Robert F., SJ. ''A History of the Liturgy of St. John Chysostom'' (Rome: Pontifical Oriental Institute)
:This is a multi-volume work in progress.
:*Volume II: ''The Great Entrance'' (4th ed., 2004) ISBN 978-8872100994.
:*Volume IV: ''The Diptychs'' (1991) ISBN 978-8872102855.
:*Volume V: ''The Precommunion Rites'' (2000) ISBN 978-8872102855.
*Taft, Robert F., SJ. ''Through Their Own Eyes: Liturgy as the Byzantines Saw It'' (2006). ISBN 978-1932401066.

== External links ==
*[http://orthodoxwitness.org/The-Heavenly-Banquet.html The Heavenly Banquet:Understanding the Divine Liturgy] The most comprehensive commentary on the Divine Liturgy available in the English language.
*[http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Index.html The Divine Liturgies Music Project] Thousands of pages of Byzantine music in English and Greek in Western and Byzantine notation
*[http://www.saintsconstantineandelena.org/Liturgy/liturgy1.htm Orthodox Tradition and the Liturgy] An introduction to Orthodox liturgical practice with lots of photos
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20061205025718/http://sspeterpaul.org/priest.html Priest's Service Book] with links to the Prothesis (Proskomedia), the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, the Prayers of Thanksgiving, and the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. Translation by His Eminence, [[Dmitri (Royster) of Dallas|Dmitri (Royster)]], Archbishop of Dallas and the South ([[OCA]]).
*[http://www.saintjonah.org/services/sluzhebniks.htm Sluzhebniks for the Liturgy]
*[http://www.saintjonah.org/services/liturgydoc.htm Text of the Liturgy for the Choir]
*[http://www.saintjonah.org/lit/ Variable Portions of the Liturgy (Old Calendar)]
*[http://users.ox.ac.uk/~mikef/durham/egeria.html Liturgy of Jerusalem] or Liturgy of St. James
*[http://www.synaxis.info/ SYNAXIS] is dedicated to providing resources for those who are liturgists
*[http://www.myriobiblos.gr/texts/english/taft_evolution.html The Evolution of the Byzantine ''Divine Liturgy''] Robert Taft S. J.
*[http://www.archive.org/details/liturgiesofsmark00nealuoft The Liturgies of S. Mark, S. James, S. Clement, S. Chrysostom, and the Church of Malabar; translated, with introduction and appendices]. Rev. John Mason Neale. London: T. Hayes, 1859.

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Trisagion

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'''Trisagion''' (Greek τρισάγιον, thrice-holy), from ''tris-'' ("thrice") and ''agios'' ("holy").

==Translations of the Trisagion ==

'''English''': Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

'''Arabic''': قدوس الله، قدوس القوي، قدوس الذي لا يموت ارحمنا (Quddouson Allââh, Quddouson ul-qawee, Quddouson ulladhee la yamout, Irhamna).

[[Church Slavonic]]: Svjatyj Bozhe, Svjatyj Krepkij, Svjatyj Bezsmertnyj, Pomiluj nas.

'''Finnish''': Pyhä Jumala, Pyhä Väkevä, Pyhä Kuolematon, armahda meitä.

'''French''': Saint Dieu, Saint Fort, Saint Immortel, aie pitié de nous.

'''Georgian''': წმიდაო ღმერთო, წმიდაო ძლიერო, წმიდაო უკვდავო, შეგვიწყალენ ჩვენ (Tsmidao Ghmerto, Tsmidao Dzliero, Tsmidao Ukvdavo, shegvitsqalen chven).

'''Greek''': Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς (Agios O Theos, Agios Eeskhiros, Agios Athanatos, eleison imas).

'''Japanese''': 聖なる神, 聖なる勇毅, 聖なる常生の者や、我等を憐れめよ。 (Seinaru Kami, Seinaru Yūki, Seinaru Jōseinomonoya, Warerao Awaremeyo).

'''Latin''': Sanctus Deus, Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis.

'''Latvian''': Svētais Dievs, Svētais Spēcīgais, Svētais Nemirstīgais, apžēlojies par mums.

'''Meadow mari'''<ref>One of nationalities in Russia</ref>: Святой Юмо, Святой Куатле, Святой Колыдымо, мемнам серлаге (Svyatoy Yumo, Svyatoy Kooatle, Svyatoy Kolydymo, memnam serlageh).

'''Romanian''': Sfinte Dumnezeule, Sfinte Tare, Sfinte Fără de moarte, Miluieşte-ne pe noi.

'''Spanish''': Two variants
: Santo Dios, Santo Fuerte, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad de nosotros.
: Santo Dios, Santo Poderoso, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad de nosotros.

'''Syriac / [[Aramaic]]''': ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܠܗܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ، ܐܬܪܚܡܥܠܝܢ (Qadishat Aloho, Qadishat Haylthono, Qadishat lo MoyouTHo, eTHraHam al'ain).

== Trisagion Prayer ==
The '''Trisagion Prayers''' are a set of ancient prayers that begin each service of the [[Daily Cycle]]. They are also commonly used to begin one's private prayers. **(Old Calendar variation in parenthesis)

''+Glory to Thee, our God, Glory to Thee.''

''O Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere present and fillest all things, the Treasury of good things and Giver of life: (Treasurer of good and Bestower of life) Come, and abide in us(dwell in us), and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O Good One.''

''+Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us.'' '''(3 times)'''

''+Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.''

''All-Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. (be gracious unto our sins) Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, ("Holy One") visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name's sake.''

''Lord, have mercy.'' '''(3 times)'''

''+Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.''

''Our Father, who art in Heaven (which art in the Heavens), hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us (forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors); and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.''

''For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.'' (Instead: ''+Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us and save us, Amen'')

==Oriental Orthodox Version==
In the [[Oriental Orthodox]] Churches, the Trisagion is understood as addressing Christ, and is amended to read: "Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, who was crucified for us, have mercy on us."

==Reference==
<references/>

== External links ==
*[http://www.anastasis.org.uk/THE%20TRISAGION02.pdf A Note: The Translation of the Trisagion] (PDF)
*[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf209.iii.iv.iii.x.html Chapter X.—Concerning the Trisagium ('the Thrice Holy')] by St. [[John of Damascus]] in his ''Exposition of the Orthodox Faith'', trans. by Rev. S. D. F. Salmond

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'''Trisagion''' (Greek τρισάγιον, thrice-holy), from ''tris-'' ("thrice") and ''agios'' ("holy").

==Translations of the Trisagion ==

'''English''': Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

'''Arabic''': قدوس الله، قدوس القوي، قدوس الذي لا يموت ارحمنا (Quddouson Allââh, Quddouson ul-qawee, Quddouson ulladhee la yamout, Irhamna).

[[Church Slavonic]]: Svjatyj Bozhe, Svjatyj Krepkij, Svjatyj Bezsmertnyj, Pomiluj nas.

'''Finnish''': Pyhä Jumala, Pyhä Väkevä, Pyhä Kuolematon, armahda meitä.

'''French''': Saint Dieu, Saint Fort, Saint Immortel, aie pitié de nous.

'''Georgian''': წმიდაო ღმერთო, წმიდაო ძლიერო, წმიდაო უკვდავო, შეგვიწყალენ ჩვენ (Tsmidao Ghmerto, Tsmidao Dzliero, Tsmidao Ukvdavo, shegvitsqalen chven).

'''Greek''': Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς (Agios O Theos, Agios Eeskhiros, Agios Athanatos, eleison imas).

'''Japanese''': 聖なる神, 聖なる勇毅, 聖なる常生の者や、我等を憐れめよ。 (Seinaru Kami, Seinaru Yūki, Seinaru Jōseinomonoya, Warerao Awaremeyo).

'''Latin''': Sanctus Deus, Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis.

'''Latvian''': Svētais Dievs, Svētais Spēcīgais, Svētais Nemirstīgais, apžēlojies par mums.

'''Meadow mari'''<ref>One of nationalities in Russia</ref>: Святой Юмо, Святой Куатле, Святой Колыдымо, мемнам серлаге (Svyatoy Yumo, Svyatoy Kooatle, Svyatoy Kolydymo, memnam serlageh).

'''Romanian''': Sfinte Dumnezeule, Sfinte Tare, Sfinte Fără de moarte, Miluieşte-ne pe noi.

'''Spanish''': Two variants
: Santo Dios, Santo Fuerte, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad de nosotros.
: Santo Dios, Santo Poderoso, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad de nosotros.

'''Syriac / [[Aramaic]]''': ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܠܗܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ، ܐܬܪܚܡܥܠܝܢ (Qadishat Aloho, Qadishat Haylthono, Qadishat lo MoyouTHo, eTHraHam al'ain).

== Trisagion Prayer ==
The '''Trisagion Prayers''' are a set of ancient prayers that begin each service of the [[Daily Cycle]]. They are also commonly used to begin one's private prayers. (Old Calendar variation in parenthesis)

''+Glory to Thee, our God, Glory to Thee.''

''O Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere present and fillest all things, the Treasury of good things and Giver of life: (Treasurer of good and Bestower of life) Come, and abide in us(dwell in us), and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O Good One.''

''+Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us.'' '''(3 times)'''

''+Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.''

''All-Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. (be gracious unto our sins) Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, ("Holy One") visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name's sake.''

''Lord, have mercy.'' '''(3 times)'''

''+Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.''

''Our Father, who art in Heaven (which art in the Heavens), hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us ("forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors"); and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.''

''For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.'' (Instead: ''+Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us and save us, Amen'')

==Oriental Orthodox Version==
In the [[Oriental Orthodox]] Churches, the Trisagion is understood as addressing Christ, and is amended to read: "Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, who was crucified for us, have mercy on us."

==Reference==
<references/>

== External links ==
*[http://www.anastasis.org.uk/THE%20TRISAGION02.pdf A Note: The Translation of the Trisagion] (PDF)
*[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf209.iii.iv.iii.x.html Chapter X.—Concerning the Trisagium ('the Thrice Holy')] by St. [[John of Damascus]] in his ''Exposition of the Orthodox Faith'', trans. by Rev. S. D. F. Salmond

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Trisagion

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'''Trisagion''' (Greek τρισάγιον, thrice-holy), from ''tris-'' ("thrice") and ''agios'' ("holy").

==Translations of the Trisagion ==

'''English''': Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

'''Arabic''': قدوس الله، قدوس القوي، قدوس الذي لا يموت ارحمنا (Quddouson Allââh, Quddouson ul-qawee, Quddouson ulladhee la yamout, Irhamna).

[[Church Slavonic]]: Svjatyj Bozhe, Svjatyj Krepkij, Svjatyj Bezsmertnyj, Pomiluj nas.

'''Finnish''': Pyhä Jumala, Pyhä Väkevä, Pyhä Kuolematon, armahda meitä.

'''French''': Saint Dieu, Saint Fort, Saint Immortel, aie pitié de nous.

'''Georgian''': წმიდაო ღმერთო, წმიდაო ძლიერო, წმიდაო უკვდავო, შეგვიწყალენ ჩვენ (Tsmidao Ghmerto, Tsmidao Dzliero, Tsmidao Ukvdavo, shegvitsqalen chven).

'''Greek''': Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς (Agios O Theos, Agios Eeskhiros, Agios Athanatos, eleison imas).

'''Japanese''': 聖なる神, 聖なる勇毅, 聖なる常生の者や、我等を憐れめよ。 (Seinaru Kami, Seinaru Yūki, Seinaru Jōseinomonoya, Warerao Awaremeyo).

'''Latin''': Sanctus Deus, Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis.

'''Latvian''': Svētais Dievs, Svētais Spēcīgais, Svētais Nemirstīgais, apžēlojies par mums.

'''Meadow mari'''<ref>One of nationalities in Russia</ref>: Святой Юмо, Святой Куатле, Святой Колыдымо, мемнам серлаге (Svyatoy Yumo, Svyatoy Kooatle, Svyatoy Kolydymo, memnam serlageh).

'''Romanian''': Sfinte Dumnezeule, Sfinte Tare, Sfinte Fără de moarte, Miluieşte-ne pe noi.

'''Spanish''': Two variants
: Santo Dios, Santo Fuerte, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad de nosotros.
: Santo Dios, Santo Poderoso, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad de nosotros.

'''Syriac / [[Aramaic]]''': ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܠܗܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ، ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ، ܐܬܪܚܡܥܠܝܢ (Qadishat Aloho, Qadishat Haylthono, Qadishat lo MoyouTHo, eTHraHam al'ain).

== Trisagion Prayer ==
The '''Trisagion Prayers''' are a set of ancient prayers that begin each service of the [[Daily Cycle]]. They are also commonly used to begin one's private prayers. (Old Calendar variation in parenthesis)

''+Glory to Thee, our God, Glory to Thee.''

''O Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere present and fillest all things, the Treasury of good things and Giver of life: ("Treasurer of good and Bestower of life") Come, and abide in us("dwell in us"), and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O Good One.''

''+Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us.'' '''(3 times)'''

''+Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.''

''All-Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. ("be gracious unto our sins") Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, ("Holy One") visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name's sake.''

''Lord, have mercy.'' '''(3 times)'''

''+Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.''

''Our Father, who art in Heaven ("which art in the Heavens"), hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us ("forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors"); and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.''

''For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the +Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.'' (Instead: "+Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us and save us, Amen")

==Oriental Orthodox Version==
In the [[Oriental Orthodox]] Churches, the Trisagion is understood as addressing Christ, and is amended to read: "Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, who was crucified for us, have mercy on us."

==Reference==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.anastasis.org.uk/THE%20TRISAGION02.pdf A Note: The Translation of the Trisagion] (PDF)
*[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf209.iii.iv.iii.x.html Chapter X.—Concerning the Trisagium ('the Thrice Holy')] by St. [[John of Damascus]] in his ''Exposition of the Orthodox Faith'', trans. by Rev. S. D. F. Salmond

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