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John Naukliros

2011-04-08T14:19:15Z

Stmaterne: New page: The Holy Martyr '''John Naukliros''' ("the Shipmaster") suffered a psychological sickness. One time, when he was found in an unconscious state, the Turks made over him the rite of conv...

The Holy [[Martyr]] '''John Naukliros''' ("the Shipmaster") suffered a psychological sickness. One time, when he was found in an unconscious state, the Turks made over him the rite of conversion to their religion. Coming to his senses, the saint angrily threw from his head the symbol of Islam -- the turban. He bitterly bewailed the indignity that had occurred and continued to live as a Christian. The Turks then threw the martyr into prison. Neither lecturings, nor beatings, nor threats could bend the will of the [[saint]], and he repeatedly replied: "I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and I refuse your faith". After many torments they burnt the martyr in the city of Khôs on [[April 8]] 1669.

== Source ==
* [http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20021019083649/http://www.oca.org/pages/orth_chri/Feasts-and-Saints/April/Apr-08.html#john OCA saints pages version 2002]

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Maria (Skobtsova)

2011-03-31T20:16:32Z

Stmaterne: /* Glorification */

The holy and glorious venerable-martyr '''Maria Skobtsova''' (also ''Saint Mary of Paris'' or ''Mother Maria'') was a [[nun]] and [[martyr]] in Paris in the early twentieth century. She encouraged hospitality and love of one's neighbor, often in the most uncompromising of terms. She considered this to be the foundation of the Christian gospel, and she embodied it in her life. She is often compared to Dorothy Day, an American [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] who founded the Catholic Worker movement. [[Saint]] Mary died a [[martyr]] in Ravensbrück prison. She was [[glorification|glorified]] by the [[Church of Constantinople]] on [[January 16]], 2004, along with her companions, [[Priest]] [[Dmitri Klepinin]], her son [[George Skobtsov|George (Yuri) Skobtsov]], and [[Elie Fondaminsky]]. They are commemorated on July 20.

==Life==
Born to a well to do, upper-class family in 1891 in Latvia, she was given the name Elizaveta Pilenko. Her father died when she was a teenager, and she embraced atheism. In 1906 her mother took the family to St. Petersburg, where she became involved in radical intellectual circles. In 1910 she married a Bolshevik by the name of Dimitri Kuzmin-Karaviev. During this period of her life she was actively involved in literary circles and wrote much poetry. Her first book, ''Scythian Shards'', was a collection of poetry from this period. By 1913 her marriage to Dimitri had ended.

Through a look at the humanity of Jesus—"He also died. He sweated blood. They struck his face"—she began to be drawn back into Christianity. She moved—now with her daughter, Gaiana—to the south of Russia where her religious devotion increased.

In 1918, after the Bolshevik Revolution, she was elected deputy mayor of the town of Anapa in Southern Russia. When the White Army took control of Anapa, the mayor fled and she became mayor of the town. The White Army put her on trial for being a Bolshevik. However, the judge was a former teacher of hers, Daniel Skobtsov, and she was acquitted. Soon the two fell in love and were married.

Soon, the political tide was turning again. In order to avoid danger, Elizaveta, Daniel, Gaiana, and Elizaveta's mother Sophia fled the country. Elizaveta was pregnant with her second child. They traveled first to Georgia (where her son [[George Skobtsov|Yuri]] was born) and then to Yugoslavia (where her daughter Anastasia was born). Finally they arrived in Paris in 1923. Soon Elizaveta was dedicating herself to theological studies and social work.

In 1926, Anastasia died of influenza—a heartbreaking event for the family. Gaiana was sent away to Belgium to boarding school. Soon, Daniel and Elizaveta's marriage was falling apart. Yuri ended up living with Daniel, and Elizaveta moved into central Paris to work more directly with those who were most in need.

Her [[bishop]] encouraged her to take vows as a nun, something she did only with the assurance that she would not have to live in a [[monastery]], secluded from the world. In 1932, with Daniel Skobtov's permission, an ecclesiastical divorce was granted and she took monastic vows. In religion she took the name Maria. Her confessor was Father [[Sergius Bulgakov]]. Later, Fr. [[Dmitri Klepinin]] would be sent to be the [[chaplain]] of the house.

Mother Maria made a rented house in Paris her "convent." It was a place with an open door for refugees, the needy and the lonely. It also soon became a center for intellectual and theological discussion. In Mother Maria these two elements—service to the poor and theology—went hand-in-hand.

==Death==
When the Nazis took Paris in World War II, Jews soon approached the house asking for [[baptism]]al certificates, which Father Dimitri would provide them. Many Jews came to stay with them. They provided shelter and helped many escape. Eventually the house was closed down. Mother Maria, Fr. Dimitri, Yuri, and Sophia were all taken by the Gestapo. Fr. Dimitri and Yuri both died at the prison camp in Dora.

Mother Maria was sent to the camp in Ravensbrück, Germany. On [[Holy Saturday]], 1945, Mother Maria was taken to the gas chamber and entered eternal life. It is suggested that she took the place of another who had been selected for that death.

==Glorification==
Mother Maria was [[Glorification|glorified]] by act of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on [[January 16]], 2004. The [[glorification]] of Mother Maria, together with Fr. Dimitri, Yuri, and Ilya Fondaminsky took place at the Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky in Paris on [[May 1]] and [[May 2|2]], 2004. Their [[feast day]] is [[July 20]]. Mother Maria has also her "dies natalis" as feast day on [[March 31]].

==Writings==
*''Mother Maria Skobtsova: Essential Writings'', trans. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (Orbis, 2003). ISBN 978-1570754364.

==External links==
*[http://incommunion.org/?page_id=868/ Links to many resources having to do with the life and writings of Saint Maria Skobtsova]at InCommunion.org, the website of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/4541/links.html A Saint of Our Day: Mother Maria Skobtsova, Nun and Martyr]

==Further reading==
*[http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ENG0113/_INDEX.HTM Types of Religious Lives] [http://jbburnett.com/resources/skobtsova_types.pdf (pdf)] by Mother Maria Skobtsova
*[http://www.berdyaev.com/skobtsova/imitatio_Bogomater.html Concerning the Emulation of the Mother of God (Journal Put')]
*[http://www.berdyaev.com/skobtsova/veneratio_Bogomater.html Veneration of the Mother of God]
*[http://www.berdyaev.com/skobtsova/pauperes_spiritu.html The Poor in Spirit]
*[http://www.berdyaev.com/skobtsova/suffering_cross.html Suffering and the Cross]

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User:Stmaterne

2011-03-22T08:24:49Z

Stmaterne: /* About Me */

[[Image:smaterne-ico.jpg|right|frame|that's the usual "id picture" I use on forum (Ely, blog, ..), an Icon of patron-saint of Belgium, saint Maternos of Trier and Tongeren (end 1st c.)]]
== About Me ==
My name is Jean-Michel Dossogne. As you won't guess from my name, good Belgian mixture, I come from Flanders, but lives in Wallonia. I speak French, Flemish and English, a little German, and college souvenirs from Greek & Latin are sometimes possible. Sometimes.

I have been 16 years in the Belgian Navy (first class petty officer, electronic warfare & telecom), am decorated of Military Merit, Gulf War 1988, Kuweit Liberation Medal (Gulf War 1991) and a "long term" service medal, and a commemorative one for the Balkan war naval blockade (not my pride, we were at the wrong side..).
I met my first wife in 1990 "by chance" (our ship had a defect while alongside in Ostend and I went back home to pick up clothes and she was with my neighbours & friends, having a drink, so we got to know each other and married a few months later. Much too fast... The Lord has given us the grace of 3 pious princesses.
I left the Navy for the Police when my wife became pregnant of our first daughter. After some years of duty as intervention patrol, I started my conversion for the K9 patrol with Sultan, our young german shepperd. One year later, I had a "little problem" on service, during a violent football match we had to control, hospital couldn't help. Administration placed me on forced premature retirement for handicap, low income thus. To touch Jacob, our Lord had to send an Angel to fight with him, and only then he understood.. That's my first real conscious contact with God.

Our beloved Lord placed lots of lifebuoys and lifelines in my life. I didn't started to catch much of them before lots of troubles happened in my life from 2000 onwards...
My first steps with Orthodoxy where with the Eastern part, at the Greek parish of Charleroi, in january 2000. It took 2 more years for the conviction, and on wednesday 4 june 2003, I was received in the Communion of the "Unam, Sanctam, Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam", via h.g abp Simon, Moscow Patriarcate, in Bruxelles. Deo gratias. We are not willing to be forced to attach to any particular "ethnic" parish : "nor Jew, nor Greeks" is important for us. If I entered via the "MP", it was because my work of the time brought me several times a week in the surroundings of the russian cathedral. For week-ends, we were in the Greek-Orthodox parish. Now we go in family to the French-talking parish Saint Martin de Tours & saint Silouane l'Athonite, in Bruxelles, but sometimes also the Russian parish of Charleroi or Leuven, the Frencht-talking Greek parish of Namur, and so on, all depending of the hours of celebrations and days when I can have my children..

On 12/feb/2006, I became [[acolyte]], attached to the (now vanished) tiny [http://www.orthodoxes.net '''Metochion sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie et saint Feuillen'''] in Philippeville, kingdom of Belgium. I was responsible for its website, under supervision of the father abbot/higoumen.
Early 2007, after having left the roman-catholic church for more than a year, my wife decided and asked to become Orthodox Christian during the Great Lent. And for Pentecost, my 2 eldest children too asked to enter the Ark of Salvation. Pure blessing. My youngest was already Orthodox, almost since the begining, received in the Russian parish of Charleroi, about which she often speaks as "my baptismal Church."

But lots of severe health problems arose end 2007. And my wife had led a "double life" (...) since years, something we discovered too late, so she finally went "her own way" early 2009.
It will take time, but I'll have to recover physically, morally and spiritually of that drama to be able to rebuild a family, for my 3 children suffer much of the way the separation happened, their mother don't love them and told her much about... And they expressed us and want both parents to find happyness again. As I said, truly 3 pious children.

Happy news, in summer 2008, the belgian Navy took me back in active Reserve (similar to "national guard" in the USA) for promoting the jobs & operations, and my 2 eldest children asked us to join the [http://wielingen1991.userboard.net/cadets-de-marine-marinekadetten-f44/ Sea Cadets], where they were truly active. My middle daughter specialises in navigation, and my oldest daughter is the only female candidate maritime electro-mechanician - she would like to continue that way in life, a very hard way, very hard studies & life.. My youngest successed to get the basic degree in sailing on an Optimist last summer, just aged of 7, in a week with heavy winds & lots of shaggy waters. Early 2010, my 3 children joined the [http://www.24seascouts.be/ Sea Scouts] in the nearby town of [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couvin Couvin]. May saint Nicholas of Myra protect my 3 children.

Summer hobby, I am member of the [http://solex-t3800.blogspot.com/ Velosolex Club of Belgium] - my old black "mopette" is as old as I am, but works much better now.. Pictures show me also with [http://chiens-loups.blogspot.com/ my Czech wolfdog], and at the [http://canoniers.blogspot.com/ sport shooting range], sports I practice in both cases when health allows. My 2 oldest children are [http://danseswallonie.blogspot.com/ regular members of a folk/traditionnal dance group] from here (quadrillas, jigs & reels, ...), and with my youngest one, we regularly take part to the repetitions of the group. It's a great blessing to do all this in family!

As our Lord said that to have long days on earth, we have to honnour our parents (Exode 20,12) : I am particularly involved in the veneration of all what our Church Fathers and Mothers from the Orthodox West have brought to the hole Church. [http://home.scarlet.be/orthodoxia/ And till recently, liturgically too], but now of course it's all over! I have occasionally the joy & chance to serve at the closest Greek-Orthodox parish, the one thrugh which I was introduced to holy Orthodoxy.

== External Links ==
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/ My musing & Orthodox information blog], 1420 articles in 3 1/2 years, more than half million of visitors, a collection often enriched.

* [http://chiensloups.blogspot.com/ My wolf & dog website].

* [http://zm-fn.blogspot.com/ My Navy website], great movies & pictures of ships & the sea around the world.

* [http://canoniers.blogspot.com/ My sportshooter website].

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[[Image:Jm_wolfdog_shooting_church2007-08.jpg|left|frame|my favourite activities : wolfdog training, sport shooter & serving at Church]]

Cuthbert of Lindisfarne

2011-03-20T22:48:38Z

Stmaterne: /* External links */

[[Image:Cuthbert.jpg|right|frame|St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne]]
Our father among the [[saint]]s '''Cuthbert of Lindisfarne''', [[Wonder-worker]] of Britain, was a [[monastic]] [[missionary]] and [[bishop]] during the seventh century, in Scotland and the north of England. He is a widely [[veneration|venerated]] saint in England. His [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[March 20]]. [[September 4]] is the commemoration of the translation of his [[relics]] to Durham.

==Life==
Not much is known for certain of Cuthbert's youth. Variously, he has been thought to have been of Irish origin, named "Mulloche" and descended from Irish royalty, or of Northumbrian birth of well-to-do English stock, with either warrior or sheep-herding training. He was raised in the Scottish lowlands by a poor widow named Kenswith. His date of birth is given as 634 or 635. His course in life seems to have turned on an experience when he was tending sheep one night. Cuthbert saw lights in the sky that he interpreted to be an [[angel]] descending to earth and returning to [[heaven]] with the [[soul]] of St. [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]], whom he found later to have died that evening, [[August 31]], 651. Through this event he decided to go to the Melrose [[Abbey]] on the Tweed River and become a [[monk]].

Cuthbert was a monk at Melrose under St. Eata from 651 to 661 where he was taught the [[Holy Scripture|scriptures]] by the [[prior]], St. Boisil. In 661, he joined a new [[monastery]] at Ripon, with St. Eata, where he was the guestmaster. Cuthbert returned to Melrose, after King Alcfrid placed Ripon under St. Wilfrid's leadership, and there he became the prior after the death St. Boisil. It was while at Melrose that Cuthbert began his missionary efforts throughout Northumbria. He became ill with the plague that was endemic in the area, and which had been the cause of the death of Boisil. While Cuthbert recovered his health henceforth was undermined.
[[Image:Whitby Abbey.jpg|thumb|right|200pxl|[[Whitby Abbey]]]]

At the [[Synod of Whitby]] in 664, a decision was made to follow the Roman liturgical customs introduced by [[Augustine of Canterbury]] in place of the Celtic practices that were formerly followed. While St. Colman, the local [[bishop]], and his monks refused to accept the decision of the Synod of Whitby and left for Ireland, Cuthbert seemed to have accepted the introduction of the Roman practices and remained. Cuthbert, then, followed his [[abbot]], St. Eata, from Melrose to [[Lindisfarne]], where he became prior and later abbot.

[[Image:Lindisfarne Priory.jpg|thumb|left|250pxl|Lindisfarne Priory]]
From Lindisfarne, Cuthbert continued his missionary work southward to Northumberland and Durham. Cuthbert had become entranced with the sea and rocky lands of Lindisfarne and yearned for a solitary life there. In 676, he actively turned to such a life by retiring to a cave and shortly thereafter he moved to a cell he built on the isolated island of Inner Farne that was south of Lindisfarne. Yet he was still sought after. After being implored strongly by the king of Northumberland, Cuthbert, in tears, agreed to accept election as a bishop in 684. While initially destined for the see of Hexham, Cuthbert exchanged sees with St. Eata and was [[Consecration of a bishop|consecrated bishop]] of Lindisfarne in [[March 26]], 685, on the [[Pascha|Sunday of the Resurrection]], by St. [[Theodore of Tarsus|Theodore]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], and by six bishops in York.

For the next two years, Cuthbert, while maintaining an [[ascetic]] life, led his [[diocese]] by caring for the sick, distributing [[alms]], working the many [[miracle]]s that earned him the title of ''Wonder-worker of Britain''. Then, during the [[Christmas]] season of 686 in declining health he resigned his office and retired to his cell on the Inner Farne Island where he reposed on [[March 20]], 687.

==External links==
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=2366 Cuthbert of Lindisfarne] ([[GOARCH]])
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=109071 St Cuthbert, wonderworker of Britain] ([[OCA]])
*[[w:Cuthbert of Lindisfarne|Cuthbert of Lindisfarne]] on Wikipedia
*[http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/jchiaromonte/cuthbert5.htm Cuthbert]
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/2008/03/saint-cuthbert-de-lindisfarne-le-saint.html icons of saint Cuthbert]

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File:Cuthbert-lindisfarne.jpg

2011-03-20T22:41:05Z

Stmaterne: Cathédrale de Durham: fresque de saint Cuthbert de Lindisfarne

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Cathédrale de Durham: fresque de saint Cuthbert de Lindisfarne
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Cuthbert of Lindisfarne

2011-03-20T22:34:41Z

Stmaterne:

[[Image:Cuthbert.jpg|right|frame|St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne]]
Our father among the [[saint]]s '''Cuthbert of Lindisfarne''', [[Wonder-worker]] of Britain, was a [[monastic]] [[missionary]] and [[bishop]] during the seventh century, in Scotland and the north of England. He is a widely [[veneration|venerated]] saint in England. His [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[March 20]]. [[September 4]] is the commemoration of the translation of his [[relics]] to Durham.

==Life==
Not much is known for certain of Cuthbert's youth. Variously, he has been thought to have been of Irish origin, named "Mulloche" and descended from Irish royalty, or of Northumbrian birth of well-to-do English stock, with either warrior or sheep-herding training. He was raised in the Scottish lowlands by a poor widow named Kenswith. His date of birth is given as 634 or 635. His course in life seems to have turned on an experience when he was tending sheep one night. Cuthbert saw lights in the sky that he interpreted to be an [[angel]] descending to earth and returning to [[heaven]] with the [[soul]] of St. [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]], whom he found later to have died that evening, [[August 31]], 651. Through this event he decided to go to the Melrose [[Abbey]] on the Tweed River and become a [[monk]].

Cuthbert was a monk at Melrose under St. Eata from 651 to 661 where he was taught the [[Holy Scripture|scriptures]] by the [[prior]], St. Boisil. In 661, he joined a new [[monastery]] at Ripon, with St. Eata, where he was the guestmaster. Cuthbert returned to Melrose, after King Alcfrid placed Ripon under St. Wilfrid's leadership, and there he became the prior after the death St. Boisil. It was while at Melrose that Cuthbert began his missionary efforts throughout Northumbria. He became ill with the plague that was endemic in the area, and which had been the cause of the death of Boisil. While Cuthbert recovered his health henceforth was undermined.
[[Image:Whitby Abbey.jpg|thumb|right|200pxl|[[Whitby Abbey]]]]

At the [[Synod of Whitby]] in 664, a decision was made to follow the Roman liturgical customs introduced by [[Augustine of Canterbury]] in place of the Celtic practices that were formerly followed. While St. Colman, the local [[bishop]], and his monks refused to accept the decision of the Synod of Whitby and left for Ireland, Cuthbert seemed to have accepted the introduction of the Roman practices and remained. Cuthbert, then, followed his [[abbot]], St. Eata, from Melrose to [[Lindisfarne]], where he became prior and later abbot.

[[Image:Lindisfarne Priory.jpg|thumb|left|250pxl|Lindisfarne Priory]]
From Lindisfarne, Cuthbert continued his missionary work southward to Northumberland and Durham. Cuthbert had become entranced with the sea and rocky lands of Lindisfarne and yearned for a solitary life there. In 676, he actively turned to such a life by retiring to a cave and shortly thereafter he moved to a cell he built on the isolated island of Inner Farne that was south of Lindisfarne. Yet he was still sought after. After being implored strongly by the king of Northumberland, Cuthbert, in tears, agreed to accept election as a bishop in 684. While initially destined for the see of Hexham, Cuthbert exchanged sees with St. Eata and was [[Consecration of a bishop|consecrated bishop]] of Lindisfarne in [[March 26]], 685, on the [[Pascha|Sunday of the Resurrection]], by St. [[Theodore of Tarsus|Theodore]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], and by six bishops in York.

For the next two years, Cuthbert, while maintaining an [[ascetic]] life, led his [[diocese]] by caring for the sick, distributing [[alms]], working the many [[miracle]]s that earned him the title of ''Wonder-worker of Britain''. Then, during the [[Christmas]] season of 686 in declining health he resigned his office and retired to his cell on the Inner Farne Island where he reposed on [[March 20]], 687.

==External links==
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=2366 Cuthbert of Lindisfarne] ([[GOARCH]])
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=109071 St Cuthbert, wonderworker of Britain] ([[OCA]])
*[[w:Cuthbert of Lindisfarne|Cuthbert of Lindisfarne]] on Wikipedia
*[http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/jchiaromonte/cuthbert5.htm Cuthbert]
http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/2008/03/saint-cuthbert-de-lindisfarne-le-saint.html

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Patrick of Ireland

2011-03-17T16:00:10Z

Stmaterne: /* External links and sources */

[[Image:Patrick of Ireland.jpg|right|frame|St. Patrick of Ireland]]
Our father among the [[saint]]s '''Patrick of Ireland''', [[Bishop]] of Armagh and [[Enlightener]] of Ireland, was born a Briton. Captured and brought to Ireland as a slave, he escaped and returned home. Later, he returned to Ireland, bringing Christianity to its people. His feast day is [[March 17]].

==Life==
Saint Patrick was born around 390 (likely in 387), at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland. His name is from the Latin ''Patricius'', meaning ''high-born''. His parents were part of the Christian minority of Britain; his father, Calpurnius, was a [[deacon]], "the son of Potitus, a priest, of the village Bannavem Taburniæ."

At the age of 16, he was captured during a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. During that time, he prayed frequently and came for the first time to have a true faith in God. At age 22, he had a vision in which God told him to be prepared to leave Ireland. Soon, he escaped, walking 200 miles to a ship and returning to England. In a dream, he saw the people of Ireland calling him, "We beg you, holy youth, that you shall come and shall walk again among us."

St Patrick sought clerical training. He was ordained by St. [[Germanus of Auxerre|Germanus]], bishop of Auxerre. Around 430 he was ordained a bishop, after which he returned to Ireland. There, he preached the [[Gospels|Gospel]], reaching tribal chieftains, gaining their permission to teach their subjects also. During his episcopate, he was attacked for a sin he confessed to a close friend, a sin he committed "in a single hour" when only 15, but he did not suffer as a result. He established an episcopal administration and led a [[monasticism|monastic]] lifestyle, establishing Christianity in Ireland. St. Patrick died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, on March 17, 461.

==Works attributed to Patrick==
===''Confessio''===
[[#External links and Sources|1]] Saint Patrick wrote this semi-autobiography as a labor for God, explaining the story of his life to inspire others to believe and turn their lives to God. Additionally, he wished to address concerns his fellow clergy had about his holding the office of bishop.

===''Epistola''===
[[#External links and Sources|2]] Saint Patrick wrote this letter to the soldiers of King Coroticus to chastize them for capturing Christians of Patrick's flock as slaves.

===Explanation of the Trinity===
Saint Patrick is most often recognized for likening the [[Trinity]] to a shamrock, illustrating that the shamrock has three parts, and yet is one; in a similar way, the Trinity has three persons, and is still one God. (cf. the [[OCA]]'s icon[[#External links and Sources|3]])

===Lorica of Saint Patrick===
[[#External links and Sources|4]] ''Lorica'' means ''breastplate'' in Latin. The story of this prayer is that Patrick and his followers used this most beautiful prayer to protect themselves from the people who wanted to kill them as they travelled across Ireland. It is also called the ''Deer's Cry'' (''Fáed Fíada'') because their enemies saw, not men, but deer. It may not have been written by Patrick, but is considered to reflect his theological focus on the Trinity.

:I arise today
:through a mighty strength,
:the invocation of the Trinity,
:through belief in the Threeness,
:through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation.

:I arise today
:through the strength of [[Christ]] with His [[Baptism]],
:through the strength of His [[Crucifixion]] with His Burial,
:through the strength of His [[Resurrection]] with His Ascension,
:through the strength of His descent for the Judgment of Doom.

:I arise today
:through the strength of the love of [[Cherubim]],
:in obedience of [[Angels]], in the service of the [[Archangel]]s,
:in hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
:in prayers of [[Patriarch]]s, in predictions of [[Prophet]]s,
:in preachings of [[Apostles]], in faiths of [[Confessor]]s,
:in innocence of Holy Virgins, in deeds of righteous men.

:I arise today
:through the strength of Heaven:
:light of Sun, brilliance of Moon, splendour of Fire,
:speed of Lightning, swiftness of Wind, depth of Sea,
:stability of Earth, firmness of Rock.

:I arise today
:through God's strength to pilot me:
:God's might to uphold me, God's wisdom to guide me,
:God's eye to look before me, God's ear to hear me,
:God's word to speak for me, God's hand to guard me,
:God's way to lie before me, God's shield to protect me,
:God's host to secure me:
:against snares of devils,
:against temptations of vices,
:against inclinations of nature,
:against everyone who shall wish me ill,
:afar and anear, alone and in a crowd.

:I summon today all these powers between me (and these evils):
:against every cruel and merciless power that may oppose my body and my soul,
:against incantations of false prophets,
:against black laws of heathenry,
:against false laws of [[heresy|heretics]],
:against craft of idolatry,
:against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,
:against every knowledge that endangers man's body and soul.
:Christ to protect me today
:against poison, against burning,
:against drowning, against wounding,
:so that there may come abundance of reward.

:Christ with me, Christ before me,
:Christ behind me, Christ in me,
:Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
:Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
:Christ in breadth, Christ in length, Christ in height,
:Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
:Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,
:Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.

:I arise today
:through a mighty strength,
:the invocation of the Trinity,
:through belief in the Threeness,
:through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation.

:Salvation is of the Lord.
:Salvation is of the Lord.
:Salvation is of Christ.
:May Thy Salvation, O Lord, be ever with us.

==Works about Patrick==
*Muirchu's ''Life of Saint Patrick'', written c. 683 (two centuries after Patrick's death), is the oldest existing, known work about Saint Patrick.[[#External links and Sources|5]]

==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] (Tone 3)

:Holy Bishop Patrick,
:Faithful shepherd of Christ's royal flock,
:You filled Ireland with the radiance of the Gospel:
:The mighty strength of the Trinity!
:Now that you stand before the Savior,
:Pray that He may preserve us in faith and love!

[[Kontakion]] (Tone 4)

:From slavery you escaped to freedom in Christ's service:
:He sent you to deliver Ireland from the devil's bondage.
:You planted the Word of the Gospel in pagan hearts.
:In your journeys and hardships you rivaled the Apostle Paul!
:Having received the reward for your labors in heaven,
:Never cease to pray for the flock you have gathered on earth,
:Holy bishop Patrick!

==External links and sources==
*1 [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/patrick/confession.i.html ''Confessio'' of Saint Patrick] (in [http://home.scarlet.be/amdg/oldies/sankt/confess.htm French])
*2 [http://www.iol.ie/~santing/patrick/CoroticusFrame.htm ''Letter to Coroticus'']
*3 [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=100821 St. Patrick the Bishop of Armagh and Enlightener of Ireland] from the [[Orthodox Church in America]] website
*4 [http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Poetry/StPatrick.html Saint Patrick's Lorica]
*5 [http://www.geocities.com/vortigernstudies/fabio/book4.3.htm Muirchu and his sources] by Fabio P. Barbieri
*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=2365 Saint Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland] from the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] website
*[http://oca.org/FStropars.asp?SID=13&ID=100821 St. Patrick the Bishop of Armagh and Enlightener of Ireland: Troparion and Kontakion] from the [[Orthodox Church in America]] website
*[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/wace/biodict.v.xvi.xviii.html Patricius] from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library
*[http://www.irelandseye.com/paddy2/patrick.html Saint Patrick of Ireland]
*''Declaration'' and ''Letter'' from A.B.E. Hood, ed. and trans., ''St. Patrick: His Writings and Muirchu's Life''. (Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1978.) ISBN 084766080X
*[http://www.medievalchurch.org.uk/p_patrick.html Patrick]
*[http://www.voskrese.info/spl/fiacc.html ''Hymn of Saint Fiacc''] (in [http://home.scarlet.be/amdg/oldies/sankt/fiacc.html French])
*[http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100001A/text122.html ''Annals of Ulster''] mentioning the relics of St. Patrick, in 552 AD
*[http://celticchristianity.org/library/secund.html ''Audite, omnes amantes Deum''], or ''Hymn of St. Patrick, Teacher of the Irish'', by his nephew Saint Sechnall or Secundinus (in [http://home.scarlet.be/amdg/oldies/sankt/patrick-sechnall.html French])

*[http://membres.lycos.fr/stmaterne/psomalis/patrick.pdf Byzantine Service (in Greek) to Saint Patrick (PDF)], Apostle of Ireland, by protopsaltis Panagiotis Somalis
*[http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/search/label/saint%20Patrick Saint Patrick's ''Life'', prayers, history in French], with [[icon]]s
*[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/p/mdg01.htm Icon of St. Patrick of Ireland]

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[[Category:Pre-Schism Western Saints]]
[[Category:Bishops]]
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[[Category:Wonderworkers]]

Acolyte

2011-03-17T15:49:57Z

Stmaterne: /* The Acolyte inside the Church Orders in the Orthodox West in 8th century */

[[image:altarboy.jpg|thumb|right|A young man in sticharion performing the duties of an altar server]]In the Orthodox Church, an '''acolyte''' or an '''altar boy''' is a term used for someone who, though unordained, performs liturgical duties such as lighting [[altar]] candles, preparing charcoal for incense, and assisting the major orders with the liturgy.

== The acolyte in the Byzantine tradition ==
The [[Orthodox Church]] no longer possesses an exact equivalent for this office. The order of acolyte has fallen into disuse with other minor orders, such as doorkeepers and exorcists.

At one time there was a rank of minor clergy called the taper-bearer, responsible for bearing lights during processions and liturgical entrances; however, this rank has long ago been subsumed by that of the [[reader]]; the service for the [[ordination]] of a reader mentions both functions.

The functions of an acolyte or taper-bearer are therefore carried out by readers, [[subdeacon|subdeacons]], or by unordained men or boys. Subdeacons wear their normal vestments consisting of the [[sticharion]] and crossed [[orarion]]; readers and unordained servers generally wear the sticharion alone.

While in other Christian entities the term Acolyte is used for someone preparing for the major orders of clergy, this is not implied in Orthodox usage.

== The acolyte in the Western Orthodox tradition ==
Some canonical [[Western Rite]] parishes still have Altar servants, particularly in [http://orthodoxwesternrite.wordpress.com/ Rocor WR]. They have the same function as the Eastern Rite acolytes earlier had.

=== The Acolyte inside the Church Orders in the Orthodox West in 8th century ===

[[Image:IRHT_106966-p.jpg]]

[[Image:IRHT 106967-p.jpg]]

The service of the Church servants is clearly seen on these pictures:
Ostiar (guardian of the reliquaries), Lector (Reader), Acolitis (Acolyte), Exorcis (Exorcist), Subdiacon (Subdeacon), Deacon, Priest and Bishop

[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/enlumine/fr/BM/autun_033-01.htm source pictures]

[http://www.enluminures.culture.fr/public/mistral/enlumine_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_98=POSS&VALUE_98=%20Marmoutier&NUMBER=1&GRP=0&REQ=%28%28Marmoutier%29%20%3aPOSS%20%29&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P&SPEC=1&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=100&MAX3=100&DOM=All Sacramentaire de Marmoutier à l'usage d'Autun] - ms.19 bis, f. 5 - Autun - BM - © IRHT (CNRS) / Bibliothèque municipale d'Autun / MC

[http://www.numerique.culture.fr/mpf/pub-fr/document.html?id=FR-DC-B710146101_001&from1=imgalea open access to public library Autun] on [http://www.enluminures.culture.fr French Ministry of Culture illuminated manuscripts] website

== External links ==
*[[w:Acolyte|Wikipedia: Acolyte]]
{{Clergy/wide}}

[[Category:Clergy]]

[[ro:Acolit]]

Acolyte

2011-03-17T15:38:35Z

Stmaterne: /* The Acolyte inside the Church Orders in the Orthodox West in 8th century */

[[image:altarboy.jpg|thumb|right|A young man in sticharion performing the duties of an altar server]]In the Orthodox Church, an '''acolyte''' or an '''altar boy''' is a term used for someone who, though unordained, performs liturgical duties such as lighting [[altar]] candles, preparing charcoal for incense, and assisting the major orders with the liturgy.

== The acolyte in the Byzantine tradition ==
The [[Orthodox Church]] no longer possesses an exact equivalent for this office. The order of acolyte has fallen into disuse with other minor orders, such as doorkeepers and exorcists.

At one time there was a rank of minor clergy called the taper-bearer, responsible for bearing lights during processions and liturgical entrances; however, this rank has long ago been subsumed by that of the [[reader]]; the service for the [[ordination]] of a reader mentions both functions.

The functions of an acolyte or taper-bearer are therefore carried out by readers, [[subdeacon|subdeacons]], or by unordained men or boys. Subdeacons wear their normal vestments consisting of the [[sticharion]] and crossed [[orarion]]; readers and unordained servers generally wear the sticharion alone.

While in other Christian entities the term Acolyte is used for someone preparing for the major orders of clergy, this is not implied in Orthodox usage.

== The acolyte in the Western Orthodox tradition ==
Some canonical [[Western Rite]] parishes still have Altar servants, particularly in [http://orthodoxwesternrite.wordpress.com/ Rocor WR]. They have the same function as the Eastern Rite acolytes earlier had.

== The Acolyte inside the Church Orders in the Orthodox West in 8th century ==

[[Image:IRHT_106966-p.jpg]]

[[Image:IRHT 106967-p.jpg]]

The service of the Church servants is clearly seen on these pictures:
Ostiar (guardian of the reliquaries), Lector (Reader), Acolitis (Acolyte), Exorcis (Exorcist), Subdiacon (Subdeacon), Deacon, Priest and Bishop

[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/enlumine/fr/BM/autun_033-01.htm source pictures]

[http://www.enluminures.culture.fr/public/mistral/enlumine_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_98=POSS&VALUE_98=%20Marmoutier&NUMBER=1&GRP=0&REQ=%28%28Marmoutier%29%20%3aPOSS%20%29&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P&SPEC=1&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=100&MAX3=100&DOM=All Sacramentaire de Marmoutier à l'usage d'Autun] - ms.19 bis, f. 5 - Autun - BM - © IRHT (CNRS) / Bibliothèque municipale d'Autun / MC

[http://www.numerique.culture.fr/mpf/pub-fr/document.html?id=FR-DC-B710146101_001&from1=imgalea open access to public library Autun] on [http://www.enluminures.culture.fr French Ministry of Culture illuminated manuscripts] website

== External links ==
*[[w:Acolyte|Wikipedia: Acolyte]]
{{Clergy/wide}}

[[Category:Clergy]]

[[ro:Acolit]]

File:IRHT 106967-p.jpg

2011-03-17T15:38:03Z

Stmaterne: Ostiary, Reader, Acolyte, Exorcist, Subdeacon in the Orthodox West, 8th century

== Description ==
Ostiary, Reader, Acolyte, Exorcist, Subdeacon in the Orthodox West, 8th century
== Copyright status ==
copyright Public Library Autun, France
== Source ==
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/enlumine/fr/BM/autun_033-01.htm

File:IRHT 106966-p.jpg

2011-03-17T15:34:08Z

Stmaterne: bishop, priest and deacon in the Orthodox West, 8th century

== Description ==
bishop, priest and deacon in the Orthodox West, 8th century
== Copyright status ==
copyright Public Library Autun, France
== Source ==
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/enlumine/fr/BM/autun_033-01.htm

Acolyte

2011-03-17T15:30:49Z

Stmaterne: /* The acolyte in the Western Orthodox tradition */

[[image:altarboy.jpg|thumb|right|A young man in sticharion performing the duties of an altar server]]In the Orthodox Church, an '''acolyte''' or an '''altar boy''' is a term used for someone who, though unordained, performs liturgical duties such as lighting [[altar]] candles, preparing charcoal for incense, and assisting the major orders with the liturgy.

== The acolyte in the Byzantine tradition ==
The [[Orthodox Church]] no longer possesses an exact equivalent for this office. The order of acolyte has fallen into disuse with other minor orders, such as doorkeepers and exorcists.

At one time there was a rank of minor clergy called the taper-bearer, responsible for bearing lights during processions and liturgical entrances; however, this rank has long ago been subsumed by that of the [[reader]]; the service for the [[ordination]] of a reader mentions both functions.

The functions of an acolyte or taper-bearer are therefore carried out by readers, [[subdeacon|subdeacons]], or by unordained men or boys. Subdeacons wear their normal vestments consisting of the [[sticharion]] and crossed [[orarion]]; readers and unordained servers generally wear the sticharion alone.

While in other Christian entities the term Acolyte is used for someone preparing for the major orders of clergy, this is not implied in Orthodox usage.

== The acolyte in the Western Orthodox tradition ==
Some canonical [[Western Rite]] parishes still have Altar servants, particularly in [http://orthodoxwesternrite.wordpress.com/ Rocor WR]. They have the same function as the Eastern Rite acolytes earlier had.

== The Acolyte inside the Church Orders in the Orthodox West in 8th century ==

[[Image:http://www.enluminures.culture.fr/Wave/savimage/enlumine/irht7/IRHT_106966-p.jpg]]
[[Image:http://www.enluminures.culture.fr/Wave/savimage/enlumine/irht7/IRHT_106967-p.jpg]]

The service of the Church servants is clearly seen on these pictures:
Ostiar (guardian of the reliquaries), Lector (Reader), Acolitis (Acolyte), Exorcis (Exorcist), Subdiacon (Subdeacon), Deacon, Priest and Bishop

[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/enlumine/fr/BM/autun_033-01.htm source pictures]

[http://www.enluminures.culture.fr/public/mistral/enlumine_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_98=POSS&VALUE_98=%20Marmoutier&NUMBER=1&GRP=0&REQ=%28%28Marmoutier%29%20%3aPOSS%20%29&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P&SPEC=1&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=100&MAX3=100&DOM=All Sacramentaire de Marmoutier à l'usage d'Autun] - ms.19 bis, f. 5 - Autun - BM - © IRHT (CNRS) / Bibliothèque municipale d'Autun / MC

[http://www.numerique.culture.fr/mpf/pub-fr/document.html?id=FR-DC-B710146101_001&from1=imgalea open access to public library Autun] on [http://www.enluminures.culture.fr French Ministry of Culture illuminated manuscripts] website

== External links ==
*[[w:Acolyte|Wikipedia: Acolyte]]
{{Clergy/wide}}

[[Category:Clergy]]

[[ro:Acolit]]

Acolyte

2011-03-17T14:22:11Z

Stmaterne: /* The acolyte in the Byzantine tradition */

User:Stmaterne

2011-03-17T14:10:59Z

Stmaterne: /* About Me */

[[Image:smaterne-ico.jpg|right|frame|that's the usual "id picture" I use on forum (Ely, blog, ..), an Icon of patron-saint of Belgium, saint Maternos of Trier and Tongeren (end 1st c.)]]
== About Me ==
My name is Jean-Michel Dossogne. As you won't guess from my name, good Belgian mixture, I come from Flanders, but lives in Wallonia. I speak French, Flemish and English, a little German, and college souvenirs from Greek & Latin are sometimes possible. Sometimes.

I have been 16 years in the Belgian Navy (first class petty officer, electronic warfare & telecom), am decorated of Military Merit, Gulf War 1988, Kuweit Liberation Medal (Gulf War 1991) and a "long term" service medal, and a commemorative one for the Balkan war naval blockade (not my pride, we were at the wrong side..).
Our beloved Lord placed lots of lifebuoys and lifelines in my life. The one and only I didn't ignore was Nathalie, who became my first wife. The Lord has given us the grace of 3 pious princesses.
I left the Navy for the Police when my wife became pregnant of our first daughter. After some years of duty as intervention patrol, I started my conversion for the K9 patrol with Sultan, our young german shepperd. One year later, I had a "little problem" on service, during a violent football match we had to control, hospital couldn't help. Administration placed me on forced premature retirement for handicap, low income thus. To touch Jacob, our Lord had to send an Angel to fight with him, and only then he understood.. That's my first real conscious contact with God.

My first steps with Orthodoxy where with the Eastern part, at the Greek parish of Charleroi, in january 2000. It took 2 more years for the conviction, and on wednesday 4 june 2003, I was received in the Communion of the "Unam, Sanctam, Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam", via h.g abp Simon, Moscow Patriarcate, in Bruxelles. Deo gratias. We are not willing to be forced to attach to any particular "ethnic" parish : "nor Jew, nor Greeks" is important for us. If I entered via the "MP", it was because my work of the time brought me several times a week in the surroundings of the russian cathedral. For week-ends, we were in the Greek-Orthodox parish. Now we go in family to the French-talking parish Saint Martin de Tours & saint Silouane l'Athonite, in Bruxelles, but sometimes also the Russian parish of Charleroi or Leuven, the Frencht-talking Greek parish of Namur, and so on, all depending of the hours of celebrations and days when I can have my children..

On 12/feb/2006, I became [[acolyte]], attached to the (now vanished) tiny [http://www.orthodoxes.net '''Metochion sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie et saint Feuillen'''] in Philippeville, kingdom of Belgium. I was responsible for its website, under supervision of the father abbot/higoumen.
Early 2007, after having left the roman-catholic church for more than a year, my wife decided and asked to become Orthodox Christian during the Great Lent. And for Pentecost, my 2 eldest children too asked to enter the Ark of Salvation. Pure blessing. My youngest was already Orthodox, almost since the begining, received in the Russian parish of Charleroi, about which she often speaks as "my baptismal Church."

But lots of severe health problems arose end 2007. And my wife had led a "double life" (...) since years, something we discovered too late, so she finally went "her own way" early 2009.
It will take time, but I'll have to recover physically, morally and spiritually of that drama to be able to rebuild a family, for my 3 children suffer much of the way the separation happened, their mother don't love them and told her much about... And they expressed us and want both parents to find happyness again. As I said, truly 3 pious children.

Happy news, in summer 2008, the belgian Navy took me back in active Reserve (similar to "national guard" in the USA) for promoting the jobs & operations, and my 2 eldest children asked us to join the [http://wielingen1991.userboard.net/cadets-de-marine-marinekadetten-f44/ Sea Cadets], where they were truly active. My middle daughter specialises in navigation, and my oldest daughter is the only female candidate maritime electro-mechanician - she would like to continue that way in life, a very hard way, very hard studies & life.. My youngest successed to get the basic degree in sailing on an Optimist last summer, just aged of 7, in a week with heavy winds & lots of shaggy waters. Early 2010, my 3 children joined the [http://www.24seascouts.be/ Sea Scouts] in the nearby town of [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couvin Couvin]. May saint Nicholas of Myra protect my 3 children.

Summer hobby, I am member of the [http://solex-t3800.blogspot.com/ Velosolex Club of Belgium] - my old black "mopette" is as old as I am, but works much better now.. Pictures show me also with [http://chiens-loups.blogspot.com/ my Czech wolfdog], and at the [http://canoniers.blogspot.com/ sport shooting range], sports I practice in both cases when health allows. My 2 oldest children are [http://danseswallonie.blogspot.com/ regular members of a folk/traditionnal dance group] from here (quadrillas, jigs & reels, ...), and with my youngest one, we regularly take part to the repetitions of the group. It's a great blessing to do all this in family!

As our Lord said that to have long days on earth, we have to honnour our parents (Exode 20,12) : I am particularly involved in the veneration of all what our Church Fathers and Mothers from the Orthodox West have brought to the hole Church. [http://home.scarlet.be/orthodoxia/ And till recently, liturgically too], but now of course it's all over! I have occasionally the joy & chance to serve at the closest Greek-Orthodox parish, the one thrugh which I was introduced to holy Orthodoxy.

== External Links ==
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/ My musing & Orthodox information blog], 1420 articles in 3 1/2 years, more than half million of visitors, a collection often enriched.

* [http://chiensloups.blogspot.com/ My wolf & dog website].

* [http://zm-fn.blogspot.com/ My Navy website], great movies & pictures of ships & the sea around the world.

* [http://canoniers.blogspot.com/ My sportshooter website].

[[Category:User Pages|{{PAGENAME}}]]

[[Image:Jm_wolfdog_shooting_church2007-08.jpg|left|frame|my favourite activities : wolfdog training, sport shooter & serving at Church]]

User:Stmaterne

2009-12-09T14:34:40Z

Stmaterne: /* External Links */

[[Image:smaterne-ico.jpg|right|frame|that's the usual "id picture" I use on forum (Ely, blog, ..), an Icon of patron-saint of Belgium, saint Maternos of Trier and Tongeren (end 1st c.)]]
== About Me ==
My name is Jean-Michel Dossogne. As you won't guess from my name, good Belgian mixture, I come from Flanders, but lives in Wallonia. I speak French, Flemish and English, a little German, and college souvenirs from Greek & Latin are sometimes possible. Sometimes.

I have been 16 years in the Belgian Navy (first class petty officer, electronic warfare & telecom), am decorated of Military Merit, Gulf War 1988, Kuweit Liberation Medal (Gulf War 1991) and a "long term" service medal, and a commemorative one for the Balkan war naval blockade (not my pride, we were at the wrong side..).
Our beloved Lord placed lots of lifebuoys and lifelines in my life. The one and only I didn't ignore was Nathalie, who became my first wife. The Lord has given us the grace of 3 pious princesses.
I left the Navy for the Police when my wife became pregnant of our first daughter. After some years of duty as intervention patrol, I started my conversion for the K9 patrol with Sultan, our young german shepperd. One year later, I had a "little problem" on service, during a violent football match we had to control, hospital couldn't help. Administration placed me on forced premature retirement for handicap, low income thus. To touch Jacob, our Lord had to send an Angel to fight with him, and only then he understood.. That's my first real conscious contact with God.

My first steps with Orthodoxy where with the Eastern part, at the Greek parish of Charleroi, in january 2000. It took 2 more years for the conviction, and on wednesday 4 june 2003, I was received in the Communion of the "Unam, Sanctam, Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam", via h.g abp Simon, Moscow Patriarcate, in Bruxelles. Deo gratias. We are not willing to be forced to attach to any particular "ethnic" parish : "nor Jew, nor Greeks" is important for us. If I entered via the "MP", it was because my work of the time brought me several times a week in the surroundings of the russian cathedral. For week-ends, we were in the Greek-Orthodox parish. Now we go in family to the French-talking parish Saint Martin de Tours & saint Silouane l'Athonite, in Bruxelles, but sometimes also the Russian parish of Charleroi or Leuven, the Frencht-talking Greek parish of Namur, and so on, all depending of the hours of celebrations and days when I can have my children..

On 12/feb/2006, I became [[acolyte]], attached to the (now vanished) tiny [http://www.orthodoxes.net '''Metochion sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie et saint Feuillen'''] in Philippeville, kingdom of Belgium. I was responsible for its website, under supervision of the father abbot/higoumen.
Early 2007, after having left the roman-catholic church for more than a year, my wife decided and asked to become Orthodox Christian during the Great Lent. And for Pentecost, my 2 eldest children too asked to enter the Ark of Salvation. Pure blessing. My youngest was already Orthodox, almost since the begining, received in the Russian parish of Charleroi, about which she often speaks as "my baptismal Church."

But lots of severe health problems arose end 2007. And my wife had led a "double life" (...) since years, something we discovered too late, so she finally went "her own way" early 2009.
It will take time, but I'll have to recover physically, morally and spiritually of that drama to be able to rebuild a family, for my 3 children suffer much of the way the separation happened, their mother don't love them and told her much about... And they expressed us and want both parents to find happyness again. As I said, truly 3 pious children.

Happy news, in summer 2008, the belgian Navy took me back in active Reserve (similar to "national guard" in the USA) for promoting the jobs & operations, and my 2 eldest children asked us to join the [http://wielingen1991.userboard.net/cadets-de-marine-marinekadetten-f44/ Sea Cadets], where they are truly active. My middle daughter specialises in navigation, and my oldest daughter is the only female candidate maritime electro-mechanician - she would like to continue that way in life, a very hard way, very hard studies & life.. My youngest successed to get the basic degree in sailing on an Optimist last summer, just aged of 7, in a week with heavy winds & lots of shaggy waters. May saint Nicholas of Myra protect my 3 children.

Summer hobby, I am member of the [http://solex-t3800.blogspot.com/ Velosolex Club of Belgium] - my old black "mopette" is as old as I am, but works much better now.. Pictures show me also with [http://chiens-loups.blogspot.com/ my Czech wolfdog], and at the [http://canoniers.blogspot.com/ sport shooting range], sports I practice in both cases when health allows. My 2 oldest children are [http://danseswallonie.blogspot.com/ regular members of a folk/traditionnal dance group] from here (quadrillas, jigs & reels, ...), and with my youngest one, we regularly take part to the repetitions of the group. It's a great blessing to do all this in family!

As our Lord said that to have long days on earth, we have to honnour our parents (Exode 20,12) : I am particularly involved in the veneration of all what our Church Fathers and Mothers from the Orthodox West have brought to the hole Church. [http://home.scarlet.be/orthodoxia/ And till recently, liturgically too], but now of course it's all over! I have occasionally the joy & chance to serve at the closest Greek-Orthodox parish, the one thrugh which I was introduced to holy Orthodoxy.

== External Links ==
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/ My musing & Orthodox information blog], 1420 articles in 3 1/2 years, more than half million of visitors, a collection often enriched.

* [http://chiensloups.blogspot.com/ My wolf & dog website].

* [http://zm-fn.blogspot.com/ My Navy website], great movies & pictures of ships & the sea around the world.

* [http://canoniers.blogspot.com/ My sportshooter website].

[[Category:User Pages|{{PAGENAME}}]]

[[Image:Jm_wolfdog_shooting_church2007-08.jpg|left|frame|my favourite activities : wolfdog training, sport shooter & serving at Church]]

User:Stmaterne

2009-12-09T14:32:56Z

Stmaterne: /* About Me */

[[Image:smaterne-ico.jpg|right|frame|that's the usual "id picture" I use on forum (Ely, blog, ..), an Icon of patron-saint of Belgium, saint Maternos of Trier and Tongeren (end 1st c.)]]
== About Me ==
My name is Jean-Michel Dossogne. As you won't guess from my name, good Belgian mixture, I come from Flanders, but lives in Wallonia. I speak French, Flemish and English, a little German, and college souvenirs from Greek & Latin are sometimes possible. Sometimes.

I have been 16 years in the Belgian Navy (first class petty officer, electronic warfare & telecom), am decorated of Military Merit, Gulf War 1988, Kuweit Liberation Medal (Gulf War 1991) and a "long term" service medal, and a commemorative one for the Balkan war naval blockade (not my pride, we were at the wrong side..).
Our beloved Lord placed lots of lifebuoys and lifelines in my life. The one and only I didn't ignore was Nathalie, who became my first wife. The Lord has given us the grace of 3 pious princesses.
I left the Navy for the Police when my wife became pregnant of our first daughter. After some years of duty as intervention patrol, I started my conversion for the K9 patrol with Sultan, our young german shepperd. One year later, I had a "little problem" on service, during a violent football match we had to control, hospital couldn't help. Administration placed me on forced premature retirement for handicap, low income thus. To touch Jacob, our Lord had to send an Angel to fight with him, and only then he understood.. That's my first real conscious contact with God.

My first steps with Orthodoxy where with the Eastern part, at the Greek parish of Charleroi, in january 2000. It took 2 more years for the conviction, and on wednesday 4 june 2003, I was received in the Communion of the "Unam, Sanctam, Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam", via h.g abp Simon, Moscow Patriarcate, in Bruxelles. Deo gratias. We are not willing to be forced to attach to any particular "ethnic" parish : "nor Jew, nor Greeks" is important for us. If I entered via the "MP", it was because my work of the time brought me several times a week in the surroundings of the russian cathedral. For week-ends, we were in the Greek-Orthodox parish. Now we go in family to the French-talking parish Saint Martin de Tours & saint Silouane l'Athonite, in Bruxelles, but sometimes also the Russian parish of Charleroi or Leuven, the Frencht-talking Greek parish of Namur, and so on, all depending of the hours of celebrations and days when I can have my children..

On 12/feb/2006, I became [[acolyte]], attached to the (now vanished) tiny [http://www.orthodoxes.net '''Metochion sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie et saint Feuillen'''] in Philippeville, kingdom of Belgium. I was responsible for its website, under supervision of the father abbot/higoumen.
Early 2007, after having left the roman-catholic church for more than a year, my wife decided and asked to become Orthodox Christian during the Great Lent. And for Pentecost, my 2 eldest children too asked to enter the Ark of Salvation. Pure blessing. My youngest was already Orthodox, almost since the begining, received in the Russian parish of Charleroi, about which she often speaks as "my baptismal Church."

But lots of severe health problems arose end 2007. And my wife had led a "double life" (...) since years, something we discovered too late, so she finally went "her own way" early 2009.
It will take time, but I'll have to recover physically, morally and spiritually of that drama to be able to rebuild a family, for my 3 children suffer much of the way the separation happened, their mother don't love them and told her much about... And they expressed us and want both parents to find happyness again. As I said, truly 3 pious children.

Happy news, in summer 2008, the belgian Navy took me back in active Reserve (similar to "national guard" in the USA) for promoting the jobs & operations, and my 2 eldest children asked us to join the [http://wielingen1991.userboard.net/cadets-de-marine-marinekadetten-f44/ Sea Cadets], where they are truly active. My middle daughter specialises in navigation, and my oldest daughter is the only female candidate maritime electro-mechanician - she would like to continue that way in life, a very hard way, very hard studies & life.. My youngest successed to get the basic degree in sailing on an Optimist last summer, just aged of 7, in a week with heavy winds & lots of shaggy waters. May saint Nicholas of Myra protect my 3 children.

Summer hobby, I am member of the [http://solex-t3800.blogspot.com/ Velosolex Club of Belgium] - my old black "mopette" is as old as I am, but works much better now.. Pictures show me also with [http://chiens-loups.blogspot.com/ my Czech wolfdog], and at the [http://canoniers.blogspot.com/ sport shooting range], sports I practice in both cases when health allows. My 2 oldest children are [http://danseswallonie.blogspot.com/ regular members of a folk/traditionnal dance group] from here (quadrillas, jigs & reels, ...), and with my youngest one, we regularly take part to the repetitions of the group. It's a great blessing to do all this in family!

As our Lord said that to have long days on earth, we have to honnour our parents (Exode 20,12) : I am particularly involved in the veneration of all what our Church Fathers and Mothers from the Orthodox West have brought to the hole Church. [http://home.scarlet.be/orthodoxia/ And till recently, liturgically too], but now of course it's all over! I have occasionally the joy & chance to serve at the closest Greek-Orthodox parish, the one thrugh which I was introduced to holy Orthodoxy.

== External Links ==
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/ My musing & Orthodox information blog], 1370 articles in 3 years, a collection often enriched.

* [http://chiensloups.blogspot.com/ My wolf & dog website].

* [http://zm-fn.blogspot.com/ My Navy website], great movies & pictures of ships & the sea around the world.

* [http://canoniers.blogspot.com/ My sportshooter website].

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2009-03-10T09:07:09Z

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[[Image:smaterne-ico.jpg|right|frame|that's the usual "id picture" I use on forum (Ely, blog, ..), an Icon of patron-saint of Belgium, saint Maternos of Trier and Tongeren (end 1st c.)]]
== About Me ==
My name is Jean-Michel Dossogne. As you won't guess from my name, good Belgian mixture, I come from Flanders, but lives in Wallonia. I speak French, Flemish and English, a little German, and college souvenirs from Greek & Latin are sometimes possible. Sometimes.

I have been 12 years in the Belgian Navy (first class petty officer, electronic warfare & telecom), am decorated of Military Merit, Gulf War 1988, Kuweit Liberation Medal (Gulf War 1991) and a "long term" service medal.
Our beloved Lord placed lots of lifebuoys and lifelines in my life. The one and only I didn't ignore was Nathalie, who became my first wife. The Lord has given us the grace of 3 pious princesses.
I left the Navy for the Police when my wife became pregnant of our first daughter. After some years of duty as intervention patrol, I started my conversion for the K9 patrol with Sultan, our young german shepperd. One year later, I had a "little problem" on service, during a violent football match we had to control, hospital couldn't help. Administration placed me on forced premature retirement for handicap, low income thus. To touch Jacob, our Lord had to send an Angel to fight with him, and only then he understood.. That's my first real conscious contact with God.

My first steps with Orthodoxy where with the Eastern part, at the Greek parish of Charleroi, in january 2000. It took 2 more years for the conviction, and on wednesday 4 june 2003, I was received in the Communion of the "Unam, Sanctam, Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam", via h.g abp Simon, Moscow Patriarcate, in Bruxelles. Deo gratias. We are not willing to be forced to attach to any particular "ethnic" parish : "nor Jew, nor Greeks" is important for us. If I entered via the "MP", it was because my work of the time brought me several times a week in the surroundings of the russian cathedral. For week-ends, we were in the Greek-Orthodox parish.

On 12/feb/2006, I became [[acolyte]], attached to the (now vanished) tiny [http://www.orthodoxe.be '''Metochion sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie et saint Feuillen'''] in Philippeville, kingdom of Belgium. I was responsible for its website, under supervision of the father abbot/higoumen.
Early 2007, after having left the roman-catholic church for more than a year, my wife decided and asked to become Orthodox Christian during the Great Lent. And for Pentecost, my 2 eldest children too asked to enter the Ark of Salvation. Pure blessing.
But lots of severe health problems arose end 2007, both for my wife and me. And my wife couldn't finally endure the situation anymore, and she asked me thus for "going her own way" early 2009.
It will take time, but I'll have to recover physically, morally and spiritually of that drama to be able to rebuild a family, for my 3 children suffered much of the way the separation happened. And they expressed us and want both parents to find happyness again. As I said, truly 3 pious children.

Only happy news, in summer 2008, the belgian Navy took me back in active Reserve (similar to "national guard" in the USA) for promoting the jobs & operations, and my 2 eldest children asked us to join the Sea Cadets, where they are truly active.

Summer hobby, I am member of the [http://solex-t3800.blogspot.com/ Velosolex Club of Belgium] - my old black "mopette" is as old as I am, but works much better now.. Pictures show me also with my Czech wolfdog, and at the sport shooting range, sports I practice in both cases when health allows.

As our Lord said that to have long days on earth, we have to honnour our parents (Exode 20,12) : I am particularly involved in the veneration of all what our Church Fathers and Mothers from the Orthodox West have brought to the hole Church. [http://home.scarlet.be/orthodoxia/ And till recently, liturgically too], but now of course it's all over! I have occasionally the joy & chance to serve at the closest Greek-Orthodox parish, the one thrugh which I was introduced to holy Orthodoxy.

== External Links ==
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/ My musing & Orthodox information blog], 1370 articles in 3 years, a collection often enriched.

* [http://chiensloups.blogspot.com/ My wolf & dog website].

* [http://zm-fn.blogspot.com/ My Navy website], great movies & pictures of ships & the sea around the world.

* [http://canoniers.blogspot.com/ My sportshooter website].

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2009-03-10T09:06:16Z

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[[Image:smaterne-ico.jpg|right|frame|that's the usual "id picture" I use on forum (Ely, blog, ..), an Icon of patron-saint of Belgium, saint Maternos of Trier and Tongeren (end 1st c.)]]
== About Me ==
My name is Jean-Michel Dossogne. As you won't guess from my name, good Belgian mixture, I come from Flanders, but lives in Wallonia. I speak French, Flemish and English, a little German, and college souvenirs from Greek & Latin are sometimes possible. Sometimes.

I have been 12 years in the Belgian Navy (first class petty officer, electronic warfare & telecom), am decorated of Military Merit, Gulf War 1988, Kuweit Liberation Medal (Gulf War 1991) and a "long term" service medal.
Our beloved Lord placed lots of lifebuoys and lifelines in my life. The one and only I didn't ignore was Nathalie, who became my first wife. The Lord has given us the grace of 3 pious princesses.
I left the Navy for the Police when my wife became pregnant of our first daughter. After some years of duty as intervention patrol, I started my conversion for the K9 patrol with Sultan, our young german shepperd. One year later, I had a "little problem" on service, during a violent football match we had to control, hospital couldn't help. Administration placed me on forced premature retirement for handicap, low income thus. To touch Jacob, our Lord had to send an Angel to fight with him, and only then he understood.. That's my first real conscious contact with God.

My first steps with Orthodoxy where with the Eastern part, at the Greek parish of Charleroi, in january 2000. It took 2 more years for the conviction, and on wednesday 4 june 2003, I was received in the Communion of the "Unam, Sanctam, Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam", via h.g abp Simon, Moscow Patriarcate, in Bruxelles. Deo gratias. We are not willing to be forced to attach to any particular "ethnic" parish : "nor Jew, nor Greeks" is important for us. If I entered via the "MP", it was because my work of the time brought me several times a week in the surroundings of the russian cathedral. For week-ends, we were in the Greek-Orthodox parish.

On 12/feb/2006, I became [[acolyte]], attached to the (now vanished) tiny [http://www.orthodoxe.be '''Metochion sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie et saint Feuillen'''] in Philippeville, kingdom of Belgium. I was responsible for its website, under supervision of the father abbot/higoumen.
Early 2007, after having left the roman-catholic church for more than a year, my wife decided and asked to become Orthodox Christian during the Great Lent. And for Pentecost, my 2 eldest children too asked to enter the Ark of Salvation. Pure blessing.
But lots of severe health problems arose end 2007, both for my wife and me. And my wife couldn't finally endure the situation anymore, and she asked me thus for "going her own way" early 2009.
It will take time, but I'll have to recover physically, morally and spiritually of that drama to be able to rebuild a family, for my 3 children suffered much of the way the separation happened. And they expressed us and want both parents to find happyness again. As I said, truly 3 pious children.

Only happy news, in summer 2008, the belgian Navy took me back in active Reserve (similar to "national guard" in the USA) for promoting the jobs & operations, and my 2 eldest children asked us to join the Sea Cadets, where they are truly active.

Summer hobby, I am member of the [http://solex-t3800.blogspot.com/ Velosolex Club of Belgium] - my old black "mopette" is as old as I am, but works much better now.. Pictures show me also with my Czech wolfdog, and at the sport shooting range, sports I practice in both cases when health allows.

As our Lord said that to have long days on earth, we have to honnour our parents (Exode 20,12) : I am particularly involved in the veneration of all what our Church Fathers and Mothers from the Orthodox West have brought to the hole Church. [http://home.scarlet.be/orthodoxia/ And till recently, liturgically too], but now of course it's all over! I have occasionally the joy & chance to serve at the closest Greek-Orthodox parish, the one thrugh which I was introduced to holy Orthodoxy.

== External Links ==
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/ My musing & Orthodox information blog], 1050 articles in 2 years, a collection being daily enriched.

* [http://chiensloups.blogspot.com/ My wolf & dog website].

* [http://zm-fn.blogspot.com/ My Navy website], great movies & pictures of ships & the sea around the world.

* [http://canoniers.blogspot.com/ My sportshooter website].

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2008-04-04T11:28:19Z

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2008-04-04T11:21:19Z

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Daniel (Alexandrow) of Erie

2006-07-31T10:17:37Z

Stmaterne:

His Grace, the Right Reverend [[Bishop]] '''Daniel (Alexandrow) of Erie''' is a [[auxiliary bishop|vicar bishop]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], serving as Vicar President of the Synod of Bishops for the [[Old Believers]] under his jurisdiction's care.

==Life==
Bishop Daniel was born '''Dimitri Borisovich Alexandrow''' in Odessa, Russia, in 1930. Due to anti-Communist family connections, Dimitri's father, Boris Alexandrow, decided to move the family to Zlatoust in the Ural Mountains in 1938. Within just a few months of the move, Boris was arrested and disappeared; it was later found out he was executed. Mrs. Alexandrow then moved her family back to Odessa. In 1944 they left westward with the fleeing German Army, and within two years found themselves living in the Alps. Thanks to family in the United States, the Alexandrows were able to emigrate to America, and came to New York in 1949. From 1952 to 1958, Dimitri studied at [[Holy Trinity Seminary (Jordanville, New York)]], finishing with the first graduating class, along with the future Metropolitan [[Laurus (Skurla) of New York|Laurus (Skurla)]]. From his early years, Dimitri Borisovich was interested in the pre-Nikonian "Old Rite" of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]], and decided to work toward somehow healing the [[schism]] of the [[Old Believers]]. In August of 1965, he was ordained [[deacon]], and soon afterwards, [[priest]]. In 1988, he recieved the [[monasticism|monastic]] [[tonsure]] and the new name of Daniel. On August 13, 1988, Hieromonk Daniel was consecrated as a vicar bishop for the Diocese of Eastern America, with the title "Bishop of Erie, Pennsylanvia, Defender of the Old Rite". The Church of the Nativity is his Cathedra, whose congregation he played an integral role in reuniting with the Russian Orthodox Church. He was temporary adminstrator of the [[Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (ROCOR)|Diocese of Australia and New Zealand]] from 1995 to 1997.

Bishop Daniel is a man of many talents, which have been extremely useful to many people. He is a master [[iconography|iconographer]], having studied in his youth with the famed Old Believer iconographer Pimen Sofronov, and knows the ancient methods with which to obtain all-natural pigments. He is one of the few people left who can read the [[znamenny]] ("kriukovoi", or "hook-style") musical notation, which fell out of general usage in Russian Church singing in the early 18th century. He is also an experienced architect, having designed such churches as the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Washington, D.C. ([[ROCOR]]). Also, simply doing his own extensive research on ancient rites came in useful during the elevation of [[Metropolitan]] Philaret in 1964. This was the first time the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] had elected a successor who was not a Metropolitan in episcopal rank, and inasmuch as the remainder bishops were of lesser rank themselves, many were unsure of the elevation in such a situation. However, thanks to the research of Bishop Daniel, who was yet a [[reader]], the Synod of Bishops was able to essentially replicate the office of elevation of a Metropolitan as performed in 15th century Russia.

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before=[[Paul (Pavlov) of Sydney|Paul (Pavlov)]]|
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[[Category:Bishops]]

== External links ==
*[http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/2006/07/vieux-croyants-traditionalistes-de-la.html Vieux-Croyants, mgr Daniel (Erie), Pimen M. Sofronov], articles translated to French and illustrated with some P.M. Sofronov Icons

Old Believers

2006-07-31T10:16:33Z

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The '''Old Believers''' (''старове́ры'' or ''старообря́дцы'') are a collection of [[schism]]atic groups from the [[Church of Russia]]. They are more properly known as '''Old Ritualists'''.

The schism itself is known as ''staroobryadchestvo'' (''старообрядчество'').

==History==
In 1652, Patriarch [[Nikon of Moscow|Nikon]] of the Russian Orthodox Church introduced a number of reforms aimed at centralizing his power and bringing Russian Orthodox ritual and doctrine in line with those of the Orthodox Church in the post-Byzantine world (e.g., in Greece and elsewhere). The Old Believers rejected Nikon's reforms, becoming labelled ''raskolniki'' (раско́льники), (i.e., 'schism-makers'). One of the main figures in the movement was [[Avvakum]] Petrovich. Even after the deposition of Nikon (1658), who broached too strong a challenge to the Tsar's authority, a series of church councils officially endorsed the liturgical reforms. Followers of the movement were [[Anathema|anathematized]] at the [[synod]] in 1666-1667 and several, including Avvakum, were executed. The Old Believers thenceforce faced heavy persecution until the reign of Tsar [[Peter the Great]], when they began to be tolerated as an extra source of tax revenue. An attempt to make the Old Believers obey the Church was the creation in 1801 of the uni-faith (единоверчество) church.

Early Old Belief was characterized by rejecting "the World" where anti-Christ reigned; they preached about the imminent end of the world, [[asceticism]], adhering to the old rituals and the old faith. Given a lack of bishops and priests, the laity were predominant. One group, the [[Popovtsy]], sought to attract ordained priests and were able to set up an episcopate in the 19th century. The [[Bespopovtsy]], on the other hand, renounced priests and all sacraments, except [[Baptism]].

Old Belief became associated with a strict [[asceticism]] that could sometimes be taken to extremes. In the 17th century some groups in Karelia that belonged to the sect committed suicide through self-immolation. Other groups that broke off from the Old Believers practiced castration of men and removal of breasts from women in order to enforce sexual abstinence.

The Old Believers had no official toleration until 1905. In 1971 the [[Church of Russia]] lifted the [[anathema]]s placed on the Old Believers in the 17th century, but most Old Believer communities have not returned to [[full communion]] with other Orthodox Christians.

==The Old Believers Today==
In the modern day, differences between most Old Believer communities and mainstream Orthodox Christians are in details of ritual practice alone. However, centuries of persecution and the nature of their foundation has made them highly culturally conservative and mistrustful of anything they see as insufficiently Russian. Some Old Believers go so far as to consider any pre-Nikonian Orthodox Russian practice or artifact to be exclusively theirs, denying that the Russian Orthodox Church has any claims upon a history before Patriarch Nikon.

Approximately one million Old Believers remain today, some living in extremely isolated communities in areas of Russia to which they fled centuries ago to avoid persecution. Their life there has been compared by some to America's Amish communities.

A few Old Believer parishes in the United States have entered communion with the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]], such as the [http://www.churchofthenativity.net/ Church of the Nativity] in Erie, Pennsylvania. Another was received into the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] by Metropolitan [[Maximos (Aghiorgoussis) of Pittsburgh|Maximos of Pittsburgh]].

Many other Old Believer groups exist, some with teachings and practices that have even less in common with those of the [[Orthodox Church]], even straying into heresy.

=== Old Believer Churches ===

* [[Russian Orthodox Oldritualist Church]] ([[Belokrinitskaya hierarchy]])
* [[Lipovan Orthodox Oldritualist Church]] ([[Belokrinitskaya hierarchy]])
* [[Russian Old-Orthodox Church]] ([[Novozybkovskaya hierarchy]])
* [[Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church]] ([[Pomory]])

== External links ==
*[http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg.aspx?eccpageID=48&IndexView=toc The Eastern Christian Churches: The Old Believers] (by Ronald Roberson, CSP, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar)
*[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/2827/collection.html Collection of Old Believer History and Tradition] compiled by Paul J. Wigowsky
*[http://www.oldbelievers.org/ Russian Orthodox Old Believers] (Old Rite)
*[http://home.onego.ru/~alkonost/old-berievers.html Old believers in Karelia in the 17th century]
*[http://www.samstar.ru/ General information (in Russian)]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-rite/ Old-Rite Russian Orthodox Christians Yahoo Group]
*[http://www.oldbelieverskete.com/ Holy Nativity of the Theotokos Old Believer Skete]
*[http://oldbeliever.blogspot.com/ Blog of the North Dakota Old Ritualist Monks] (Holy Nativity of the Theotokos Old Believer Skete)
*[http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/2006/07/vieux-croyants-traditionalistes-de-la.html Vieux-Croyants, mgr Daniel (Erie), Pimen M. Sofronov], articles translated to French and illustrated with some P.M. Sofronov Icons

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[[Category:Jurisdictions]]
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2006-04-24T12:10:58Z

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Talk:Diadochos of Photiki

2006-03-30T19:53:43Z

Stmaterne:

Please, don't hesitate to correct my awful English... thank you!
btw, I didn't found any Icon of him on internet. If you have one, it would be nice. - [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com Jean-Michel]

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"This article or section needs a cleanup to bring it to a higher standard of quality.." - Thank you.. I asked for help to correct my English, not to mock me. Anyway, I don't care, but a fact is that for the layout, I only made a cut'n paste of an existing one (saint Marc the Ascetic), and changed the text in it. So if my layout is bad.. you have 2 to correct. Holy Lent! - [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com Jean-Michel]

Diadochos of Photiki

2006-03-30T07:49:30Z

Stmaterne: /* Life */

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Our venerable and God-bearing father '''Diadochos of Photiki''' is one of the great heirs of [[Evagrius the Solitary]] (Pontique) for the doctrine of hesychia, and of saint [[Macarios of Egypt]] (the Great), for the ideas of sensible spiritual experience and the fierceness of the fight against the demons.
Scholars have acknowledged his great influence on later Byzantine authors like saint [[Maximos the Confessor]], saint [[John Climacus]] ("of the Ladder"), saint [[Symeon the New Theologian]] and the Hesychast movement of the 14th century. He has also a great influence in the West via the "De vita contemplativa" of Julian Pomerius (+ 498), who came to southern Gaul in 496, in Arles, and gained great influence on [[saint Cesarius of Arles]].
His [[feast day]] is commemorated on [[March 29]].

== Life ==
Saint Diadoque is born c. 400, and died before 486, date of an [http://orthodoxie.club.fr/ecrits/peres/victor.htm "History of the persecution by the Vandals"] who's author speaks of him.
He became bishop of Photiki (Photicé), small town in the province of Old Epira, in the nord-west of actual Greece. So F. Dörr, in "Diadochus von Photike und die Messalianer" calls him "the most Western of all Eastern bishops", and thus from the Greek Fathers.

He took part to Ecumenical Councile of Chalcedon (415) as bishop of Photiki. In one of his later works, "Sermo on Ascension", Diadoque appears as a real champion of the Orthodox doctrine of Chalcedon. His most known work, the "100 Chapters", was written for his monks, in reaction to some strange doctrines coming from Mesopotamia, from the schism (or sect?) of Messalianists (Euchists).

Some authors have misunderstood the role of saint Macarius in Mesopotamia, and concluded that saint Diadoque wrote his main work against him. Later studies showed that saint Macarius held in fact the same role with those Messalianists communities of Mesopotamia as saint Basil the Great with some excentric communities of Cappadocia : trying to save inside of it those who were only there by chance, or just mislead by ambiguous discourses but not really believing heterodox teachings.

In this work, Diadoque is clearly showing himself as bishop worried about and carring for the orthodoxy of his faithfuls, plainly actor in the spiritual fights of his time.
Chapters 13 & 91 of his works shows us also a real Christian man of [[prayer]], united to God, discovering very few of his "life in Christ", but wanting to share the good of if with the readers.

He was maybe part of the group of notables of Epira who got captured by a raid of Vandals between 467 and 474, group brought in deportation to North Africa, around Carthage, all vanished there.
His date and place of death are thus unknown.

In English, Greek and Russian, he is in the Philokalia as mentionned on this orthodoxwiki.

In French, we can have his works in 3 editions :
SAINT DIADOQUE DE PHOTICE, évêque et Père de l'Eglise
"100 chapitres de la perfection spirituelle"
* Philocalie des Pères Neptiques, JC Lattes, 2 volumes - real great initiative of Olivier Clement, the whole Philocalia in 2 big books, very cost-effective. Sadly no longer published by Lattes.
* [http://www.migne.fr/PDF/PDF_41.htm b. Editions Migne, collection Pères dans la Foi nr.41]
* [http://www.editionsducerf.fr/html/fiche/fichelivre.asp?N_LIV_CERF=732 c. Sources Chrétiennes, éditions du Cerf, nr.5] (great scholar edition)

Chapter 11 & 12 (please correct translations errors, thank you!)
"Spiritual discourse always keeps the soul free from self-esteem, for it gives every part of the soul a sense of light, so that it no longer needs the praise of men. In the same way, such discourse keeps the mind free from fantasy, transfusing it completely with the Love of God. Discourse deriving from the wisdom of this world, on the other hand, always provokes self-esteem; because it is incapable of granting us the experience of spiritual perception, it inspires its adepts with a longing for praise, being nothing but the fabrication of conceited men. It follows, therefore, that we can know with certainty when we are in the proper state to speak about God, if during the hours when we do not speak we maintain a fervent remembrance of God in untroubled silence.
Whoever loves himself cannot love God; but if, because of 'the overflowing richness' of God's love, a man does not love himself, then he truly loves God (Ephes. 2,7). Such a man never seeks his own glory, but seeks the glory of God. The man who loves himself seeks his own glory, whereas he who loves God loves the glory of his Creator. It is characteristic of the soul which consciously senses the Love of God always to seek God's glory in every Commandment it performs, and to be happy in its low estate. For glory befits God because of His majesty, while lowliness befits man because it unites us with God. If we realize this, rejoicing in the glory of the Lord, we too, like Saint John the Baptist, will begin to say unceasingly, 'He must increase, but we must decrease.'"

== Source ==
History : Adaptation & translation of the preface of the French edition "Migne"

==External links==
* [http://www.roca.org/oa/153/153c.htm Quote : On silence] ([[ROCA]])
* [http://www.onelittleangel.com/wisdom/quotes/saint_net.asp?mc=346 Some quotes] (non-Orthodox website?)
* [http://www.annunciation.org/perception.html Quote : On the perception of God's Love] ([[GOA]])

[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Saints]]

Talk:Diadochos of Photiki

2006-03-29T19:13:50Z

Stmaterne:

Please, don't hesitate to correct my awful English... thank you!
btw, I didn't found any Icon of him on internet. If you have one, it would be nice. - [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com Jean-Michel]

Diadochos of Photiki

2006-03-29T19:11:37Z

Stmaterne:

Our venerable and God-bearing father '''Diadochos of Photiki''' is one of the great heirs of [[Evagrius the Solitary]] (Pontique) for the doctrine of hesychia, and of saint [[Macarios of Egypt]] (the Great), for the ideas of sensible spiritual experience and the fierceness of the fight against the demons.
Scholars have acknowledged his great influence on later Byzantine authors like saint [[Maximos the Confessor]], saint [[John Climacus]] ("of the Ladder"), saint [[Symeon the New Theologian]] and the Hesychast movement of the 14th century. He has also a great influence in the West via the "De vita contemplativa" of Julian Pomerius (+ 498), who came to southern Gaul in 496, in Arles, and gained great influence on [[saint Cesarius of Arles]].
His [[feast day]] is commemorated on [[March 29]].

== Life ==
Saint Diadoque is born c. 400, and died before 486, date of an "History of the persecution by the Vandals" who's author praises him.
He became bishop of Photiki (Photicé), small town in the province of Old Epira, in the nord-west of actual Greece. So F. Dörr, in "Diadochus von Photike und die Messalianer" calls him "the most Western of all Eastern bishops", and thus from the Greek Fathers.

He took part to Ecumenical Councile of Chalcedon (415) as bishop of Photiki. In one of his later works, "Sermo on Ascension", Diadoque appears as a real champion of the Orthodox doctrine of Chalcedon. His most known work, the "100 Chapters", was written for his monks, in reaction to some strange doctrines coming from Mesopotamia, from the schism (or sect?) of Messalianists (Euchists).

Some authors have misunderstood the role of saint Macarius in Mesopotamia, and concluded that saint Diadoque wrote his main work against him. Later studies showed that saint Macarius held in fact the same role with those Messalianists communities of Mesopotamia as saint Basil the Great with some excentric communities of Cappadocia : trying to save inside of it those who were only there by chance, or just mislead by ambiguous discourses but not really believing heterodox teachings.

In this work, Diadoque is clearly showing himself as bishop worried about and carring for the orthodoxy of his faithfuls, plainly actor in the spiritual fights of his time.
Chapters 13 & 91 of his works shows us also a real Christian man of [[prayer]], united to God, discovering very few of his "life in Christ", but wanting to share the good of if with the readers.

He was maybe part of the group of notables of Epira who got captured by a raid of Vandals between 467 and 474, group brought in deportation to North Africa, around Carthage, all vanished there.
His date and place of death are thus unknown.

In English, Greek and Russian, he is in the Philokalia as mentionned on this orthodoxwiki.

In French, we can have his works in 3 editions :
SAINT DIADOQUE DE PHOTICE, évêque et Père de l'Eglise
"100 chapitres de la perfection spirituelle"
* Philocalie des Pères Neptiques, JC Lattes, 2 volumes - real great initiative of Olivier Clement, the whole Philocalia in 2 big books, very cost-effective. Sadly no longer published by Lattes.
* [http://www.migne.fr/PDF/PDF_41.htm b. Editions Migne, collection Pères dans la Foi nr.41]
http://www.migne.fr/Fichiers/PeresDF/PDF41.JPG
* [http://www.editionsducerf.fr/html/fiche/fichelivre.asp?N_LIV_CERF=732 c. Sources Chrétiennes, éditions du Cerf, nr.5] (great scholar edition)

Chapter 11 & 12 (please correct translations errors, thank you!)
"Spiritual discourse always keeps the soul free from self-esteem, for it gives every part of the soul a sense of light, so that it no longer needs the praise of men. In the same way, such discourse keeps the mind free from fantasy, transfusing it completely with the Love of God. Discourse deriving from the wisdom of this world, on the other hand, always provokes self-esteem; because it is incapable of granting us the experience of spiritual perception, it inspires its adepts with a longing for praise, being nothing but the fabrication of conceited men. It follows, therefore, that we can know with certainty when we are in the proper state to speak about God, if during the hours when we do not speak we maintain a fervent remembrance of God in untroubled silence.
Whoever loves himself cannot love God; but if, because of 'the overflowing richness' of God's love, a man does not love himself, then he truly loves God (Ephes. 2,7). Such a man never seeks his own glory, but seeks the glory of God. The man who loves himself seeks his own glory, whereas he who loves God loves the glory of his Creator. It is characteristic of the soul which consciously senses the Love of God always to seek God's glory in every Commandment it performs, and to be happy in its low estate. For glory befits God because of His majesty, while lowliness befits man because it unites us with God. If we realize this, rejoicing in the glory of the Lord, we too, like Saint John the Baptist, will begin to say unceasingly, 'He must increase, but we must decrease.'"

== Source ==
History : Adaptation & translation of the preface of the French edition "Migne"

==External links==
* [http://www.roca.org/oa/153/153c.htm Quote : On silence] ([[ROCA]])
* [http://www.onelittleangel.com/wisdom/quotes/saint_net.asp?mc=346 Some quotes] (non-Orthodox website?)
* [http://www.annunciation.org/perception.html Quote : On the perception of God's Love] (non-Orthodox website?)

[[Category:Greek Saints]]
[[Category:Bishops]]
[[Category:Saints]]

List of Orthodox Internet communities

2006-03-18T18:49:54Z

Stmaterne: /* Blogs */

==Blogs==

Below is an incomplete list of sites that offer '''individual''' opinions and thoughts on Orthodoxy. Many of the following individuals have formed something of an intertextual community, and you are likely to find them linking to many other Orthodox sites or blogs, and many interesting non-Orthodox ones as well.

'''Aggregators'''

*[http://orthodoxblogs.com OrthodoxBlogs.com]
*[http://community.livejournal.com/orthodoxy/ Orthodoxy Community] at [http://www.livejournal.com LiveJournal]

'''Individual blogs'''

* [http://www.chrysostom.org/andrew/ Andrew Stephen Damick] Antiochian Seminarian
* [http://orthodoxchristianreflections.blogspot.com/ Angel Standing By] - "A blog of Orthodox Christian news, Bible story reflections, lives of the saints, etc."
* [http://mimisbooks.blogspot.com/ Bigger than a Breadbox]
*Bishop [[Seraphim (Sigrist) of Sendai|Seraphim (Sigrist)]] - [http://www.livejournal.com/users/seraphimsigrist/ Seraphim's LiveJournal]
* [http://www.chrisjdavis.org/ Chris J. Davis .org]
* [http://raphael.doxos.com Doxos] by Huw Raphael
* [http://homepage.mac.com/gthurman/iblog Fr. Matthew Thurman's blog]
* [http://glenrosefarm.blogspot.com/ Glen Rose Farm] - "Notes from a Hillside Farm; being Musings and Observations on Life, Letters, and our Most Holy Faith, by a Lawyer, Sheep-farmer, and Communicant of the Orthodox Church"

* [http://www.evlogeite.com Ancient Church] - The blog formerly known as Minor Clergy
* [http://morningcoffee.blogspot.com/ Morning Coffee]

* [http://occidentalis.blogspot.com Occidentalis] - Dedicated to the Western Rite.
* [http://orthodox-okie.blogspot.com Orthodox Okie] - a pro-Western Rite blog maintained by Oklahoma native Aristobule Adams.
* [http://southern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com/ Orthodixie] - "Southern, Orthodox, Convert, Etc."
* [http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/ OrthodoxyToday Blog] - from Fr. Hans Jacobse

* [http://paradosis.blogspot.com/ Paradosis] - "A handing over, which is done by word of mouth or in writing, i.e. tradition by instruction, narrative, precept, etc."

* [http://pensateomnia.blogspot.com/ Pensate Omnia (Weigh all Things)] "Orthodox faith; language and literature; ideas in science, politics, history, art and poetry; whatever I find edifying or fun, these things I hope to write about and explore by posting thoughts, papers, links etc."
* [http://www.philthompson.net PhilThompson.net] "...the online journal of what Phil finds interesting."
* [http://pleroma.typepad.com/pleroma/ Pleroma] "Setting forth and defending the Apostolic Tradition"
* [http://strobert.blogspot.com/ Robert's Cogitations] - Congratulations to the newly chrismated!
* [http://sarisburium.blogspot.com Sarisburium] - The musings of an Orthodox convert from Great Britain, "Full Faith and Filioque-Free!"

* [http://karlthienes.blogspot.com/ St. Stephen's Musings] by Karl Thienes - "Thoughts and reflections on Eastern Orthodox theology, various philosophical issues, and a variety of social/political events."
* [http://sundaytosunday.blogspot.com/ Sunday to Sunday] - "an online journal that chronicles my communion with Christ and His church."
* [http://www.chattablogs.com/aionioszoe/ This is Life: Revolutions Around the Cruciform Axis] - by Clifton Healy, an "Orthodox wannabe"
* [http://justinmartyr.blogspot.com/ Torrent of Consciousness] - "It is what it is."


* [http://westernorthodox.blogspot.com Western Orthodoxy] - "An Unofficial Blog Dedicated to the Western Rite within the Orthodox Church."
* [http://theosebia.blogspot.com/ A Catechumen's Walk] - "My thoughts and meditations as I delve into the ancient paths of the Church"
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/ Saint-Materne] Musing on the roots of Orthodox Belgium, 19 centuries Christian. (in french)
* [http://www.orthodoxe.be/revue.html "La Voile"], "The Sail" online journal of a Belgian Orthodox study group(in french)

==Fora/Forums==

[[Wikipedia:Internet_forum|Internet forums]] are a place for discussion. They allow users to make a "post" about a topic and others to respond.

'''Active''':

*[http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/ OrthodoxChristianity.net]
*[http://www.christianforums.com/f145-the-ancient-way-orthodox.html The Ancient Way - Eastern Orthodox], hosted by [http://www.christianforums.com Christian Forums]
*[http://www.monachos.net/cgi-bin/mb/discus.cgi Monachos.net Discussion Community] - Online study and discourse of Orthodoxy through patristic and monastic theological heritage.
*[http://members5.boardhost.com/STANDREWHOUSE/ St. Andrew House Discussion Forum], hosted by [http://boardhost.com/ boardhost.com]
*[http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/chant_liturgique/ Chant Liturgique], a French-talking group of liturgical discussions, help, sharing & document exchange (Eastern rite only)
*[http://www.forum-ortodox.com/ Romanian forum] Orthodox forum in Romanian
*[http://www.forum-orthodoxe.com/ France forum] Orthodox forum in French
*[http://p097.ezboard.com/belyforum Ely Forum] Orthodox forum in English, on Orthodox roots of the West, has also a (new) French forum

'''Less-active''':

*[http://orthodoxweb.org Orthodox Web Development Community]
*[http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=80 Eastern Orthodoxy], hosted by [http://www.religiousforums.com religiousforums.com]


'''Inactive''':

*[http://www.hesychasm.ru/forum/index.php Hesychasm forum] forum in Russian is moderately active, forum in English is inactive

==Electronic Mailing Lists==

An [[Wikipedia:Electronic_mailing_list|electronic mailing lists]] allows list members to dialog via email. Sometimes the contents of these emails are archived for public view and other times they are not. List members generally have the option to receive the messages one-at-a-time or in a "daily digest" that includes all of the messages for a given time period.

*The [https://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/orthodox.html Indiana list] is one of the oldest and is known for its conservative leanings and feisty discussion.
*[http://www.orthodoxy.faithweb.com/ocnet.htm OCNet] - The Orthodox Christian Network. Orthodox discussion forums available as mailing lists, BBS conferences, newsgroups etc.

'''Yahoo! Groups'''

In order to join many of these groups they require approval from a Yahoo! member who is the moderator of the group. Yahoo! membership, however, is not a requirement.

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/antiochian/ Antiochian Orthodox]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-convert/ Orthodox Converts] - For discussion between people who have [[convert]]ed to Orthodox Christianity or are interested in Orthodoxy. Cradle Orthodox and Clergy are invited to join to offer advice to those members who are young in the faith.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orthodox-Forum/ Orthodox Forum]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodoxjurisdictions/ Orthodox Jurisdictions]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-readers Orthodox Readers]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orthodox_Re-Forum/ Orthodox Re-Forum]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-tradition/ Orthodox Tradition]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oxwoms/ Orthodox Without My Spouse] - A support group for Orthodox Christians married to someone who isn't.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/normalorthodox/ Normal Orthodox]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/typikon/ Typikon] - A discussion list intended for all kinds of discussion and enquiries regarding the Typikon (its liturgical practice and music, and ramifications thereof) of the canonical Orthodox Church.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/ Ustav] - "Ustav" facilitates email discussion, questions, commentary and teaching concerning the traditional Orthodox Christian typicon and music. The Russian word "ustav" means typicon, and indicates that discussion will be slanted towards the Russian Orthodox typicon and music, as practiced in the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]], but all other traditional usages may also be discussed.
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/westernriteorthodoxy Western Rite Orthodoxy] - "The congregations of the Western Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America proclaim the fullness of the Orthodox Faith while worshipping according to the historic Western Catholic Rites of Rome and England."
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-synod/ Orthodox Synod] ([[ROCOR]])
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arbible The Holy Bible Web Site Channel] - This is a [[Coptic]] Orthodox discussion list with ecumenical vision and outreach (Main languages: English and Arabic).

'''Clergy-only''':

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-clergy/ Orthodox-Clergy] - The Orthodox-Clergy email list is open to bishops, priests and deacons of all SCOBA jurisdictions, parishes of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oca-clergy/ OCA-Clergy] - This list is only open to priests and deacons of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]

==Newsgroups==

[[Wikipedia:Newsgroup|Newsgroups]] are usually found within the [[Wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] system and generally require newsreader software to interact with them. However, [http://groups.google.com/ Google Groups] provides an online interface.

*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.east-orthodox alt.religion.christian.east-orthodox], a high-traffic group known for its tabloid style, personal attacks, and fierce exchanges
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.greek-orthodox alt.religion.christian.greek-orthodox], a less active group than .east-orthodox, but tends to be more focused on Orthodox topics
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.russian-orthodox alt.religion.christian.russian-orthodox]
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.ukrainian-orthodox alt.religion.christian.ukrainian-orthodox]

==Social Networks==

There are sites for [[Wikipedia:Social_networking|developing friendships]] with Orthodox Christians.

*[http://www.orthodoxfriends.com OrthodoxFriends.com]

There are also some for just singles, but none for an Orthodox [[Wikipedia:Online_dating_service|dating service]], similar to [http://www.eharmony.com eHarmony.com].

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox_singles/ Orthodox Singles Yahoo Group]
*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/orthodox_single/ Livejournal Orthodox Single Group]

==Instant Messaging==

There are several forms of [[Wikipedia:Instant_messaging|instant messaging]] available to communicate with others online.

'''[[Wikipedia:Internet_Relay_Chat|Internet Relay Chat]]''' (IRC)

*[http://blog.kevinbasil.com/2003/02/03/holy-irc-batman/ #orthodoxy] on [http://www.lplug.org lplug.org]
*#orthodox-wiki on [http://freenode.net/ freenode.net]

==Portals/Directories==

*[http://www.orthodoxlinks.info/ Orthodox Christianity on the Web]
*[http://www.orthodoxnet.com/ OrthodoxNet]

'''Fora'''

*[http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Orthodox/Chats_and_Forums/ Orthodox Chats and Forums] at [http://www.google.com/dirhp Google Directory]

'''Electronic Mailing Lists'''

*[http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Religion___Beliefs/Christianity/Denominations_and_Sects/Orthodox Orthodox Groups] at Yahoo!
*http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/resource/lists.html
*http://www.holy-trinity.org/lists.html

==See Also==

* [[Orthodox Newsfeeds]]

[[Category:Church Life]]
[[Category:Links]]

Nilus of Sora

2006-03-17T21:09:55Z

Stmaterne: /* Sources and further details */

'''Nilus of Sora''' (Russian:

Talk:Main Page

2006-03-17T21:05:04Z

Stmaterne: /* Featured Article */

How to (would you) add Bulgarian saints on front page? --[[User:Marzata|Marzata]] 13:51, January 7, 2006 (CST)
:Answered on Marzata's Talk page. [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] 16:55, January 7, 2006 (CST)

----
May I suggest adding [[Orthodox Media]] and [[Magazines_and_Publications]] somewhere on the main page. Possibly under Other on the list to the right? --[[User:Joe Rodgers|Joe Rodgers]] 01:39, 16 Jun 2005 (EDT)

: The list on this page has mainly been used for categories, and both of those links are already connected with [[:Category:Links]]. What do the rest of y'all think? —[[User:ASDamick|{{User:ASDamick/sig}}]] 08:17, 16 Jun 2005 (EDT)

:: Sounds good. Sorry if I seem a little zealous (careless?). I would think that things like this would be of interest to "seekers" and might warrant a prominent placement. --[[User:Joe Rodgers|Joe Rodgers]] 10:55, 16 Jun 2005 (EDT)

: I think there's definitely some merit in the idea. My main concern is that I don't want to promise content by having it prominent and then not deliver, so to speak. Many visitors explore a site once and assume what they see there is all there will ever be. Perhaps the cure for this problem is to develop articles about various Orthodox media so that they can be included in categories. —[[User:ASDamick|{{User:ASDamick/sig}}]] 12:19, 16 Jun 2005 (EDT)

:: Perhaps we should start a series, similar to the [[Orthodoxy in America]], that has to do with an [[Introduction to Orthodox_Christianity]] for "seekers" or newcomers. I guess part of my original intent was to address newcomers who come to our home page and are immediately looking for tangible ways to learn more about Orthodoxy. I know that one way I have learned a lot was through online [[Orthodox Media|media]] and [[Magazines and Publications|publications]], although those are external sources from this Wiki. Maybe I should start moving this over to [[OrthodoxWiki:Suggestions|Suggestions]] --[[User:Joe Rodgers|Joe Rodgers]] 12:46, 28 Jun 2005 (EDT)

: That was actually the idea of the [[Introduction to Orthodox Christianity]] article, that it would serve as an overview with component articles explaining fundamental concepts and practices. I think it would be great to develop a template for it, as well. —[[User:ASDamick|{{User:ASDamick/sig}}]] 13:00, 28 Jun 2005 (EDT)

== TOC ==

ISTM that having no Table of Contents on the Main Page is a good idea. What do you think? {{User:ASDamick/sig}} 17:33, 26 October 2005 (CDT)

:I put '''<nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki>''' in, but when I tried to check it, it looked like I broke the wiki. I reverted, but that didn't help anything, so I figured it was still in "update" status. In other words, I agree with you. [[User:Magda|{{User:Magda/sig}}]] 20:51, 26 October 2005 (CDT)

==Dissapointment==
This wiki seems to have a TON of stuff on church history, yet hardly has anything on the foundations of the faith ([[Jesus Christ]], [[Trinity]]). Not only is there very little on the Jesus Christ article, there are no other articles relating to him (resurrection, ascension, life and ministry, etc...). I fear this site is getting too caught up in history, and I hope you can build solid foundations before you become more broad and general. Just my two cents. [[User:J23|J23]] 00:11, 31 October 2005 (CST)

: Part of it is, I think, that our current contributors feel less qualified to work on such articles and so they are being approached with much more caution. Feel free to assist in those areas. {{User:ASDamick/sig}} 05:48, 31 October 2005 (CST)

==Featured Article==
If I may ask of the featured article to be changed (it has been a little while), I also proffer suggestions: [[Afterfeast]], [[Autocephaly]], [[Basil the Great]]. No vested interest - pretty much anything will do, just to get it cycling again. -- [[User:Pistevo|oea]] 00:06, 3 November 2005 (CST)

::Agreed! [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]]

:: Yes, please do so. I don't really have the time right now to continue to maintain this as I have. I've been hoping that others would join in. {{User:ASDamick/sig}} 15:03, 3 November 2005 (CST)

"Strictly speaking, Byzantine Chant is the sacred chant of Christian Churches following the Orthodox rite."
I am sorry, but I can't accept this at all, as it is a big historical error.
We may only say "following actually the Eastern Orthodox rite".
Gallican, Syriac and so on existed before the raise of a particular Byzantine sacred chant. 300 years before Constantinople, the Church was already Orthodox.
If someone do not agree, this would mean he thinks saint Paul or saint Irenaeus of Lyon were heterodox..
-- [[User:Stmaterne|StMaterne]]

== Calendar ==

We can get the Old Calendar saints on the main page also. The free script is at http://www.duke.edu/~aa63/menologion.html

::You're busted for authorial promotion [[User:Aleks|Aleks]]!! Not sure how to integrate the script onto an OrthodoxWiki page -- maybe through an [[OrthodoxWiki:Extensions|extension]]? If you can figure it out, let me know. [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]]

== Please... ==

No pink. {{User:ASDamick/sig}} 22:28, November 23, 2005 (CST)

Ok, ok! Maybe beige? Something warm. [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]]

P.S. I thought you were going to say that. [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]]

==St. Sava commemoration==
This is Alexi. May I ask you to mention on today's feasts that 27 january in Serbia and Montenegro, and wherevr Serbs live, is St. Sava's Day, one of the most important church holidays for Serbs! [[User:Alexi|Alexi]]

:Does that work for everyone? {{User:Magda/sig}} 08:53, January 27, 2006 (CST)

: Well, our calendar system for fixed feasts is necessarily New Calendar, since I don't think the wiki can automatically support a -13 on its day calculation. (St. Sava's day is the 14th of January.) {{User:ASDamick/sig}} 12:56, January 27, 2006 (CST)

List of Orthodox Internet communities

2006-03-17T20:53:24Z

Stmaterne: /* Fora/Forums */

==Blogs==

Below is an incomplete list of sites that offer '''individual''' opinions and thoughts on Orthodoxy. Many of the following individuals have formed something of an intertextual community, and you are likely to find them linking to many other Orthodox sites or blogs, and many interesting non-Orthodox ones as well.

'''Aggregators'''

*[http://orthodoxblogs.com OrthodoxBlogs.com]
*[http://community.livejournal.com/orthodoxy/ Orthodoxy Community] at [http://www.livejournal.com LiveJournal]

'''Individual blogs'''

* [http://www.chrysostom.org/andrew/ Andrew Stephen Damick] Antiochian Seminarian
* [http://orthodoxchristianreflections.blogspot.com/ Angel Standing By] - "A blog of Orthodox Christian news, Bible story reflections, lives of the saints, etc."
* [http://mimisbooks.blogspot.com/ Bigger than a Breadbox]
*Bishop [[Seraphim (Sigrist) of Sendai|Seraphim (Sigrist)]] - [http://www.livejournal.com/users/seraphimsigrist/ Seraphim's LiveJournal]
* [http://www.chrisjdavis.org/ Chris J. Davis .org]
* [http://raphael.doxos.com Doxos] by Huw Raphael
* [http://homepage.mac.com/gthurman/iblog Fr. Matthew Thurman's blog]
* [http://glenrosefarm.blogspot.com/ Glen Rose Farm] - "Notes from a Hillside Farm; being Musings and Observations on Life, Letters, and our Most Holy Faith, by a Lawyer, Sheep-farmer, and Communicant of the Orthodox Church"

* [http://www.evlogeite.com Ancient Church] - The blog formerly known as Minor Clergy
* [http://morningcoffee.blogspot.com/ Morning Coffee]

* [http://occidentalis.blogspot.com Occidentalis] - Dedicated to the Western Rite.
* [http://orthodox-okie.blogspot.com Orthodox Okie] - a pro-Western Rite blog maintained by Oklahoma native Aristobule Adams.
* [http://southern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com/ Orthodixie] - "Southern, Orthodox, Convert, Etc."
* [http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/ OrthodoxyToday Blog] - from Fr. Hans Jacobse

* [http://paradosis.blogspot.com/ Paradosis] - "A handing over, which is done by word of mouth or in writing, i.e. tradition by instruction, narrative, precept, etc."

* [http://pensateomnia.blogspot.com/ Pensate Omnia (Weigh all Things)] "Orthodox faith; language and literature; ideas in science, politics, history, art and poetry; whatever I find edifying or fun, these things I hope to write about and explore by posting thoughts, papers, links etc."
* [http://www.philthompson.net PhilThompson.net] "...the online journal of what Phil finds interesting."
* [http://pleroma.typepad.com/pleroma/ Pleroma] "Setting forth and defending the Apostolic Tradition"
* [http://strobert.blogspot.com/ Robert's Cogitations] - Congratulations to the newly chrismated!
* [http://sarisburium.blogspot.com Sarisburium] - The musings of an Orthodox convert from Great Britain, "Full Faith and Filioque-Free!"

* [http://karlthienes.blogspot.com/ St. Stephen's Musings] by Karl Thienes - "Thoughts and reflections on Eastern Orthodox theology, various philosophical issues, and a variety of social/political events."
* [http://sundaytosunday.blogspot.com/ Sunday to Sunday] - "an online journal that chronicles my communion with Christ and His church."
* [http://www.chattablogs.com/aionioszoe/ This is Life: Revolutions Around the Cruciform Axis] - by Clifton Healy, an "Orthodox wannabe"
* [http://justinmartyr.blogspot.com/ Torrent of Consciousness] - "It is what it is."


* [http://westernorthodox.blogspot.com Western Orthodoxy] - "An Unofficial Blog Dedicated to the Western Rite within the Orthodox Church."
* [http://theosebia.blogspot.com/ A Catechumen's Walk] - "My thoughts and meditations as I delve into the ancient paths of the Church"
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/ Saint-Materne] Musing on the roots of Orthodox Belgium, 19 centuries Christian. (in french)
* [http://www.orthodoxe.be Poscaf] online journal of a Belgian Orthodox "paruchia" (in french)

==Fora/Forums==

[[Wikipedia:Internet_forum|Internet forums]] are a place for discussion. They allow users to make a "post" about a topic and others to respond.

'''Active''':

*[http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/ OrthodoxChristianity.net]
*[http://www.christianforums.com/f145-the-ancient-way-orthodox.html The Ancient Way - Eastern Orthodox], hosted by [http://www.christianforums.com Christian Forums]
*[http://www.monachos.net/cgi-bin/mb/discus.cgi Monachos.net Discussion Community] - Online study and discourse of Orthodoxy through patristic and monastic theological heritage.
*[http://members5.boardhost.com/STANDREWHOUSE/ St. Andrew House Discussion Forum], hosted by [http://boardhost.com/ boardhost.com]
*[http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/chant_liturgique/ Chant Liturgique], a French-talking group of liturgical discussions, help, sharing & document exchange (Eastern rite only)
*[http://www.forum-ortodox.com/ Romanian forum] Orthodox forum in Romanian
*[http://www.forum-orthodoxe.com/ France forum] Orthodox forum in French
*[http://p097.ezboard.com/belyforum Ely Forum] Orthodox forum in English, on Orthodox roots of the West, has also a (new) French forum

'''Less-active''':

*[http://orthodoxweb.org Orthodox Web Development Community]
*[http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=80 Eastern Orthodoxy], hosted by [http://www.religiousforums.com religiousforums.com]


'''Inactive''':

*[http://www.hesychasm.ru/forum/index.php Hesychasm forum] forum in Russian is moderately active, forum in English is inactive

==Electronic Mailing Lists==

An [[Wikipedia:Electronic_mailing_list|electronic mailing lists]] allows list members to dialog via email. Sometimes the contents of these emails are archived for public view and other times they are not. List members generally have the option to receive the messages one-at-a-time or in a "daily digest" that includes all of the messages for a given time period.

*The [https://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/orthodox.html Indiana list] is one of the oldest and is known for its conservative leanings and feisty discussion.
*[http://www.orthodoxy.faithweb.com/ocnet.htm OCNet] - The Orthodox Christian Network. Orthodox discussion forums available as mailing lists, BBS conferences, newsgroups etc.

'''Yahoo! Groups'''

In order to join many of these groups they require approval from a Yahoo! member who is the moderator of the group. Yahoo! membership, however, is not a requirement.

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/antiochian/ Antiochian Orthodox]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-convert/ Orthodox Converts] - For discussion between people who have [[convert]]ed to Orthodox Christianity or are interested in Orthodoxy. Cradle Orthodox and Clergy are invited to join to offer advice to those members who are young in the faith.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orthodox-Forum/ Orthodox Forum]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodoxjurisdictions/ Orthodox Jurisdictions]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-readers Orthodox Readers]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orthodox_Re-Forum/ Orthodox Re-Forum]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-tradition/ Orthodox Tradition]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oxwoms/ Orthodox Without My Spouse] - A support group for Orthodox Christians married to someone who isn't.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/normalorthodox/ Normal Orthodox]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/typikon/ Typikon] - A discussion list intended for all kinds of discussion and enquiries regarding the Typikon (its liturgical practice and music, and ramifications thereof) of the canonical Orthodox Church.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/ Ustav] - "Ustav" facilitates email discussion, questions, commentary and teaching concerning the traditional Orthodox Christian typicon and music. The Russian word "ustav" means typicon, and indicates that discussion will be slanted towards the Russian Orthodox typicon and music, as practiced in the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]], but all other traditional usages may also be discussed.
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/westernriteorthodoxy Western Rite Orthodoxy] - "The congregations of the Western Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America proclaim the fullness of the Orthodox Faith while worshipping according to the historic Western Catholic Rites of Rome and England."
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-synod/ Orthodox Synod] ([[ROCOR]])
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arbible The Holy Bible Web Site Channel] - This is a [[Coptic]] Orthodox discussion list with ecumenical vision and outreach (Main languages: English and Arabic).

'''Clergy-only''':

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-clergy/ Orthodox-Clergy] - The Orthodox-Clergy email list is open to bishops, priests and deacons of all SCOBA jurisdictions, parishes of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oca-clergy/ OCA-Clergy] - This list is only open to priests and deacons of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]

==Newsgroups==

[[Wikipedia:Newsgroup|Newsgroups]] are usually found within the [[Wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] system and generally require newsreader software to interact with them. However, [http://groups.google.com/ Google Groups] provides an online interface.

*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.east-orthodox alt.religion.christian.east-orthodox], a high-traffic group known for its tabloid style, personal attacks, and fierce exchanges
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.greek-orthodox alt.religion.christian.greek-orthodox], a less active group than .east-orthodox, but tends to be more focused on Orthodox topics
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.russian-orthodox alt.religion.christian.russian-orthodox]
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.ukrainian-orthodox alt.religion.christian.ukrainian-orthodox]

==Social Networks==

There are sites for [[Wikipedia:Social_networking|developing friendships]] with Orthodox Christians.

*[http://www.orthodoxfriends.com OrthodoxFriends.com]

There are also some for just singles, but none for an Orthodox [[Wikipedia:Online_dating_service|dating service]], similar to [http://www.eharmony.com eHarmony.com].

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox_singles/ Orthodox Singles Yahoo Group]
*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/orthodox_single/ Livejournal Orthodox Single Group]

==Instant Messaging==

There are several forms of [[Wikipedia:Instant_messaging|instant messaging]] available to communicate with others online.

'''[[Wikipedia:Internet_Relay_Chat|Internet Relay Chat]]''' (IRC)

*[http://blog.kevinbasil.com/2003/02/03/holy-irc-batman/ #orthodoxy] on [http://www.lplug.org lplug.org]
*#orthodox-wiki on [http://freenode.net/ freenode.net]

==Portals/Directories==

*[http://www.orthodoxlinks.info/ Orthodox Christianity on the Web]
*[http://www.orthodoxnet.com/ OrthodoxNet]

'''Fora'''

*[http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Orthodox/Chats_and_Forums/ Orthodox Chats and Forums] at [http://www.google.com/dirhp Google Directory]

'''Electronic Mailing Lists'''

*[http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Religion___Beliefs/Christianity/Denominations_and_Sects/Orthodox Orthodox Groups] at Yahoo!
*http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/resource/lists.html
*http://www.holy-trinity.org/lists.html

==See Also==

* [[Orthodox Newsfeeds]]

[[Category:Church Life]]
[[Category:Links]]

List of Orthodox Internet communities

2006-03-17T20:44:08Z

Stmaterne: /* Fora/Forums */

==Blogs==

Below is an incomplete list of sites that offer '''individual''' opinions and thoughts on Orthodoxy. Many of the following individuals have formed something of an intertextual community, and you are likely to find them linking to many other Orthodox sites or blogs, and many interesting non-Orthodox ones as well.

'''Aggregators'''

*[http://orthodoxblogs.com OrthodoxBlogs.com]
*[http://community.livejournal.com/orthodoxy/ Orthodoxy Community] at [http://www.livejournal.com LiveJournal]

'''Individual blogs'''

* [http://www.chrysostom.org/andrew/ Andrew Stephen Damick] Antiochian Seminarian
* [http://orthodoxchristianreflections.blogspot.com/ Angel Standing By] - "A blog of Orthodox Christian news, Bible story reflections, lives of the saints, etc."
* [http://mimisbooks.blogspot.com/ Bigger than a Breadbox]
*Bishop [[Seraphim (Sigrist) of Sendai|Seraphim (Sigrist)]] - [http://www.livejournal.com/users/seraphimsigrist/ Seraphim's LiveJournal]
* [http://www.chrisjdavis.org/ Chris J. Davis .org]
* [http://raphael.doxos.com Doxos] by Huw Raphael
* [http://homepage.mac.com/gthurman/iblog Fr. Matthew Thurman's blog]
* [http://glenrosefarm.blogspot.com/ Glen Rose Farm] - "Notes from a Hillside Farm; being Musings and Observations on Life, Letters, and our Most Holy Faith, by a Lawyer, Sheep-farmer, and Communicant of the Orthodox Church"

* [http://www.evlogeite.com Ancient Church] - The blog formerly known as Minor Clergy
* [http://morningcoffee.blogspot.com/ Morning Coffee]

* [http://occidentalis.blogspot.com Occidentalis] - Dedicated to the Western Rite.
* [http://orthodox-okie.blogspot.com Orthodox Okie] - a pro-Western Rite blog maintained by Oklahoma native Aristobule Adams.
* [http://southern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com/ Orthodixie] - "Southern, Orthodox, Convert, Etc."
* [http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/ OrthodoxyToday Blog] - from Fr. Hans Jacobse

* [http://paradosis.blogspot.com/ Paradosis] - "A handing over, which is done by word of mouth or in writing, i.e. tradition by instruction, narrative, precept, etc."

* [http://pensateomnia.blogspot.com/ Pensate Omnia (Weigh all Things)] "Orthodox faith; language and literature; ideas in science, politics, history, art and poetry; whatever I find edifying or fun, these things I hope to write about and explore by posting thoughts, papers, links etc."
* [http://www.philthompson.net PhilThompson.net] "...the online journal of what Phil finds interesting."
* [http://pleroma.typepad.com/pleroma/ Pleroma] "Setting forth and defending the Apostolic Tradition"
* [http://strobert.blogspot.com/ Robert's Cogitations] - Congratulations to the newly chrismated!
* [http://sarisburium.blogspot.com Sarisburium] - The musings of an Orthodox convert from Great Britain, "Full Faith and Filioque-Free!"

* [http://karlthienes.blogspot.com/ St. Stephen's Musings] by Karl Thienes - "Thoughts and reflections on Eastern Orthodox theology, various philosophical issues, and a variety of social/political events."
* [http://sundaytosunday.blogspot.com/ Sunday to Sunday] - "an online journal that chronicles my communion with Christ and His church."
* [http://www.chattablogs.com/aionioszoe/ This is Life: Revolutions Around the Cruciform Axis] - by Clifton Healy, an "Orthodox wannabe"
* [http://justinmartyr.blogspot.com/ Torrent of Consciousness] - "It is what it is."


* [http://westernorthodox.blogspot.com Western Orthodoxy] - "An Unofficial Blog Dedicated to the Western Rite within the Orthodox Church."
* [http://theosebia.blogspot.com/ A Catechumen's Walk] - "My thoughts and meditations as I delve into the ancient paths of the Church"
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/ Saint-Materne] Musing on the roots of Orthodox Belgium, 19 centuries Christian. (in french)
* [http://www.orthodoxe.be Poscaf] online journal of a Belgian Orthodox "paruchia" (in french)

==Fora/Forums==

[[Wikipedia:Internet_forum|Internet forums]] are a place for discussion. They allow users to make a "post" about a topic and others to respond.

'''Active''':

*[http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/ OrthodoxChristianity.net]
*[http://www.christianforums.com/f145-the-ancient-way-orthodox.html The Ancient Way - Eastern Orthodox], hosted by [http://www.christianforums.com Christian Forums]
*[http://www.monachos.net/cgi-bin/mb/discus.cgi Monachos.net Discussion Community] - Online study and discourse of Orthodoxy through patristic and monastic theological heritage.
*[http://members5.boardhost.com/STANDREWHOUSE/ St. Andrew House Discussion Forum], hosted by [http://boardhost.com/ boardhost.com]
* [http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/chant_liturgique/ Chant Liturgique], a French-talking group of liturgical discussions, help, sharing & document exchange (Eastern rite only)

'''Less-active''':

*[http://orthodoxweb.org Orthodox Web Development Community]
*[http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=80 Eastern Orthodoxy], hosted by [http://www.religiousforums.com religiousforums.com]


'''Inactive''':

*[http://www.hesychasm.ru/forum/index.php Hesychasm forum] forum in Russian is moderately active, forum in English is inactive

==Electronic Mailing Lists==

An [[Wikipedia:Electronic_mailing_list|electronic mailing lists]] allows list members to dialog via email. Sometimes the contents of these emails are archived for public view and other times they are not. List members generally have the option to receive the messages one-at-a-time or in a "daily digest" that includes all of the messages for a given time period.

*The [https://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/orthodox.html Indiana list] is one of the oldest and is known for its conservative leanings and feisty discussion.
*[http://www.orthodoxy.faithweb.com/ocnet.htm OCNet] - The Orthodox Christian Network. Orthodox discussion forums available as mailing lists, BBS conferences, newsgroups etc.

'''Yahoo! Groups'''

In order to join many of these groups they require approval from a Yahoo! member who is the moderator of the group. Yahoo! membership, however, is not a requirement.

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/antiochian/ Antiochian Orthodox]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-convert/ Orthodox Converts] - For discussion between people who have [[convert]]ed to Orthodox Christianity or are interested in Orthodoxy. Cradle Orthodox and Clergy are invited to join to offer advice to those members who are young in the faith.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orthodox-Forum/ Orthodox Forum]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodoxjurisdictions/ Orthodox Jurisdictions]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-readers Orthodox Readers]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orthodox_Re-Forum/ Orthodox Re-Forum]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-tradition/ Orthodox Tradition]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oxwoms/ Orthodox Without My Spouse] - A support group for Orthodox Christians married to someone who isn't.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/normalorthodox/ Normal Orthodox]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/typikon/ Typikon] - A discussion list intended for all kinds of discussion and enquiries regarding the Typikon (its liturgical practice and music, and ramifications thereof) of the canonical Orthodox Church.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/ Ustav] - "Ustav" facilitates email discussion, questions, commentary and teaching concerning the traditional Orthodox Christian typicon and music. The Russian word "ustav" means typicon, and indicates that discussion will be slanted towards the Russian Orthodox typicon and music, as practiced in the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]], but all other traditional usages may also be discussed.
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/westernriteorthodoxy Western Rite Orthodoxy] - "The congregations of the Western Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America proclaim the fullness of the Orthodox Faith while worshipping according to the historic Western Catholic Rites of Rome and England."
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-synod/ Orthodox Synod] ([[ROCOR]])
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arbible The Holy Bible Web Site Channel] - This is a [[Coptic]] Orthodox discussion list with ecumenical vision and outreach (Main languages: English and Arabic).

'''Clergy-only''':

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-clergy/ Orthodox-Clergy] - The Orthodox-Clergy email list is open to bishops, priests and deacons of all SCOBA jurisdictions, parishes of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oca-clergy/ OCA-Clergy] - This list is only open to priests and deacons of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]

==Newsgroups==

[[Wikipedia:Newsgroup|Newsgroups]] are usually found within the [[Wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] system and generally require newsreader software to interact with them. However, [http://groups.google.com/ Google Groups] provides an online interface.

*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.east-orthodox alt.religion.christian.east-orthodox], a high-traffic group known for its tabloid style, personal attacks, and fierce exchanges
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.greek-orthodox alt.religion.christian.greek-orthodox], a less active group than .east-orthodox, but tends to be more focused on Orthodox topics
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.russian-orthodox alt.religion.christian.russian-orthodox]
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.ukrainian-orthodox alt.religion.christian.ukrainian-orthodox]

==Social Networks==

There are sites for [[Wikipedia:Social_networking|developing friendships]] with Orthodox Christians.

*[http://www.orthodoxfriends.com OrthodoxFriends.com]

There are also some for just singles, but none for an Orthodox [[Wikipedia:Online_dating_service|dating service]], similar to [http://www.eharmony.com eHarmony.com].

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox_singles/ Orthodox Singles Yahoo Group]
*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/orthodox_single/ Livejournal Orthodox Single Group]

==Instant Messaging==

There are several forms of [[Wikipedia:Instant_messaging|instant messaging]] available to communicate with others online.

'''[[Wikipedia:Internet_Relay_Chat|Internet Relay Chat]]''' (IRC)

*[http://blog.kevinbasil.com/2003/02/03/holy-irc-batman/ #orthodoxy] on [http://www.lplug.org lplug.org]
*#orthodox-wiki on [http://freenode.net/ freenode.net]

==Portals/Directories==

*[http://www.orthodoxlinks.info/ Orthodox Christianity on the Web]
*[http://www.orthodoxnet.com/ OrthodoxNet]

'''Fora'''

*[http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Orthodox/Chats_and_Forums/ Orthodox Chats and Forums] at [http://www.google.com/dirhp Google Directory]

'''Electronic Mailing Lists'''

*[http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Religion___Beliefs/Christianity/Denominations_and_Sects/Orthodox Orthodox Groups] at Yahoo!
*http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/resource/lists.html
*http://www.holy-trinity.org/lists.html

==See Also==

* [[Orthodox Newsfeeds]]

[[Category:Church Life]]
[[Category:Links]]

List of Orthodox Internet communities

2006-03-17T20:41:07Z

Stmaterne: /* Blogs */

==Blogs==

Below is an incomplete list of sites that offer '''individual''' opinions and thoughts on Orthodoxy. Many of the following individuals have formed something of an intertextual community, and you are likely to find them linking to many other Orthodox sites or blogs, and many interesting non-Orthodox ones as well.

'''Aggregators'''

*[http://orthodoxblogs.com OrthodoxBlogs.com]
*[http://community.livejournal.com/orthodoxy/ Orthodoxy Community] at [http://www.livejournal.com LiveJournal]

'''Individual blogs'''

* [http://www.chrysostom.org/andrew/ Andrew Stephen Damick] Antiochian Seminarian
* [http://orthodoxchristianreflections.blogspot.com/ Angel Standing By] - "A blog of Orthodox Christian news, Bible story reflections, lives of the saints, etc."
* [http://mimisbooks.blogspot.com/ Bigger than a Breadbox]
*Bishop [[Seraphim (Sigrist) of Sendai|Seraphim (Sigrist)]] - [http://www.livejournal.com/users/seraphimsigrist/ Seraphim's LiveJournal]
* [http://www.chrisjdavis.org/ Chris J. Davis .org]
* [http://raphael.doxos.com Doxos] by Huw Raphael
* [http://homepage.mac.com/gthurman/iblog Fr. Matthew Thurman's blog]
* [http://glenrosefarm.blogspot.com/ Glen Rose Farm] - "Notes from a Hillside Farm; being Musings and Observations on Life, Letters, and our Most Holy Faith, by a Lawyer, Sheep-farmer, and Communicant of the Orthodox Church"

* [http://www.evlogeite.com Ancient Church] - The blog formerly known as Minor Clergy
* [http://morningcoffee.blogspot.com/ Morning Coffee]

* [http://occidentalis.blogspot.com Occidentalis] - Dedicated to the Western Rite.
* [http://orthodox-okie.blogspot.com Orthodox Okie] - a pro-Western Rite blog maintained by Oklahoma native Aristobule Adams.
* [http://southern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com/ Orthodixie] - "Southern, Orthodox, Convert, Etc."
* [http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/ OrthodoxyToday Blog] - from Fr. Hans Jacobse

* [http://paradosis.blogspot.com/ Paradosis] - "A handing over, which is done by word of mouth or in writing, i.e. tradition by instruction, narrative, precept, etc."

* [http://pensateomnia.blogspot.com/ Pensate Omnia (Weigh all Things)] "Orthodox faith; language and literature; ideas in science, politics, history, art and poetry; whatever I find edifying or fun, these things I hope to write about and explore by posting thoughts, papers, links etc."
* [http://www.philthompson.net PhilThompson.net] "...the online journal of what Phil finds interesting."
* [http://pleroma.typepad.com/pleroma/ Pleroma] "Setting forth and defending the Apostolic Tradition"
* [http://strobert.blogspot.com/ Robert's Cogitations] - Congratulations to the newly chrismated!
* [http://sarisburium.blogspot.com Sarisburium] - The musings of an Orthodox convert from Great Britain, "Full Faith and Filioque-Free!"

* [http://karlthienes.blogspot.com/ St. Stephen's Musings] by Karl Thienes - "Thoughts and reflections on Eastern Orthodox theology, various philosophical issues, and a variety of social/political events."
* [http://sundaytosunday.blogspot.com/ Sunday to Sunday] - "an online journal that chronicles my communion with Christ and His church."
* [http://www.chattablogs.com/aionioszoe/ This is Life: Revolutions Around the Cruciform Axis] - by Clifton Healy, an "Orthodox wannabe"
* [http://justinmartyr.blogspot.com/ Torrent of Consciousness] - "It is what it is."


* [http://westernorthodox.blogspot.com Western Orthodoxy] - "An Unofficial Blog Dedicated to the Western Rite within the Orthodox Church."
* [http://theosebia.blogspot.com/ A Catechumen's Walk] - "My thoughts and meditations as I delve into the ancient paths of the Church"
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/ Saint-Materne] Musing on the roots of Orthodox Belgium, 19 centuries Christian. (in french)
* [http://www.orthodoxe.be Poscaf] online journal of a Belgian Orthodox "paruchia" (in french)

==Fora/Forums==

[[Wikipedia:Internet_forum|Internet forums]] are a place for discussion. They allow users to make a "post" about a topic and others to respond.

'''Active''':

*[http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/ OrthodoxChristianity.net]
*[http://www.christianforums.com/f145-the-ancient-way-orthodox.html The Ancient Way - Eastern Orthodox], hosted by [http://www.christianforums.com Christian Forums]
*[http://www.monachos.net/cgi-bin/mb/discus.cgi Monachos.net Discussion Community] - Online study and discourse of Orthodoxy through patristic and monastic theological heritage.
*[http://members5.boardhost.com/STANDREWHOUSE/ St. Andrew House Discussion Forum], hosted by [http://boardhost.com/ boardhost.com]

'''Less-active''':

*[http://orthodoxweb.org Orthodox Web Development Community]
*[http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=80 Eastern Orthodoxy], hosted by [http://www.religiousforums.com religiousforums.com]


'''Inactive''':

*[http://www.hesychasm.ru/forum/index.php Hesychasm forum] forum in Russian is moderately active, forum in English is inactive

==Electronic Mailing Lists==

An [[Wikipedia:Electronic_mailing_list|electronic mailing lists]] allows list members to dialog via email. Sometimes the contents of these emails are archived for public view and other times they are not. List members generally have the option to receive the messages one-at-a-time or in a "daily digest" that includes all of the messages for a given time period.

*The [https://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/orthodox.html Indiana list] is one of the oldest and is known for its conservative leanings and feisty discussion.
*[http://www.orthodoxy.faithweb.com/ocnet.htm OCNet] - The Orthodox Christian Network. Orthodox discussion forums available as mailing lists, BBS conferences, newsgroups etc.

'''Yahoo! Groups'''

In order to join many of these groups they require approval from a Yahoo! member who is the moderator of the group. Yahoo! membership, however, is not a requirement.

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/antiochian/ Antiochian Orthodox]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-convert/ Orthodox Converts] - For discussion between people who have [[convert]]ed to Orthodox Christianity or are interested in Orthodoxy. Cradle Orthodox and Clergy are invited to join to offer advice to those members who are young in the faith.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orthodox-Forum/ Orthodox Forum]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodoxjurisdictions/ Orthodox Jurisdictions]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-readers Orthodox Readers]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orthodox_Re-Forum/ Orthodox Re-Forum]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-tradition/ Orthodox Tradition]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oxwoms/ Orthodox Without My Spouse] - A support group for Orthodox Christians married to someone who isn't.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/normalorthodox/ Normal Orthodox]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/typikon/ Typikon] - A discussion list intended for all kinds of discussion and enquiries regarding the Typikon (its liturgical practice and music, and ramifications thereof) of the canonical Orthodox Church.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ustav/ Ustav] - "Ustav" facilitates email discussion, questions, commentary and teaching concerning the traditional Orthodox Christian typicon and music. The Russian word "ustav" means typicon, and indicates that discussion will be slanted towards the Russian Orthodox typicon and music, as practiced in the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]], but all other traditional usages may also be discussed.
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/westernriteorthodoxy Western Rite Orthodoxy] - "The congregations of the Western Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America proclaim the fullness of the Orthodox Faith while worshipping according to the historic Western Catholic Rites of Rome and England."
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-synod/ Orthodox Synod] ([[ROCOR]])
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arbible The Holy Bible Web Site Channel] - This is a [[Coptic]] Orthodox discussion list with ecumenical vision and outreach (Main languages: English and Arabic).

'''Clergy-only''':

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox-clergy/ Orthodox-Clergy] - The Orthodox-Clergy email list is open to bishops, priests and deacons of all SCOBA jurisdictions, parishes of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oca-clergy/ OCA-Clergy] - This list is only open to priests and deacons of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]

==Newsgroups==

[[Wikipedia:Newsgroup|Newsgroups]] are usually found within the [[Wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] system and generally require newsreader software to interact with them. However, [http://groups.google.com/ Google Groups] provides an online interface.

*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.east-orthodox alt.religion.christian.east-orthodox], a high-traffic group known for its tabloid style, personal attacks, and fierce exchanges
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.greek-orthodox alt.religion.christian.greek-orthodox], a less active group than .east-orthodox, but tends to be more focused on Orthodox topics
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.russian-orthodox alt.religion.christian.russian-orthodox]
*[http://groups.google.com/groups?group=alt.religion.christian.ukrainian-orthodox alt.religion.christian.ukrainian-orthodox]

==Social Networks==

There are sites for [[Wikipedia:Social_networking|developing friendships]] with Orthodox Christians.

*[http://www.orthodoxfriends.com OrthodoxFriends.com]

There are also some for just singles, but none for an Orthodox [[Wikipedia:Online_dating_service|dating service]], similar to [http://www.eharmony.com eHarmony.com].

*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodox_singles/ Orthodox Singles Yahoo Group]
*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/orthodox_single/ Livejournal Orthodox Single Group]

==Instant Messaging==

There are several forms of [[Wikipedia:Instant_messaging|instant messaging]] available to communicate with others online.

'''[[Wikipedia:Internet_Relay_Chat|Internet Relay Chat]]''' (IRC)

*[http://blog.kevinbasil.com/2003/02/03/holy-irc-batman/ #orthodoxy] on [http://www.lplug.org lplug.org]
*#orthodox-wiki on [http://freenode.net/ freenode.net]

==Portals/Directories==

*[http://www.orthodoxlinks.info/ Orthodox Christianity on the Web]
*[http://www.orthodoxnet.com/ OrthodoxNet]

'''Fora'''

*[http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Orthodox/Chats_and_Forums/ Orthodox Chats and Forums] at [http://www.google.com/dirhp Google Directory]

'''Electronic Mailing Lists'''

*[http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Religion___Beliefs/Christianity/Denominations_and_Sects/Orthodox Orthodox Groups] at Yahoo!
*http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/resource/lists.html
*http://www.holy-trinity.org/lists.html

==See Also==

* [[Orthodox Newsfeeds]]

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Minor orders

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'''Minor Orders''' in the [[Orthodox Church]] refers to those set aside for service other than the [[major orders]]. These commonly include [[subdeacon]]s and [[reader]]s, and in some traditions, [[cantor]]s. The minor orders are conferred through the form of [[ordination]] known as ''cheirothesia''.

In the Eastern church, there were other orders which have fallen into disuse: doorkeepers, exorcists, and acolytes.

In the West after 1054 (i.e., in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), the subdeacon was considered among the [[major orders]] after the 13th century, though has now fallen into disuse, as have the orders of doorkeeper and exorcist (since 1972). Only reader and acolyte remain in use. Altar boys & girls in the RC have the name of "acolyte", but it is an informal role, no cheirothesia required. Any layman or woman approved by his/her priest can be used as Reader or distribute the Communion.

[[Western Rite]] Orthodox practice may vary.

==Source==
*''The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd ed.'', p. 1090

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[[Image:http://membres.lycos.fr/stmaterne/maternos03/smaterne-ico.jpg|right|frame|that's the usual picture I use on forum (Ely, blog, ..), an Icon of patron-saint of Belgium, saint Maternos of Trier and Tongeren (end 1st c.)]]
== About Me ==
My name is Jean-Michel Dossogne. Since 12/feb/2006, I am an [[acolyte]] in [[Rocor]], attached to [http://www.orthodoxe.be '''Metochion sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie et saint Feuillen'''] in Philippeville, kingdom of Belgium.

I have been 12 years in the Belgian Navy, am decorated of Military Merit, Gulf War 1988, Kuweit Liberation Medal (Gulf War 1991) and an ancienity medal.
Our beloved Lord placed lots of lifebuoys and lifelines in my life. The one and only I didn't ignore was Nathalie, who became my wife. The Lord has given us the grace of 3 pious princesses.
I left the Navy for the Police when my wife was pregnant of our first daughter. After some year of duty as intervention patrol, I had a "little problem" on service, hospital couldn't help, and they put me on forced premature retirement for handicap. To touch Jacob, our Lord had to send an Angel to fight with him, and only then he understood.. That's my first real conscious contact with God.

I am the responsible for the parish website, under supervision of our father abbot/higoumen.
I am member of the Velosolex Club of Belgium - my old black engine is as old as I am, but works much better now..

As our Lord said that to have long days on earth, we have to honnour our parents : I am particularly involved in the veneration of all what our Church Fathers and Mothers from the Orthodox West have brought to the hole Church. Liturgically too.

== External Links ==
* [http://stmaterne.blogspot.com/ My musing blog]

* [http://www.amdg.be My personal website - not only orthodox for several good reasons that are mine] and known to my 'anamchara'.

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[[Image:http://membres.lycos.fr/stmaterne/maternos03/belautomne09102005a.jpg|right|frame|our family in autumn 2005]]

Sarum Use

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{{westernrite}}The '''Sarum Rite''', also called the '''Rite of Salisbury''', is a [[Western Rite]] liturgical tradition which coalesced in the 11th century West and in the contemporary [[Orthodox Church]]. It is more properly termed a '''Use''' of the [[Roman Rite]].

==History==
The origins of the rite are with the ancient local usages of the Insular Churches, ie those of Great Britain and Ireland. The earliest rites of those regions belonged to the family of rites called [[Gallican Rite]]. With the coming of St. [[Augustine of Canterbury]] to England in AD 597, a new rite was introduced into Britain: that of the [[Church of Rome]]. St. Augustine had been directed by Pope St. Gregory the Great (also called St. [[Gregory the Dialogist]]) to respect the Gallican customs that were already in place. Beginning with this period, and later with the rule of Charlemagne on the Continent, the Gallican and Roman rites were mixed. In England, the Second Council of Cloveshoe in 747 under St. [[Cuthbert of Lindisfarne]] included the canon that the rite of those "speaking the English tongue" would be the Roman rite. During the period of the Celtic and Saxon churches, there developed several related local variants or Uses of the Roman Rite, called ''Gallo-Roman'' to distinguish from the old Roman rite. The rites used in France, northern Spain, Portugal, the Low Countries, Germany, and Scandinavia were similar.

In 1066, the Normans invaded England. There were some abortive attempts at changing entirely to the related uses of northern France. However, monasteries particularly in the western parts of the island (especially Sherbourne Abbey and Glastonbury Abbey) proved intransigent. The Norman bishop of Sarum, Osmund, arranged the services for his new [[cathedral]] according to the practices that he saw around him—both Norman and Saxon/Celtic, inventing nothing. The Sarum rite as known was probably arranged by Richard Le Poore, who moved the See from Old Sarum to New Salisbury in the 13th c. From this period, the Sarum enjoyed the sterling reputation as being the best liturgy anywhere in the West, and thus had influence on the liturgy of other local churches in the Isles and the Continent (notable among them being Braga in Portugal and Nidaros/Trondheim in Norway). Other related local uses continued as well, such as York, Bangor, Hereford, and Durham.

The Sarum Use was one of the first to be published on the new printing presses in the early days of the Reformation. The complete service books for the whole rite survive. The rite was commanded for the whole realm of Great Britain during the reign of Queen Mary. It was also the basis for the translated and later Reformed rites of the [[Anglican Communion|Anglican Church]].

The rite was revived particularly by the Orthodox party of the Anglo-Catholic or Tractarian movement in the 19th c. Church of England. In the mid-19th c., the services were translated into English by such as G. H. Palmer, and became either the preferred liturgy or preferred liturgical model for the non-Romanizing part of the Anglo-Catholic movement (also called Orthodox Anglo-Catholic or Prayer Book Catholic). The ceremonial and customs of the rite were the major influence in the development of the English Use, partly through the efforts of Percy Dearmer, author of ''The Parson's Handbook''. The old English Catholic Clergy Brotherhood also maintained a tradition of Sarum Use through the period of Catholic persecution in England. Attempts to revive the Sarum rite amongst the Roman Catholics included proponents such as A. W. N. Pugin and Bishop Wilson of Tasmania. The Sarum rite was suggested, but rejected, for use in the new Westminster Cathedral in 1903.

The [[Western Rite]] Orthodox [[Liturgy of St. Tikhon of Moscow]], as well as other ''Prayer Book'' derived English Use liturgies, have their primary origin with the Sarum Rite or Use, in that the creators of the ''Book of Common Prayer'' used the Sarum missal as a springboard for their reformed liturgy. The Sarum Rite in English and French is also used by the Western Rite Orthodox in the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]].

==Old Sarum Rite==
Another liturgy using a similar name is the '''Old Sarum Rite''', compiled by a [[monastery]] of [[Old Catholic]] origin within the [[Holy Synod of Milan]], based upon many various early rites of Western Europe, including Sarum, and many details from minority texts. It is a modern construction (deemed a reconstruction by its supporters), and it has been criticized as being a pastiche rather than an actual revived liturgy. This liturgy is not in use by any mainstream Western Rite Orthodox.

=Sources=
*''The Church of our Fathers'', Daniel Rock, 1849.
*''The Sarum Missal in English'' , F. E. Warren, 1911.
*''The Use of Sarum'', ed. W. H. Frere, 1898.
*''The Sarum Missal edited from three Early Manuscripts'', J. Wickham Legg, 1916.
*''The Parson's Handbook'' Percy Dearmer, 1957.
*[http://anglicansociety.org/corner/sarum_use.html The Sarum Use by Revd Canon Professor J. Robert Wright]
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13479a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Sarum Rite]
*[http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/Sarum/English.htm Project Canterbury: the Sarum Missal]
*[http://www.orthodoxresurgence.co.uk/Petroc/#THE%20ROOTS The Roots of the Orthodox Liturgy in the West, Saint Petroc Monastery]
*[http://www.orthodoxresurgence.co.uk/Petroc/sarum.htm The Divine Liturgy of Sarum as used in the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad]
*[http://romanliturgy.net/sarum.html The Sarum Use of the Roman rite in Latin]
*[http://romanliturgy.net/sarum_en.html The Sarum Use of the Roman rite in English]

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