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[[Image:Seraphim of Sarov.jpg|100px|left]]Our venerable father '''[[Seraphim of Sarov]]''' was born on [[July 19]], 1754, in Kursk, Russia.  At the age of 10, Seraphim became seriously ill. During the course of his illness, he saw the [[Mother of God]] in his sleep, who promised to heal him; she did so through a religious procession in Kursk with the locally revered [[miracle]]-working [[icon]] of the Mother of God.
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[[Image:Siege of Constantinople.jpg|100px|left]]The '''Fall of Constantinople''' was the conquest of that Greek city by the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Mehmet II, on Tuesday, [[May 29]], 1453.  This marked not only the final destruction of the [[Eastern Roman Empire|Eastern Roman ("Byzantine") Empire]], and the death of [[Constantine XI]], the last Roman Emperor, but also the strategic conquest crucial for Ottoman hegemony over the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans.
  
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At the age of 18, Seraphim firmly decided to become a [[monk]]. From day one in the monastery in Sarov, Russia, exceptional abstinence from food and slumber were the distinguishing features of his life. He ate once a day, and little. His taking of the monastic vows occurred in 1786, when he was 27 years old. He was given the name Seraphim, which in Hebrew means "fiery," or "burning." He later withdrew as an [[ascetic]] hermit and then, near the end of his life, became an [[elder]] to all who came to his hermitage.
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Scholars consider the Fall of Constantinople as a key event ending the Middle Ages and starting the Renaissance because of the end of the old religious order in Europe and the use of cannon and gunpowder.  Down to the present day, many Greeks have considered Tuesday (the day of the week that Constantinople fell) to be the unluckiest day of the week.
  
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The Church commemorates St. Seraphim on [[January 2]], and the opening of his [[relics]] on [[July 19]].  He is considered a [[wonder-worker]].
 
  
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'''Quote''': "Those who have truly decided to serve the Lord God should practice the remembrance of God and uninterrupted prayer to Jesus Christ, mentally saying" the [[Jesus Prayer]].
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'''''Recently featured:''''' [[Seraphim of Sarov]], [[The Ladder of Divine Ascent]], [[John of Damascus]], [[Lindisfarne]], [[Edward the Martyr]], [[Victor Pokrovsky]], [[Akathist]].  ''Newly [[:Category:Featured Articles|featured articles]] are presented every '''Saturday'''.''
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'''''Recently featured:''''' [[The Ladder of Divine Ascent]], [[John of Damascus]], [[Lindisfarne]], [[Edward the Martyr]], [[Victor Pokrovsky]], [[Akathist]], [[Apostles]].  ''Newly [[:Category:Featured Articles|featured articles]] are presented every '''Friday'''.''
 

Revision as of 22:38, August 11, 2006

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The Fall of Constantinople was the conquest of that Greek city by the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Mehmet II, on Tuesday, May 29, 1453. This marked not only the final destruction of the Eastern Roman ("Byzantine") Empire, and the death of Constantine XI, the last Roman Emperor, but also the strategic conquest crucial for Ottoman hegemony over the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans.

Scholars consider the Fall of Constantinople as a key event ending the Middle Ages and starting the Renaissance because of the end of the old religious order in Europe and the use of cannon and gunpowder. Down to the present day, many Greeks have considered Tuesday (the day of the week that Constantinople fell) to be the unluckiest day of the week.


Recently featured: Seraphim of Sarov, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, John of Damascus, Lindisfarne, Edward the Martyr, Victor Pokrovsky, Akathist. Newly featured articles are presented every Saturday.

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