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On August 9/22 the Church commemorates the Synaxis of the Saints of Solovki Monastery. We present below the lives of the founders of the island monastery, Sts. Herman, Zosima, and Sabbatius: Synaxis ...

Sponsored by the Moscow Patriarchate and the Moscow Municipality, the volunteer project will see young people work to improve the conditions of the Solovki Monastery, following the monastic rule of ...

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia dedicated the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God Odighitria at the Savvaty of Solovki Monastery on Monday, August 20, ITAR-TASS reports. “My ...

It took nine days in unheated train carriages for the first Soviet prisoners to get from Moscow to Solovki – the infamous forced labour camp on the Solovetsky Islands, a small archipelago isolated ...

Solovki's main feature is the island's round stones, which look rather like the eggs of the earth. Their origin is no mystery - the granite pieces have been polished and shaped by ice and water over ...

Moscow patriarch forced to cancel traditional summer visit to monastery that was turned into a lager by the Soviets. Bishop Porfirij a few weeks ago had caused embarrassment for a no-vax sermon.

About a 150 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle lie the Solovetsky Islands. The islands, also called Solovki, are famous throughout Russia for their stark beauty, but they are also known for a ...

Arkhangelsk Region Governor Igor Orlov and donators who had given the money for the church attended the service led by Kirill SOLOVKI, August 20 (Itar-Tass) —— Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All ...