Rostov-on-Don in Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring
Rostov-on-Don in Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golde
Rostov (Russian: Ростов; IPA: [rɐˈstof]; Old Norse: Rostofa) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, 202 kilometers (126 mi) northeast of Moscow. Population: 31,792 (2010 Census);[4] 34,141 (2002 Census);[7] 35,707 (1989 Census).[8]
While the official name of the town is Rostov, it is popularly known to Russians as Rostov Veliky (Russian: Ростов Великий, Rostov the Great) to distinguish it from much larger city of Rostov-on-Don, and the name of the town railway station is Rostov Yaroslavsky, due to its position in Yaroslavl Oblast.
he central square of Rostov is occupied by the Assumption Cathedral. It is unknown when the present building was erected, the mid-16th century being the most likely date. Lower parts of the cathedral walls are dated to the 12th century. The ponderous bell-tower was constructed mostly in the 17th century. Its bells are among the largest and most famous in Russia - each has its own name. The largest bell, cast in 1688, weighs 32,000 kilograms (71,000 lb). It is named Sysoy to honor the city's founding father.
An area situated between the cathedral square and the lake was chosen by Iona Sysoevich as a place for his fairy-tale residence. All the construction works were carried out between 1667 and 1694. Major buildings include the ornate Savior Church-na-Senyakh (1675), the sombre Church of St. Gregory (1670), and the barbican churches of St. John the Apostle (1683) and of the Resurrection of Christ (1670). The residence, often erroneously called kremlin, also includes eleven ornate tower bells, numerous palaces, several small belfries, and the diminutive baroque Church of Our Lady of Smolensk (1693). All the churches are elaborately painted and decorated.
The cathedral and four tall kremlin churches with their silver blind domes were imitated throughout the city. This is particularly evident in the Savior-on-the-Market church and the cathedral church of the Nativity convent, both dating from the 17th century and situated near the kremlin walls. The oldest church within the town center was consecrated to St. Isidore the Blessed in 1565. They[who?] say that Ivan the Terrible had the architect executed, because his church was so much smaller than its predecessor.
The kremlin is flanked by two monasteries, both facing the Lake Nero. To the right from the kremlin stands the Abraham monastery, founded in the 11th century and one of the oldest in Russia. Its cathedral, commissioned by Ivan the Terrible in 1553 to commemorate the conquest of Kazan, inspired numerous churches in the region, particularly in Yaroslavl.
Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery, situated to the left from the Kremlin on the town's outskirts, has been venerated as the shrine of St. Dmitry of Rostov. Most of the monastery structures were built in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the fine neoclassical style. There are also two 17th-century churches: the Conception of St. Anna, and the Transfiguration of Our Savior. Unlike most other churches in the town, the monastery belongs to the Russian Orthodoxy and houses a theological seminary.
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Saint Blessed Matrona - Part 1 (Episode 38) - Orthodox Christian Podcast
Intro - The great Russian Saint John of Kronstadt, upon discerning the 14-year old Matrona among a crowd of pilgrims come to see him, asked everyone to step asunder and let the girl come through and approach him. As she walked towards him, he exclaimed: “Here goes my successor, the eighth pillar of Russia.”
To this day no one can explain the significance of that phrase spoken by him. However, the fact that Saint John of Kronstadt, known for his gift of spiritual foresight, singled Matrona out in the crowd, and sought to converse with her, testifies to his having recognized the Holy seal on her.
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Валаам. День Святителя Николая. Проповедь.
Проповедь иеромонаха Саввы в день памяти Святителя Николая Чудотворца 19 декабря 2019 года.
Валаа́мский Спа́со-Преображе́нский монастырь — ставропигиальный мужской монастырь Русской православной церкви, расположенный на островах Валаамского архипелага в Карелии.
По преданию, во времена распространения христианства апостол Андрей Первозванный двигался на Север, проповедуя Евангелие. Пройдя Днепр и Волхов, ученик Христа вошёл в «бурные и вращающиеся воды озера Нево» и установил на «горах Валаамских» каменный крест. По одной из двух концепций возникновения монастыря спустя 900 лет двое иноков, Сергий и Герман, пришли «из восточных стран» (возможно, из Греции) и основали на одном из островов монашеское братство. Письменные источники («жития»), свидетельствующие о жизни и деяниях преподобных, считаются утраченными. Вторая концепция относит основание монастыря к X—XI векам. Она опирается на одну из редакций жития преподобного Авраамия Ростовского, содержащую упоминание о пребывании преподобного на Валааме в X веке, а также на ряд летописных упоминаний о переносе мощей преподобных Сергия и Германа с Валаама в Новгород в 1163 году.
Относительно достоверная документальная история Валаамского монастыря начинается с XIV века. Валаамский монастырь упоминается в житии Савватия Соловецкого. В «Сказании о Валаамском монастыре» годом основания называется 1407 год.
К началу XVI века на архипелаге жили около 600 монахов, но неоднократные нападения шведов привели к запустению благодатного острова.
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Rostov
Rostov is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, 202 kilometers northeast of Moscow. Population: 31,792 (2010 Census); 34,141 (2002 Census); 35,707 (1989 Census).
While the official name of the town is Rostov, it is also known to Russians as Rostov Veliky, i. e. Rostov the Great. This name is used to distinguish it from Rostov-on-Don, which is now a much larger city. Rostov Yaroslavsky is the official name of its railway station.
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Отец Михаил – Тонкая рябина (интсрументал)
Батюшка Михаил играет народную песню «Тонкая рябина» возле восстанавливающегося храма Св. Апостола Иоанна Богослова в станице Грушевской Аксайского района 1 мая 2017 года. Видеосъемка Олега Мирохина:
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The head of the youth and missionary department of the Rostov diocese, priest Michael Gaponenko plays the folk song Thin Rowan near the destroyed church of St. Apostle John the Theologian in the village of Hrushevsky Aksay rayon on May 1, 2017. Videography of Oleg Mirohin:
Chef de la jeunesse et le Département missionnaire de l'hormone diocèse de Rostov Priest Michael Gaponenko joue une chanson folklorique « sorbier mince » près de l'église détruite de St .. Saint-Jean l'Évangéliste dans le village du district Aksay Grushevskaya 1 mai 2017.
Leiter der Jugend und der Missionsabteilung der Rostov Diözese Priester Michael Gaponenko Hormon spielt eine Volkslied „Thin Eberesche“ in der Nähe der zerstörten Kirche von St .. Johannes der Evangelist im Dorf Aksay Bezirk Grushevskaya 1. Mai 2017.
Jefe de la juventud y el Departamento de la hormona de Rostov Diócesis Sacerdote Misionero Michael Gaponenko juega una canción popular Rowan Thin cerca de la iglesia destruida de St .. San Juan Evangelista en el pueblo de distrito Aksay Grushevskaya 1 de mayo de, 2017.
Head noorte ja misjonär osakonna Rostov piiskopkonna preester Michael Gaponenko hormooni mängib rahvalaul Õhuke pihlakas lähedal hävitatakse kirik St .. Evangelist Johannes külas Aksay linnaosa Grushevskaya 1. mai 2017.
Johtaja nuorten ja lähetystyöosastolla ja Rostovin hiippakunnan pappi Michael Gaponenko hormoni näyttelee kansanlaulu Thin pihlaja lähellä tuhosi Pyhän .. Johannes evankelista kylässä Aksay piirin Grushevskaya 01 toukokuu 2017.
Responsabile dei giovani e il Dipartimento missionario dell'ormone Rostov Diocesi Priest Michael Gaponenko suona una canzone popolare sorbo Thin nei pressi della distrutta chiesa di S .. San Giovanni Evangelista nel villaggio del distretto di Aksai Grushevskaya 1 maggio, 2017.
Επικεφαλής της νεολαίας και του Τμήματος Ιεραποστολή της ορμόνης Ροστόφ Επισκοπή Ιερέα Michael Gaponenko παίζει ένα λαϊκό τραγούδι «Thin Rowan» κοντά στην κατεστραμμένη εκκλησία του Αγίου .. Αγίου Ιωάννη του Ευαγγελιστή στο χωριό της περιοχής Aksay Grushevskaya 1 Μάη του 2017.
ხელმძღვანელი ახალგაზრდული და მისიონერული დეპარტამენტის როსტოვის ეპარქია მღვდელი მიხეილ Gaponenko ჰორმონი თამაშობს ხალხური სიმღერა Thin ROWAN ახლოს დანგრეულ ტაძარს .. წმინდა იოანე მახარებელი სოფელ Aksay რაიონის Grushevskaya May 1, 2017.
ראש בני הנוער ואת מחלקת מיסיונר של הורמון רוסטוב הבישופות Priest מיכאל Gaponenko מנגן שיר עממי רואן דק ליד הכנסייה נהרסה סנט .. יוחנן כותב הבשורה בכפר Aksay מחוז Grushevskaya מאי 1, 2017.
رئيس الشباب ووزارة التبشيرية من هرمون روستوف أبرشية كاهن مايكل غابونينكو يلعب الأغنية الشعبية روان رقيقة بالقرب من كنيسة دمرت القديس القديس يوحنا الإنجيلي في قرية منطقة أكساي Grushevskaya 1 مايو 2017.
若者やロストフ教区司祭マイケル・ガポネンコの宣教師部長は、聖の破壊された教会の近く民謡「シンナナカマド」..セント・ジョンAksay地区Grushevskaya2017年5月1日の村のエバンジェリストを果たしています。
Orthodox Christianity: The Holy Trinity Revealed
Presbytera Irene Matta MTh presents the Orthodox Christian Faith which has existed by the grace of the Holy Spirit, from Pentecost until today. The identity of the Godhead: Three Persons in ONE God, is revealed only, not created by Man. Christ revealed His Father, and gives the Holy Spirit - freely speaking of the Persons as theologian John the Apostle records in his Gospel, chaps 14-17. The Baptism of Christ, and His Theophany reveal the Persons in action in their particular roles; the Word of God is the One Person speaking to Mankind in OT and NT. Treasure of Orthodox Christianity is in their prayer and life lived in Christ!
Cantebury, Kent, United Kingdom, historic, cathedral, River Stout, UNESCO site
Canterbury (Listeni/ˈkæntərbri/, /-bəri/, or /-bɛri/)[3] is a historic English cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion owing to the importance of St Augustine, who served as the apostle to the pagan Kingdom of Kent around the turn of the 7th century. The city's cathedral became a major focus of pilgrimage following the 1170 martyrdom of Thomas Becket, although it had already been a well-trodden pilgrim destination since the murder of St Alphege by the men of King Canute in 1012. A journey of pilgrims to Becket's shrine served as the frame for Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th century classic The Canterbury Tales.
Canterbury is a popular tourist destination: consistently one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom,[4] the city's economy is heavily reliant upon tourism. The city has been occupied since Paleolithic times and served as the capital of the Celtic Cantiaci and Jute Kingdom of Kent. Many historical structures fill the area, including a city wall founded in Roman times and rebuilt in the 14th century, the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey and a Norman castle, and the oldest extant school in the world, the King's School. Modern additions include the Marlowe Theatre and the St Lawrence Ground, home of the Kent County Cricket Club. There is also a substantial student population, brought about by the presence of the University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University, the University for the Creative Arts, and the Girne American University Canterbury campus.[5] Canterbury remains, however, a small city in terms of geographical size and population, when compared with other British citieConstruction workers were stabbed at the age of old graves during the refurbishment of a London museum in a deserted church. Therein, the remains of about twenty people, including five Archbishops of Canterbury, were the religious leaders of the Anglican Church.
The twenty-led tricks were found in the former St. Mary-at-Lambeth Church, which overlooks the British Parliament building. The church has been used for centuries by the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose London residence is close by. Since 1977 there is a museum.
Nobody had expected human remains to be found under the church because hundreds of graves were cleared in the 19th century. However, when removing some gravestones during the renovation, the entry of a crypt was found. By tying a phone with a camera on a stick, the construction workers could take a look at the tomt after 200 years
When I was called to get up quickly, I feared we had a problem, says Director Christopher Woodward. But when I came here I saw a golden bishop miter glittering in the dark.
Of three coffers are sure who are in it because they have name tags: John Moore (Archbishop from 1783 to 1805) and his wife Catherine and Richard Bancroft (1604 to 1610). In addition, three other archbishops from the 18th century must be buried: Frederick Cornwallis, Matthew Hutton and Thomas Tenison. The identity of the other remains is not known. Formerly Bancroft was important for church history because he commissioned one of the most important English Bible translations, the King James Bible. Bancroft officially commissioned the translation in 1604, he died one year before the publication in 1611.
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Схиархимандрит Серафим (Бит Хариби). Псалом 50 (покаянный) из Псалтири на арамейском языке.
Схиархимандрит Серафим (Бит-Хариби) служит в монастыре Тринадцати святых ассирийских отцов, расположенном в Старой Канде. Он второй священнослужитель в мире, который совершает Божественную литургию на арамейском языке – языке Иисуса Христа. Ранее на арамейском служили только в сирийском городе Маалюля. Псалом 50 (покаянный) — 50-й псалом из Псалтири. Известен по инципитам «Miserere mei Deus» и «Помилуй мя, Боже». Составлен Давидом, когда он каялся в том, что убил благочестивого мужа Урию Хеттеянина и овладел его женой Вирсавией. Выражает глубокое сокрушение о содеянном грехе и усердную молитву о помиловании. Один из наиболее употребительных псалмов в богослужении римского и византийского обряда, известен также рядом музыкальных переложений.
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Схиархимандрит Серафим Бит-Хариби – известный в православном мире исполнитель и композитор, популяризатор песнопений на арамейском языке, родном языке Богочеловека Иисуса Христа.
Серафим (Битбунов) – уроженец грузинской столицы, Тбилиси. Отец его происходил из древнейшего, упоминаемого в Ветхом Завете, ассирийского народа, мать – грузинка. В советское время ассирийцев принудительно переселили в Сибирь, в Томске появился на свет его отец.
Мальчик воспитывался в патриархальной семье, в уважении к старшим. Церковной семья не была, однако лет в 10-11 он получил от матери Евангелие в пересказе для детей. Книгу прочел, но уверовал по-настоящему уже во взрослом возрасте.
Школу Серафим Бит-Хариби закончил в Тюмени. В детстве с ним произошел несчастный случай, мальчик фактически стал инвалидом. Впоследствии здоровье его окрепло. Старшеклассником прожил год у родственников в Москве. Увлекся спортом, пением, много читал. Четырежды становился чемпионом Грузии по тхэквондо, имел достижения в косики каратэ. Отслужил в армии. Создал семью, стал отцом троих детей.
Перелом случился в год, когда они с женой ожидали появления на свет третьей дочери, Кетеван. Жена тяжело заболела, врачи утверждали, что попытаться спасти можно только ребенка. Тогда Серафим понял, что помощи нужно искать только у Бога. Он немедленно отправился в монастырь Самтавро на могилу почитаемого грузинского святого наших дней, преподобного Гавриила (Ургебадзе).
Там он просил старца о заступничестве перед Богом, молился, как мог, о сохранении жизни его жены и ребенка. Даже принял решение отвезти супругу, болезнь которой медики не могли диагностировать, к батюшке Гавриилу в Самтавро. Серафим (Битбунов), ожидая от Бога великой милости, даже пообещал пойти в монахи, если чудо произойдет. И чудо произошло.
Жена выздоровела, роды прошли благополучно. Со временем данное Богу слово забылось, прошло несколько лет. Он решил открыть собственную спортивную школу, нашел возможности для этого в Украине, в Киеве.
Оказавшись вдали от Родины, Серафим (Битбунов) узнал от проживавших в Киеве грузинах, что в местном ботаническом саду есть Ионинский монастырь, где находится икона преподобного Гавриила (Ургебадзе), написанная иконописцем-земляком.
Именно там ему однажды встретилась монахиня Ксения, старица высокой жизни. Она попросила у него благословения, как у священника, а когда удивленный Серафим прошел мимо, изо всех сил огрела его палкой. Так завязалась беседа, в которой матушка Ксения сообщила молодому человеку, что он все же призван пойти в монахи, чтобы молиться за свой род и всех ассирийцев, и что семья поддержит его выбор.
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St Joseph's Kingston Parish Picnic 2010
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The Christianization of Kievan Rus' took place in several stages. In early 867, Patriarch Photius of Constantinople announced to other Orthodox patriarchs that the Rus', baptised by his bishop, took to Christianity with particular enthusiasm. Photius's attempts at Christianizing the country seem to have entailed no lasting consequences, since the Primary Chronicle and other Slavonic sources describe the tenth-century Rus' as firmly entrenched in paganism. Following the Primary Chronicle, the definitive Christianization of Kievan Rus' dates from the year 988 (the year is disputed), when Vladimir the Great was baptized in Chersonesus and proceeded to baptize his family and people in Kiev. The latter events are traditionally referred to as baptism of Rus' (Russian: Крещение Руси, Ukrainian: Хрещення Русі) in Russian and Ukrainian literature.
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The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; Russian: Ру́сская правосла́вная це́рковь, tr. Rússkaya pravoslávnaya tsérkov), alternatively legally known as the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: Моско́вский патриарха́т, tr. Moskóvskiy patriarkhát), is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, since 15 October 2018 not in communion with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. The Primate of the ROC is the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'. The ROC, as well as the primate thereof, officially ranks fifth in the Orthodox order of precedence, immediately below the four ancient Patriarchates of the Greek Orthodox Church, those of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. The official Christianization of Kievan Rus' widely seen as the birth of the ROC is believed to have occurred in 988 through the baptism of the Kievan prince Vladimir and his people by the clergy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate whose constituent part the ROC remained for the next six centuries, while the Kievan see remained in the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate until 1686.
The ROC currently claims its exclusive jurisdiction over the Orthodox Christians, irrespective of their ethnic background, who reside in the former member republics of the Soviet Union, excluding Georgia and Armenia, although this claim is disputed in such countries as Estonia, Moldova and Ukraine and consequently parallel canonical Orthodox jurisdictions exist in those: Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church and Metropolis of Bessarabia, respectively. It also exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the autonomous Church of Japan and the Orthodox Christians resident in the People's Republic of China. The ROC branches in Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Moldova and Ukraine since the 1990s enjoy various degrees of self-government, albeit short of the status of formal ecclesiastical autonomy. In Ukraine, ROC (represented by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church) has tensions with schismatic groups supported by the current government. The debate over recognition of the Orthodox church in Ukraine as autocephalous has caused tension between the Russian Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.The ROC should not be confused with the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), another autocephalous Orthodox Church (since 1970, albeit not universally recognised in this status), that traces its existence in North America to the time of the Russian missionaries in Alaska (then part of the Russian Empire) in the late 18th century, and still adheres to the ROC liturgical tradition.
The ROC should also not be confused with the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (also known as the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, or ROCOR), headquartered in New York, New York, U.S.A. The ROCOR was instituted in the 1920s by Russian communities outside then Communist Russia, which refused to recognize the authority of the Moscow Patriarchate then de facto headed by Metropolitan Sergius Stragorodsky. The two Churches reconciled on May 17, 2007; the ROCOR is now a self-governing part of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Christianization of Kievan Rus' | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:58 1 Prehistory
00:03:06 2 Ninth century
00:04:24 3 Tenth century
00:07:29 4 Vladimir's baptism of Kiev
00:07:40 4.1 Background
00:09:45 4.2 Baptism of Vladimir
00:11:53 4.3 Baptism of Kiev
00:13:18 5 Aftermath
00:16:07 6 See also
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The Christianization of Kievan Rus' took place in several stages. In early 867, Patriarch Photius of Constantinople announced to other Orthodox patriarchs that the Rus', baptised by his bishop, took to Christianity with particular enthusiasm. Photius's attempts at Christianizing the country seem to have entailed no lasting consequences, since the Primary Chronicle and other Slavonic sources describe the tenth-century Rus' as firmly entrenched in paganism. Following the Primary Chronicle, the definitive Christianization of Kievan Rus' dates from the year 988 (the year is disputed), when Vladimir the Great was baptized in Chersonesus and proceeded to baptize his family and people in Kiev. The latter events are traditionally referred to as baptism of Rus' (Russian: Крещение Руси, Ukrainian: Хрещення Русі) in Russian and Ukrainian literature.
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Peter the Great | Wikipedia audio article
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Peter the Great
00:01:19 1 Title
00:02:16 2 Life
00:02:24 2.1 Early years
00:07:20 2.2 Early reign
00:09:21 2.3 Grand Embassy
00:14:26 2.4 Great Northern War
00:19:34 2.5 Later years
00:24:06 2.6 Religion
00:25:44 3 Marriages and family
00:27:59 3.1 Issue
00:28:17 3.2 Death
00:30:06 3.3 Ancestors
00:30:14 4 Popular culture
00:32:14 5 See also
00:32:55 6 Notes
00:33:04 6.1 Footnotes
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Peter the Great (Russian: Пётр Вели́кий, tr. Pyotr Velikiy, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj]), Peter I (Russian: Пётр I, tr. Pyotr I, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ˈpʲɛrvɨj]) or Peter Alexeyevich (Russian: Пётр Алексе́евич, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725) ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1682 until his death in 1725, jointly ruling before 1696 with his elder half-brother, Ivan V. Through a number of successful wars, he expanded the Tsardom into a much larger empire that became a major European power and also laid the groundwork for the Russian navy after capturing ports at Azov and the Baltic Sea. He led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist and medieval social and political systems with ones that were modern, scientific, Westernised and based on the Enlightenment. Peter's reforms made a lasting impact on Russia, and many institutions of Russian government trace their origins to his reign. He is also known for founding and developing the city of Saint Petersburg, which remained the capital of Russia until 1917.
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James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord (Hebrew: יעקב Ya'akov; Greek: Ἰάκωβος Iákōbos, can also be Anglicized as Jacob), was an early leader of the Jerusalem Church of the Apostolic Age, to which Paul was also affiliated. He died in martyrdom in 62 or 69 AD.
Catholics and Eastern Orthodox, as well as some Anglicans and Lutherans, teach that James, along with others named in the New Testament as brothers of Jesus, were not the biological children of Mary, but were possibly cousins of Jesus or step-brothers from a previous marriage of Joseph (as related in the Gospel of James).Roman Catholic tradition generally holds that this James is to be identified with James, son of Alphaeus, and James the Less. It is agreed by most that he should not be confused with James, son of Zebedee.
Nicholas II of Russia | Wikipedia audio article
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Nicholas II of Russia
00:03:16 1 Family background
00:06:34 2 Tsarevich
00:09:51 3 Engagement, accession and marriage
00:13:43 4 Reign
00:13:52 4.1 Coronation
00:17:55 4.2 Initiatives in foreign affairs
00:18:52 4.3 Ecclesiastical affairs
00:19:40 4.4 Russo-Japanese War
00:22:47 4.5 Anti-Jewish pogroms of 1903–1906
00:23:48 4.6 Bloody Sunday (1905)
00:28:08 4.7 1905 Revolution
00:31:49 4.8 Relationship with the Duma
00:41:58 4.9 Tsarevich Alexei's illness and Rasputin
00:44:33 4.10 European affairs
00:46:48 4.11 Tercentenary
00:47:26 4.12 First World War
00:56:40 4.13 Collapse
01:01:25 4.13.1 Abdication (1917)
01:04:41 4.14 Imprisonment
01:08:10 4.15 Execution
01:11:32 5 Identification
01:13:22 6 Funeral
01:14:12 7 Sainthood
01:16:19 8 Assessment
01:19:54 9 Ancestry
01:20:03 10 Titles, styles, honours and arms
01:20:14 10.1 Titles and styles
01:21:29 10.2 Honours
01:22:12 10.2.1 National
01:22:39 10.2.2 Foreign
01:23:30 10.3 Arms
01:23:38 11 Children
01:23:47 12 Wealth
01:25:01 13 Documentaries and films
01:25:37 14 See also
01:25:53 15 Note
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Nicholas II or Nikolai II (Russian: Николай II Алекса́ндрович, tr. Nikolai II Aleksandrovich; 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918), known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer in the Russian Orthodox Church, was the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 2 March 1917. His reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire from one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse. He was given the nickname Nicholas the Bloody or Vile Nicholas by his political adversaries due to the Khodynka Tragedy, anti-Semitic pogroms, Bloody Sunday, the violent suppression of the 1905 Russian Revolution, the execution of political opponents, and his perceived responsibility for the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). Soviet historians portrayed Nicholas as a weak and incompetent leader whose decisions led to military defeats and the deaths of millions of his subjects.Russia was defeated in the 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War which saw the annihilation of the reinforcing Russian Baltic Fleet after being sent on its round-the-world cruise at the naval Battle of Tsushima, off the coasts of Korea and Japan, the loss of Russian influence over Manchuria and Korea, and the Japanese annexation to the north of South Sakhalin Island. The Anglo-Russian Entente was designed to counter the German Empire's attempts to gain influence in the Middle East, but it also ended the Great Game of confrontation between Russia and the United Kingdom. When all Russian diplomatic efforts to prevent the First World War (1914–1918) failed, Nicholas approved the Imperial Russian Army mobilization on 30 July 1914 which gave Imperial Germany formal grounds to declare war on Russia on 1 August 1914. An estimated 3.3 million Russians were killed in the First World War. The Imperial Russian Army's severe losses, the High Command's incompetent management of the war efforts, and lack of food and supplies on the home front were all leading causes of the fall of the House of Romanov.
Following the February Revolution of 1917, Nicholas abdicated on behalf of himself and his son and heir, the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich. He and his family were imprisoned and transferred to Tobolsk in late summer 1917. On 30 April 1918, Nicholas, Alexandra, and their daughter Maria were handed over to the local Ural Soviet council in Ekaterinburg (renamed Sverdlovsk during the Soviet era); the rest of the captives followed on 23 May. Nicholas and his family were executed by their Bolshevik guards on the night of 16/17 July 1918. The remains of the imperial family were later found, exhumed, identified and re-interred with elaborate State and Church ceremony in St. Petersburg on 17 July 1998 – 80 years later.
In 1981, Nicholas, his wife, and their children were recognized as martyrs by the Russian Orthodox Church Outsid ...