TASS/. Russian Orthodox Christians are marking the feast of Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, one of the twelve main feasts of the liturgical year that coincides in 2018 with the Holy Saturday.

Painted in the early 15th century, the icon is considered to be the most famous Russian Orthodox icon. It was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church in 2023, and moved to the lavra - another ...

After attending a midnight Orthodox Christmas service in Moscow on January 7, Vladimir Putin asked Patriarch Kirill to bless a collection of crosses and religious icons to be distributed to Russian ...