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Russian Orthodox Church Music

You can hear also Russian Orthodox Church Music on Radio "Radonezh".

The "Radonezh" society was founded in 1987 by a group of Orthodox Christians for the purpose of spiritual enlightenment and mutual support

The Patriarch Alexy II in Valaam

His Holiness the Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and all Russia jubilee visit to the Stauropegion Valaam monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour

Patriarche's meeting

The Holy Patriach Alexiy II visited the Valaam cloister. He consecrated the newly built shrine over the relics of the Saints Sergiy and Herman in repose under the earth, as well as the iconostasis of the lower cathedral church.

At that moment two sketes worked in the cloister : namely the skete of All Saints, and of St Nicholas. The lives of the sketes of John the Baptist and Gethsemane were soon after themselves resumed.