Orthodox Church

An orthodox New York City church caught fire on the evening of May 1, hours after worshipers had celebrated Easter. Huge flames could be seen coming out of its doors and windows, and triggered a four-alarm warning, requiring 170 firefighters who battled to douse the fire. The fire started at about 7 pm and led to a near-complete destruction of the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sava in Manhattan, which was designated a city landmark in 1968. The church's priest, Father Djokan Majstorovic,…

The Russian Orthodox church had a small but definite role in the Russian revolution. In the novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell, Moses resembles the Orthodox church. Just like in the Orthodox church, Moses has a small role in the Novel, but both are still important and necessary for the overall story and place in history. Before the revolution, Russia has a great history with the church. According to a 2007 article, many years before the war, the church was in a state of flourishment in the…

Assignment 2 Complete the following questions and turn in assignment 2 via Sakai and outlook. Read chapter 3 (pp. 46-71) and answer the following questions. Please, don 't copy from the book; explain your answers using your own words: 1. Explain the background of Peter the Great and his curiosity with respect to the military and technological innovations. What did he do to fight Russia 's military backwardness? Peter the Great used different international specialists to learn different skills,…

This paper is about Russian Intellectuals. There are a lot of things to talk about on this topic, but to save some time here is a short list of the information. First is what the word intellectuals is and how it was for the people and government of Russia. Second would be about the first Intelligently and how it started, under the Soviet rule and many other things. Third would be about Russia’s Intellectual problem or problems, and fourth is Origins of Russian Intellectual Culture. Fifth and…

churches, are as distant from each other as they claim to be. Though highly controversial among modern-day Christians, the Western Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches are more similar in doctrine and beliefs than they are different in practice. In 1054, the Great Schism, or the East-West Schism, permanently separated the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Western Papacy. At that time, Pope Leo IX and Patriarch…

My best friend, Alyssa, identifies as Greek Orthodox, so, over Spring Break, I attended a service with her. She belongs to Assumption Greek Orthodox church in Des Peres. Greek Orthodox is a denomination within Christianity. In the past, I have been to several Greek Festivals and large gatherings with her, so I was slightly familiar with the Greek atmosphere and culture. At the festivals there was a lot of Greek food, crafts, and dancing. The people are extremely proud of their Greek heritage and…

I am proud to be part of this culture, even though I don’t know much about it. There are many things that a culture consists of, in this essay I would like to talk about what I think the Russian culture is like. The major religions in Russia are Orthodox Christians, and Pentecostal Christians. Diversity of religions in Russia is widespread.…

Because I am a Coptic Orthodox Christian, my religion and culture have always been intertwined. However, I used to view my education as apart from them, as there was only one other Copt in my high school and there were none in my elementary or middle school. When I began this semester at NJIT, I realized that I had been missing something for the past thirteen years of my schooling. In just a matter of weeks, I found myself at home within the Coptic community here. I have recognized a few of its…

immature, childishly obsessed with soldiers, an alcoholic, and not mentally stable (Lichtman, Corey). Sophie was successful in garnering the Empress’s approval for her marriage. After also gaining consent from her father, she converted into the Russian Orthodox religion on August, 21, 1745 (Rounding, 33). During this ceremony, she was given the name Catherine (Ekaterina Alexeyevna). The day after her conversion was the betrothal ceremony during which she was engaged to Peter, gaining the tittle…

find women in the city work, study and at the same time maintain a good family life. While “in the ultra-Orthodox (Yeshivish/Lithuanian) circle, where in many households the couple has decided that the husbands learn Torah full time, the women are the sole bread winner.”(Can Orthodox Jewish Women Work? 2012 July 12). On the other hand, you see a different set of principles where the Orthodox women work very hard. The flexibility of choice has changed the domestic sphere than in the past, yet…