The Intercession of the Theotokos The most popular of them is the Intercession of the Theotokos, established in the 12th century by Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky. The historical plot is taken from the ...

The Orthodox Church honors and venerates the Virgin Mary as “more honourable than the Cherubim and more glorious without compare than the Seraphim…” Her name is mentioned in every service, and her ...

The Orthodox Church honors and venerates the Virgin Mary as "more honourable than the Cherubim and more glorious without compare than the Seraphim …" Her name is mentioned in every service, and her ...

The grave and death could not hold the Theotokos, who is sleepless in her intercessions and an unfailing hope in her mediations. For as the Mother of Life she was translated unto life by Him Who ...