Gökçe Aydoğan / En décembre 2025, l’UNESCO a inscrit l’Antep İşi sur la Liste représentative du patrimoine culturel immatériel de l’humanité. Cette broderie à fils tirés, née dans les foyers de Gaziantep, se transmet de mère en fille depuis des siècles, sans manuel.Pas de
A beautiful reminder that true craftsmanship is never rushed.
With nothing more than a small hammer, a chisel, and years of experience, this artisan transforms an ordinary sheet of metal into an intricate work of art.
Each delicate flower, every curved line, and every tiny detail is shaped by hand. The process of embossing and chasing requires patience, precision, and an extraordinary understanding of the material.
What makes this tradition special is that the design is not simply added to the metal; it is carefully brought to life through skill and repeated craftsmanship.
In an age of machines and mass production, watching an artisan create something so detailed by hand reminds us of the value of traditional knowledge.
Technology can reproduce a pattern, but the human touch gives it character.
Some skills deserve to be preserved, not just admired.
On November 7, we observed Demetrius Parental Saturday — a day when we pray for departed relatives. In our monastery, memorial services were held in St Elisabeth's Church and in the Church of the Resurrection of the Holy Righteous Lazarus.
Photos by Maxim Chernogolov.
“….creation becomes one giant musical instrument, which when properly tuned, bursts forth in the celestial music of a cosmic symphony, our own hymnody & psalmody being participations in this cosmic music.”
Source : St. Gregory of Nyssa, [Commentary on the Inscriptions of the Psalms], volume 44, column 440B of Patrologia Graeca (the massive collection of Greek Church Fathers edited by J.-P. Migne).