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Ancient Orthodox Christianity: the stories, the characters, the history, & how we tie it all into our growing friendship with Jesus Christ☦️
Also: tea enjoyers

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The Patristix supporter mug is available! Donate towards the channel AND drink tea from this enamel cup featuring a saintly tea quote on the back! ☕️
Available here: https://t.co/xRt1kWhS0i
#Patristix #Orthodoxy #OrthodoxChurch

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Several cosmonauts were privately Orthodox Christians, incl. Yuri Gagarin (the first person in space) & Alexei Leonov. Leonov is most famous for being the first person to perform a spacewalk, but was also an artist & created an icon for the Soviet space centre 🛰️🌕☦️
#Orthodoxy

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EPISODE 100!
Taking a look at meanings & teachings in the most recognised icon of the Orthodox Church 🎨☦️🖼️
#Orthodox #EasternOrthodox #Iconography
https://t.co/lGOqvKA1ql

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NEW EPISODE! The noble king that united a nation, & left a thousand year legacy 👑☦️🇭🇺
#Hungary #Budapest #Orthodoxy
https://t.co/fPuWAfSIK2

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For more on this ancient hymn, watch our newest episode ☦️
#Orthodoxy #Trisagion
https://t.co/lIjr3s44mX

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One of the Church's biggest annual festivals is the Dormition, celebrated on the 15th of August 💐
https://t.co/QYajMpxX4C
#Dormition #Orthodox #Theotokos

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NEW EPISODE! One of history's greatest events, one of the Bible's best moments, & what we can learn about it through iconography ☦️
#Orthodoxy #Iconography #Transfiguration
https://t.co/cLmyX6g6xL

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NEW EPISODE! The intriguing hidden history of one of the most famous members of the Jewish Sanhedrin, a saint of the Church! ☦️
https://t.co/fVUExcIWLH
#Orthodoxy

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It's encouraging to know that God sends help to our battles ⚔️
For more on guardian angels, watch our latest episode!
#Orthodoxy #GuardianAngel
https://t.co/T5bIG9Zl6S

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NEW EPISODE! Having a look at what the Church teaches about the angels closest to us ☦️☀️⚔️
https://t.co/WAvxhZUyt6

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The British flag combines the saints of 3 kingdoms. These aren't the only saint flags in Britain though! Wales has the flag of St. David, Cornwall=St. Piran, & Devon=St. Petroc. There are also flags for St. Cuthbert, St. Alban, Saint Richard & more just in Britain!
#Christianity

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NEW EPISODE! How certain saints become associated with communities, occupations, and individual Christians ☦️📜
https://t.co/3VJtP2yzOa
#Orthodoxy #saints #Christianity

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NEW EPISODE! A woman that outsmarted the emperor, defended the truth, & whose music continues to be sung over a millennium later! 🎵🎼☦️
#Kassia #Kassiani #Orthodox

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🌳 The Tree of Life ☦️

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NEW EPISODE! Why do Churches still portray Christ's crucifixion, if He is risen? ☦️✝️🎨
#Orthodoxy #Crucifix #Christianity
https://t.co/UuhQEAIVZE

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Pentecost Sunday is also known in Orthodoxy as "Trinity Sunday" 🎨
#Orthodoxy #Iconography #Trinity
https://t.co/IMMN431bTw

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We have saints to celebrate every century. This short film shows the canonisation of Saint Stanislav Nasadil in 2019. He is commemorated annually on the 20th of June by the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands & Slovakia ☦️
#Orthodoxy #Czech #Slovakia
https://t.co/p8PeFrcnHi

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Through the Church, we too participate in the events of Pentecost! For more on the Pentecost icon: https://t.co/u49nJYKGow
#Pentecost #EasternOrthodox #Orthodoxy

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NEW VIDEO! Taking a look at what iconography can tell us about the dawn of the Church 🔥☦️🎨
#EasternOrthodox #Orthodoxy #Iconography
https://t.co/8fE2UjsM62

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NEW EPISODE! An iconographic look at one of Christianity's most important annual celebrations ☦️⛅️🎨
https://t.co/w6JDscAJm1
#Orthodoxy #iconography #Christianity

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The "Phos Hilaron" hymn as it is known in Greek, is one of the most beloved hymns of the Orthodox Church. If you visit an Orthodox Vespers service on a Saturday you can encounter it for yourself. Find out more about it in our latest episode: https://t.co/E4Ea7mywOA
#Orthodoxy