European Foundation for Slavic Script and Culture

Ilijah is one of the greatest prophets and the first virgin of the Old Testament. He was born in Thesbia of Gilead in the tribe of Levi, 900 years before the birth of Christ. When Elijah was born, his father Sovak had a vision that handsome men were talking with the baby, swaddling it with fire and feeding it with a fiery flame.

The Monk Seraphim of Sarov, in the world - Prokhor Moshnin, the great ascetic of the Church, was born in the year 1754. Even in his youth, he made the decision to devote his life entirely to God. He labored in the Sarov desert. Once Prokhor fell seriously ill. He had a vision: the Mother of God, the holy apostles Peter and John the Theologian appeared to him.

The Kaluga Icon of the Mother of God is a miraculous icon of the Mother of God revered in the Orthodox Church. The main shrine of the Kaluga diocese, is considered the patroness of Kaluga and the Kaluga land.

Happy Friendship Day! relaxed On July 30, the world celebrates International Friendship Day - a holiday dedicated to one of the most important events in our lives. We wish everyone to have real and true friends!

On July 28, the Orthodox Church celebrates the day of remembrance of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir and the 1033rd anniversary of the Baptism of Rus.
Grand Duke Vladimir ruled Rus in the period from 978 to 1015. He stood at the origins of the adoption of Christianity in Russia. It was his will and state decision that determined the spiritual path, the direction of history and the development of culture.

The Cathedral of the Archangel Gabriel is celebrated by the Orthodox Church twice a year - the day after the Annunciation (April 8) and July 26.

The Archangel Gabriel was chosen by the Lord in order to proclaim to the Virgin Mary, and with Her and to all people, the great joy of the Incarnation of the Son of God. Therefore, the next day after the Annunciation, having glorified the Most Pure Virgin, they thank the Lord and honor His messenger Archangel Gabriel. And the reason for the establishment of the second day of celebration (July 26), as it is believed, was the date of consecration in the 17th century in Constantinople of the temple, erected in the name of the holy Archangel.