ТОП-10 самых ярких крещенских фото из стран мира

В день Крещения Господня православные христиане всего мира вспоминают одно из важнейших событий в истории Церкви и празднуют его, согласно сложившимся веками традициям.


Крещенские купания. Израиль. На Иордане

 


Крещение в Палестине


Крещение на Антарктиде


Антарктическая станция

 


Крещение в Стамбуле, окунание в Босфор


Крещение в Волгограде. Окунание в купель источника, исцелявшего раненых в Сталинградской битве

 


Крещение в Греции


Крещенские купания. Алелаида. Австралия

 


Крещение. Калофер. Болгария


Крещение Господне в США


Крещение в США, Флорида



Крещение в Африке

Why were holy monasteries turned into state prisons?

The history of Christian Europe preserves the memory of times when monasteries served as places of exile imposed by the state. Within their walls, the fates of monarchs and righteous men were decided.

A shepherd boy with a letter from Christ to French king

In the summer of 1212, thousands of pilgrims carrying staffs waited for the sea to part before them. Later chroniclers added ships, slave traders, and a pope's lament to their story.

Facade of bones and facade of light

Antoni Gaudí spent forty-three years building a church in Barcelona, knowing that this construction was for the ages. 

Trial of a dead pope

Once in Rome, the body of a deceased pope was seated on the throne and put on trial. The accusation relied on a church canon that had once saved his see.

Monastery built in defiance of king

When Orthodox believers in Minsk were left with just one church, townspeople decided to build another – and even a royal decree did not stop them.

Young Mother and Sleeping Christ

Michelangelo carved a Virgin Mary who looks younger than her Son – and signed his name in marble for the only time in his life. Neither of these peculiarities was accidental.