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What's New
on Our
Site?
| 7/19/2011 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added a new icon of St. Bede.
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| 6/30/2011 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new saints: Pudens,
apostle of the Seventy, senator of Old Rome; Aurea,
abbess
at
Paris;
Claudius
bishop of Besançon.
Added
new
icons
of St. Sebastian,
martyr
of
Rome,
St.
Ambrose
of Milan, St. Sylvester,
pope
of
Rome,
St.
Odilia
the abbess, St. Bavo
the hermit, St. Aglais,
martyr
of
Rome,
St.
Caesarius
of Arles.
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| 6/29/2011 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new saints: Felix
III,
pope of Old Rome. |
| 1/12/2011 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added a new icon of St. Ludmila. |
| 10/20/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new Saints: Symmachus, Pope of Old Rome and Menulf,
bishop
of
Quimper
in
Brittany
(7th
c.).
New
icons
of
Sts.
Lambert
of Liege; Chad
of Lichfield; Sigismund
of Burgundy. Also, for the past year many pictures of the reliquaries
in which the relics of these Saints rest, have been uploaded underneath
the icons for Saints. Typically there is no notice to advertise these
valuable additions to the site.
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| 10/18/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new Saints: Rufillus, first bishop of
Forlimpopoli, Emilia, Italy; Hilaria,
mother
of
St.
Afra
&
martyr
of
Augsburg.
New
icons
of
St.
Syrus
of Pavia; Victor
Maurus of Milan.
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| 10/17/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new Saints: Romanus, abbot of Condat; Sylvia
of Rome (mother of St. Gregory the Great); Philibert,
abbot
of
Jumièges
in
Normandy;
Tanguy,
hermit
and
founder;
and
Victor
Maurus of Africa, who was martyred at Milan. The
Project now has more than 518 Saints represented. Also added were new
icons for Saints already
present in
the Project gallery, including Sts. Eulalia
of Barcelona; Hosius
of Cordova; Isidore
of Seville; and Leander
of Seville.
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| 10/16/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new Saints: Laudus
of Coutances; Donatus,
hieromartyr
of
Arezzo;
Petronius,
bishop
of
Bologna;
Prosdocimus
the first bishop of Padua; Justina
the virgin and martyr of Padua; Justa
the virgin and martyr of Sevilla in Spain; and Rufina
the virgin and martyr of Sevilla.The Project now has more than 513
Saints represented.
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| 7/22/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new icon of St. Benedict
of Nursia. |
| 7/21/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new icon of St. Patrick, Apostle & Englightener
of Ireland.
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| 5/28/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new icon of Sts. Hallvard
and Sunniva,
martyrs
of
Norway
in
1045.
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| 4/29/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new icon of St. Kilian. |
| 4/15/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new icon for St. Scholastica.
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| 4/12/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added new icons for Sts. Adelaide the Empress, Faith
the martyr of Agens, Genevieve
of Paris, eldress, Benedict
the Great, Scholastica,
Columba,
Herman
of Alaska, Raphael
of Brooklyn, and Vincent
of Zaragoza, courtesy of iconographer Janet Jaime. |
| 3/24/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added a new Saint: St.
Troyen of Saintes in France, +533, and a new icon of St.
Benedict, both through the courtesy of the iconographer,
Janet Jaime.
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| 3/24/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, new icon of St.
Cyprian of Carthage in Africa.
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| 1/1/2010 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, we've listed master iconographer Alexander
Stoljarov of Germany in resources, with contact information. Placed new
icons of Sts. Oscar,
Swithbert,
Kilian,
Cornelius,
Benedict
of Nursia, Ambrose
of Milan, Gregory
Chrysostom, and Brigid.
Also,
better
scans
were
uploaded
for
several
icons
already
on
the
site
(e.g.,
Sts.
Wigbert
and
Robert).
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| 12/23/2009 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, new icon of St. John Cassian (4th from top). |
| 12/3/2009 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, new icons of St. Genevieve
of Paris and Cecilia,
martyr
of
Rome.
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| 12/2/2009 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, added St. Laurence,
abp.
of
Canterbury;
St.
Osith,
martyred
abbess
of
Chich;
and
St.
Aldhelm,
bishop
of
Sherborne-Sarum.
The
number
of
individually-identified
Saints
represented
in
the
gallery
is
now
502.
New
icons
of
Sts.
Botulf,
Cedd,
Edmund,
Etheldreda,
Felix
of Dunwich, Piran,
and
Willibrord.
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| 8/5/2009 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, new icon of St.
Adelaide, by the hand of Mary Brigid Petersen of Central Texas,
Antiochian Archdiocese. The Project now hosts icons for 499 different
Western Saints.
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| 6/30/2009 |
Added new icons of St.
Janarius (San Gennaro), Bishop & Martyr of Benevento, patron of
Naples, Italy, who suffered at Pozzuoli, & St.
Patrick, apostle and enlightener of the Irish.
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| 6/1/2009 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, updated the icons of St.
Willibrord page with a picture of the sarcophagus of the Saint at
Echternach in Belgium.
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| 4/11/2009 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, updated information regarding icons of Sts.
Kilian, Lioba, Swithbert, Sturmi, Robert, Wigbert, and Walburga. These
icons are in the keeping of St. Spyridon Serbian Orthodox Skyte (skete)
in Geilnau, Germany.
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| 3/17/2009 |
In the Western
Saints Icon Project, updated contact information for Aidan Hart of
Aidan Hart Icons in Wales.
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| 2/20/2009 |
Added to the Western
Saints Icon Project Sts. Gengulph
the recluse-martyr and Omer
(Audomar), bishop of Thérouanne and monastery founder. Also there are
new icons of Sts. Priscilla,
Virgin
&
Martyr
of
Old
Rome,
and
Amandus,
bishop
of
Maastricht.
The
Project
now
includes
icons
for
498
different
Saints.
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| 11/29/2008 |
Added to the Western
Saints Icon Project St. Ethelbert,
King
&
Martyr
of
East
Anglia
(+
794).
The
Project
now
includes
icons
for
496
different
Saints.
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| 11/20/2008 |
Added to the Orthodoxy page a .pdf of The Rudder or
Pedalion, compiled by Sts. Agapius and Nicodemus of Athos, published
in Greek in 1802, English translation by D. Cummings published 1957,
with supplemental notes
by Apostolos Makrakis.
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| 11/11/2008 |
Added to the Western
Saints Icon Project a new icon of St. Brendan, our holy monastic
Father, the "Navigator."
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| 11/10/2008 |
Added to the Western
Saints Icon Project a new icon of St. David,
bishop of Menevia in Wales.
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| 11/7/2008 |
Added to the Western
Saints Icon Project St. Mummolin,
bishop of Noyon in the 7th century. The Project now includes icons
for 495
different Saints. |
| 11/4/2008 |
Added to the Western
Saints Icon Project Sts. Marcellina,
sister
of
St.
Ambrose
of
Milan,
3
new
icons
of
St.
Alexandra,
royal
martyr,
and
a
picture
of
the
reliquary
containing
the
incorrupt
hand
of
St.
Etheldreda.
The
Project
now
includes
icons
for
494
different
Saints.
|
| 10/21/2008 |
Added to the Western
Saints Icon Project St. Dionysius
Exiguus, 6th c. Abbot of Rome. The Project now includes icons for
493 different Saints. |
| 10/14/2008 |
Added to the Western
Saints Icon Project Sts. Stephen
I & Hippolytus,
popes
and
martyrs,
&
martyrs
Anthisa,
Chryse,
Sergius, & Bacchus.
The Project now houses 492 Saints. New
icons (3) of St. Clement,
pope of Rome and martyr. New icons (2) of St. Anthony
the Roman, abbot at Novgorod.
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| 10/13/2008 |
Added to the Western
Saints Icon Project Sts. Dagobert,
Sigebert,
Attracta,
Valeria
of Aquitaine, Fabiola,
Lucretia
of Cordova, and Batilda.
New
icon
for
St.
Radegunda.
The
Project
site
now
shows
icons
for
486
Saints.
Added
a
Sarum
calendar
to
the
Sarum
Psalter
page. |
| 10/9/2008 |
Added Western rite video
material and a scan of the 1979 Decision against modern Western rites
by the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
Added fonts to the Sarum
Psalter
Page.
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| 10/8/2008 |
Added, to the
Western rite portion of the site, titled "Occidentalis," a draft of the
Ordinary and Canon
from the upcoming Sarum Missal 2nd edition, to be issued by St. John
Cassian Press. The large .pdf file can take quite a while to load; to
see it click here with
patience.
Added, to the Western
Saints Icon Project pages, new icons of
Sts. Irenaeus,
Ursicinus,
Dennis,
Cecilia,
Patrick,
Cyprian
of Carthage, Leo
the Great, Chad,
Gregory
of Tours, and Maurice.
Also,
new
pictures
of
saints'
tombs
and
shrines
were
added.
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| 9/30/2008 |
Photos of Russian
Orthodox clergy who are blessed to the Western rite were added to the
main Occidentalis page here.
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| 9/29/2008 |
Today Fr. Hieromonk
David (Pierce) was received into the Russian Orthodox Church Outside
Russia and assigned to Jacksonville in Florida. Fr. David was formerly
known as Fr. Cuthbert. Many Years!
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| 9/26/2008 |
Today Fr. Aidan was
blessed
by Bishop Peter of Cleveland to celebrate priestly services at
Protection of the Holy Theotokos Russian Orthodox Church, in Austin,
Texas. The first
such Liturgy will be Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, 9:30 a.m. Church
website here. This
is a temporary arrangement pending Fr. Aidan's relocation to the
Eastern America and New York diocese.
Today Fr. Aidan was blessed by Metropolitan Hilarion, Russian Orthodox
Church
Outside Russia, to celebrate Sarum rite services using the liturgical
books published by St. Hilarion Press, Austin, Texas. Most of these
books are also scheduled for re-issue in 2nd editions under the aegis
of St.
John Cassian Press.
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| 9/24/2008 |
Added new icons of
Sts. Ambrose,
Blandina,
Jerome,
Genevieve.
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| 9/23/2008 |
Added 2 new icons of
St. Hilary
of Poitiers.
|
| 9/22/2008 |
Made links to Occidentalis
(Western rite liturgy subsite of All-Merciful Savior).
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| 9/18/2008 |
Today Fr. Aidan was
received into the Russian Orthodox Church Outside
Russia, his ordination was regularised, and he was made, by
Metropolitan Hilarion of New York, a Hieromonk of the Diocese of
Eastern America and New
York. |
| 8/15/2008 |
Added a new icon for
St. Declan of Ardmore to the
Western
Saints Icon Project.
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| 8/13/2008 |
Added St. Wandragesil to the Western
Saints Icon Project. The Project now includes 479 Western Saints.
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| 8/8/2008 |
Added new icon
listings for Sts. Petroc,
William,
Maudetus,
and
Piran
to the Western Saints Icon Project. The gallery now
includes icons for 478 Western Saints. New icon of St. Augustine.
|
| 7/16/2008 |
Added new icons of
St. Hosius
the Confessor and St. Vincent,
deacon
&
martyr.
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| 7/15/2008 |
Added a new icon of All Saints of Switzerland. Added a new
icon, in
high-definition, of St. Patrick,
apostle
of
Ireland.
New
icon
of
St.
Adalbert.
|
| 7/14/2008 |
Added Sts. Herbert
of Derwentwater, Alkmund
martyr, Constantine
of Strathclyde, Rose
of Sardinia, Romuald
of Camaldoli, Eugenia
of Hohenburg, and Dominic
of Sora to the Western Saints Icon Project; also, an icon of All Saints
of Scotland; also, a photo of
the
Holy Well of St. Genevieve on the St. Genevieve
page, and new icons of Sts. Henry
II, Winifred,
Giles,
and
Martin
of Tours. The Project now includes 474 Saints.
|
| 7/12/2008 |
Added St. Plectrudis, queen of Pippin,
nun; St. Florian,
martyr
of
Lorch;
and
St.
Gregory
of Tours, bishop, to
the Western
Saints
Icon
Project, which now numbers 467 Saints. Added pictures
of the abbey of St. Victor at Marseilles to the St.
John
Cassian icons.
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| 7/11/2008 |
Added St. Leo III,
Pope
of
Old
Rome,
to
the
Western
Saints
Icon
Project,
which
now
numbers
464
Saints.
Additional
icon
of
St.
Odilia.
|
| 7/10/2008 |
Added Sts. Declan,
Livinus,
Tewrog,
Rolendis
the Myrrh-Streaming, and Caesarius
of
Arles to the Western Saints Icon Project (also,
additional icons of
Sts. Clement of Rome, Columban,
Theodore
of Canterbury, Venantius,
Edwin,
Hilda,
Remigius,
and
Cecilia.)
The
gallery
now
includes
463
Saints.
Added
proper
attribution
for
2
icons
of
St.
Brigid
made
by
iconographer
Peter
Pearson.
|
| 7/9/2008 |
Added new icon of
St. Paulinus
of
Nola to
the Western Saints Icon Project. The icon of All Saints of the British
Isles and of Ireland, formerly available only in a low-quality image,
is now provided in high
quality thanks to Fr. Hieromonk Ambrose (Moone) of New Zealand,
Russian Orthodox Church. With this image there is provided also a key
to all the figures in the large group-icon, and a brief life of each.
Wondrous is God in His Saints, the God of Israel!
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| 7/8/2008 |
Added new Saints to
the Western Saints Icon Project: Sts. Bega
and Gwen.
The
gallery
now
includes
458
Saints.
New
information
is
provided
on
St.
Seraphim's
Studio
as
a
resource
for
icon
orders,
and
on
the
icons
of
St.
Ethelhard.
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| 7/20/2007 |
In the Western Saints
Icon Project, added a new icon of St. Sylvester, provided by
iconographer Ugljesa, painter of the
dome fresco of St. Sava church, at Kragujevac. |
| 7/18/2007 |
In the Western Saints
Icon Project, added Sts. Nilus and
Laura, and new
icons of Sts. Columba, Leonard, and Martin. |
| 7/7/2007 |
In the Western Saints
Icon Project, a new icon of St. Bernward
was added. |
| 6/23/2007 |
Site restored after
technical problems. Updated the Bookstore
page to reflect that Orthodox Prayers of Old England is no
longer at sale price, and that the Westminster Benedictional is now for
sale for only $4.00. In the icon gallery, added Sts. Wolfgang, Ursmar, Ludger, and new icons of Sts. Boniface, Fulgentius, Gregory I, Ulric, Tatiana, Remigius, & Maria Skobtsova of Paris. The
provenance of some icons has been discovered and is reflected in the
new icon descriptions. We added a picture of Fr. Hieromonk Benedikt, who so kindly provided many
new icons for the Project. |
| 3/23/2007 |
Added a new icon of St. Cyprian of Carthage to the
Western Saints Icon Project. |
| 3/22/2007 |
Updated the Bookstore page to reflect that Orthodox
Prayers
of
Old
England is back in stock Tues., Mar. 27, 2007. This
book is reduced in price through May 1, 2007. |
| 1/28/2007 |
Added to the Western Saints Icon Project Sts. Arnold,
Crispina, Valeria, and Vincentia. New icons of Sts. Eulalia, Lucy,
Cecilia, Aidan, Cuthbert, Gregory the Great, Sylvester of Rome (2),
David of Wales, and Apollinaris. The Project now includes 451
Saints. |
| 11/2-3/06 |
Added Sts. Elizabeth
new-martyr and St. Procopius of Ustiug to Icons page. |
| 10/31/06 |
A number of images added
to the Western Saints Icon Project. |
| 10/28/06 |
Numerous
expansions/updates to the Western Saints
Icon Project, which now numbers 438 Saints. |
9/6/06-
9/7/06 |
New Saints, and new
icons for Saints already present, added to the Western Saints Icon Project, which now
numbers 432 Western Saints. |
| 6/18/06 |
New Saints, and new
icons for Saints already present, added to the Western Saints Icon Project, which now
numbers 421 Western Saints. |
| 6/5/06 |
Removed the "Christ is
risen!" theme from the main page, as we have now passed the feast of
our Saviour's Ascension into the heavens. |
| 5/29/06 |
The Western Saints Icon Project was expanded
to include St. Lioba, courtesy of Fr. Hieromonk Benedikt (Schneider). |
| 5/28/06 |
The Western Saints Icon Project was expanded
with a picture of the reliquary of St. Faith, 3rd c. martyr of Agens,
France, at the abbey of Barroux near Agens (non-Orthodox). |
| 5/24/06 |
The Liturgical Texts Project was
expanded to include more Roman rite texts in Slavonic, the mass-propers
for Sts. Clement of Rome, Cyril & Methodius, and St. Leo. Courtesy
of Fr. Hieromonk Benedikt (Schneider). There were a few minor
corrections to the other Church-Slavonic Western rite files. |
| 5/23/04 |
The Western Rite Culture page was
expanded to include a .pdf book (slow-loading) which treats of the
Benedictine monks of Old England. Also, the .jpg files of Prof.
Uspensky's article on the Western rite Canon Missae were replaced with
a handier, single .pdf file, thanks to Fr. Hieromonk Benedikt
(Schneider). |
| 5/21/06 |
The Western Saints Icon Project was expanded
with new icons of Sts. Amandus, Lambert, Gaugericus, Gudula, Bavo,
Remaclus, Hubert, Aidan, and Gertrude. |
| 5/20/06 |
The Western Saints Icon Project was expanded
with new icons of Sts. John Cassian, Robert, Sturmi, Walburga, Wigbert,
and Swithbert. |
| 5/19/06 |
Many changes were made
over the last year. Today new icons were placed in the Western Saints Icon Project gallery, of
Sts. Ambrose, Augustine, Bavo, Benedict, Boniface, Cuthbert, and
Gregory I, the Dialogist. Added to the Saints in the gallery are Sts.
Caesarius of Africa, deacon-martyr; St. Ethelwold of Winchester; and
St. Guthlac of Croyland, hermit; and St. Maurus, disciple of St.
Benedict. The Project now includes images of 412 Western Orthodox
Saints. More of our newsletters have been added to the Newsletters page. |
| 6/24/05 |
Added new photos to the Photos section, showing our
new sign, and the interior of the Mission chapel prior to the arrival
of the new holy table, proskomidi table, icons, lampadas, cross,
service books, censer stand, reader stand, candle stands, and
tabernacle, all donated through the kindness of faithful in
Texas. |
| 6/19/05 |
News: Fr. Aidan will
soon leave for Jordanville to be ordained to the priesthood of the
Russian Orthodox Church. In the interim, subd. Michael Widener will
lead Hours and Typika on Sundays. Remember to keep up your monthly
pledges; for financial matters the contact person is Genevieve Keller,
1509 Cullen Ave., Austin, Texas, 78757, 323-6295. For all other matters
Michael Widener is the contact person at 443-5931.
Various updates; added the newsletters for recent Sundays.
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| 5/24/05 |
Christ is risen! Added
the newsletter for last
Sunday, May 22. |
| 5/15/05 |
Christ is risen! Added
the current newsletter
for the mission. |
| 5/9/05 |
Christ is risen! Added a
complete listing
of Orthodox Saints including the Saints of the pre-Schism Orthodox
West. Also added Pascha photos in the Photos
section. |
| 5/8/05 |
Christ is risen! Added
the newsletter for
Thomas Sunday 2005, and new photos to the Photos
section. Also added the Prayers
section. |
| 5/1/05 |
Christ is risen! Added
the newsletter for
Pascha 2005, and new photos to the Photos
section. |
| 4/27/05 |
Added to the Newsletters
pages an announcement from Holy Protection Russian
Orthodox Church, regarding the keeping of Pascha in 2005 with
Slavonic-language Paschal Matins and a banquet, May 1, 4 p.m. |
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