He was canonized for the conversion of the pagan ... Russian Orthodox Church against the Vatican. Nevsky was canonized in 1547. His remains were moved several times as a holy relic. After St ...

who made waves this week when she appeared in photos dressed in Celtic garb and face paint to celebrate the Gaelic festival of Samhain. The Orthodox high priest also complained that Russian schools ...

But to the dismay of the Russian Orthodox Church and at least one Protestant denomination in the Marii El Republic, the Marii pagans now are seeking recognition as a traditional religion in Russia.

When the priest would announce that the last prayer was for the “conversion of Russia ... s exactly what happened in Russia, according to Cyril Hovorun, an Orthodox monk and former private ...

The only dissenters that the Orthodox Church has ever tolerated with any degree of good will have been the actual pagans from the ... the vaunted toleration of the Russian Government has always ...