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Catherine the Great (1729 – 1796)
In 1745, after being received into the Russian Orthodox Church, and changing her name to Catherine, she married Grand Duke Peter, grandson of Peter the Great and heir to the Russian throne.
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Two priests held over plot to assassinate Putin’s personal Bishop in monastery bomb attack
Pro-war Tikhon, the senior Russian Orthodox church figure in occupied Crimea, has likened Putin to Russian emperor Peter the Great. His secretary Popovich, a Ukrainian citizen, allegedly gained ...
Metal detectorist finds centuries-old artifact outlawed by emperor
Experts said the cross icon is likely a relic of the Orthodox communities that ... like the cross were outlawed by the ...
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Great Lent begins for Orthodox Christians
"Great Lent is a time for spiritual growth," the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, said on Forgiveness Sunday, the last Sunday before the longest and strictest fasting season ...
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Steven Seagal says Eastern Orthodoxy ‘great religion’, stresses harmony between religions
MOSCOW, October 24. /TASS/. Hollywood actor Steven Seagal says that the Christian Orthodox faith in Russia is "a great religion" and calls the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill ...