ORTHODOX MONKS ARE THE FIRST TO LIVE AND PRAY AT A MONASTERY IN ESTONIA FOR 80 YEARS
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Estonia Monastery Bishop Damaskinos, centre left, prays during the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the newly founded Kirikla Orthodox Monastery in Pihali village, Estonia, on July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) 2026-07-24T05:03:35Z TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The ancient words of the Divine Liturgy echo in Estonian as Bishop Damaskinos, clad in flowing white and gold vestments, intones prayers in a small,…
According to Associated Press, Estonia Monastery Bishop Damaskinos, centre left, prays during the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the newly founded Kirikla Orthodox Monastery in Pihali village, Estonia, on July 4, 2026.
The available RSS description adds: (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) 2026-07-24T05:03:35Z TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The ancient words of the Divine Liturgy echo in Estonian as Bishop Damaskinos, clad in flowing white and gold vestments, intones prayers in a small,…
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- Associated Press: Estonia Monastery Bishop Damaskinos, centre left, prays during the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the newly founded Kirikla Orthodox Monastery in Pihali village, Estonia, on July 4, 2026.
- Associated Press: (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) 2026-07-24T05:03:35Z TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The ancient words of the Divine Liturgy echo in Estonian as Bishop Damaskinos, clad in flowing white and gold vestments, intones prayers in a small,…
- Associated Press: Founded last year in one of Europe’s most secular societies, the Kirikla Orthodox Monastery is the first monastery the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church has established in decades.
- Associated Press: Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the church has coexisted alongside a separate Orthodox church affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate, which has a larger membership in the Baltic country.
- Associated Press: Even so, the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church has long sought to rebuild its own male monastic community within its own borders.
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- 24/07/2026, 06:23 PRIMARY FEED ORTHODOX MONKS ARE THE FIRST TO LIVE AND PRAY AT A MONASTERY IN ESTONIA FOR 80 YEARS (Associated Press • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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