Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church

His Beatitude Met. Rastislav of the Czech and Slovak Church celebrates his name day

His Beatitude Rastislav, the Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia, celebrates on 28 October his name day. Rastislav or Rostislav, also known as St. Rastislav, was the second known ruler of Moravia (846–870). Upon his initiative two brothers, Cyril and Methodius sent by the Byzantine Emperor Michael III in 863, translated…

Oct 28, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Met. Rastislav of the Czech and Slovak Church celebrates his 41st Birthday

His Beatitude Rastislav, the Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia, celebrates on 25 January 2018 his 41st Birthday. Metropolitan Rastislav (by his secular name Rastislav Gont) was born on the 25 January 1978 in Snina, Slovakia. After absolving the primary school (1992) and the high school (1996), he has graduated at the Faculty…

Jan 25, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

20th anniversary of autocephaly of Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia celebrated Monday, August 27, 2018 its 20th anniversary since the bestowing of autocephaly by the Ecumenical Patriarch in 1998. The history of youngest among the local autocephalous Orthodox Churches dates back to the 9th century legacy of Sts Cyril and Methodius, the enlighteners of the Slavs.…

Aug 27, 2018Raluca-Emanuela Ene

His Beatitude Met. Rastislav of the Czech and Slovak Church celebrates his 40th Birthday

His Beatitude Rastislav, the Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia, celebrates on 25 January 2018 his 40th Birthday. Rastislav or Rostislav, also known as St. Rastislav, was the second known ruler of Moravia (846–870). Upon his initiative two brothers, Cyril and Methodius sent by the Byzantine Emperor Michael III in…

Jan 25, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Metropolitan Rastislav of Czech Lands and Slovakia in interview with Basilica.ro: ‘Many become recluses of the cyberspace. We can reach them only using technology’

His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav of the Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church offered his first interview with the Basilica News Agency, shortly after his first visit to Romania on the Feast of St Demetrius the New 2017. His Beatitude spoke about the Church he leads and addressed the challenges that Christians are facing in modern society.…

Jan 12, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu