Scotland

First Orthodox monastery on Scottish Islands in 1,000 years consecrated on the Isle of Mull

On Sunday, His Grace Assistant Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania officiated the consecration service for the “All Celtic Saints” Monastery in Kilninian, on the Isle of Mull. This is the first Orthodox monastic establishment inaugurated on the Scottish islands in the last 1,000 years. The service, conducted with the blessing of Metropolitan Iosif of Western and…

Jul 8, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Monastic settlement founded by St Moulag discovered on Scottish island

The ruins of a 7th-century monastic settlement have been discovered on the island of Lismore in Scotland. Researchers at the Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre made the announcement. The entire excavation project took around six years, with a significant delay caused by the pandemic. The discovery was part of a monastic settlement consisting of several buildings…

Apr 1, 2024Andrei Ursulean

In the UK, priests work in IT, construction, engineering, deliveries, warehouses. Father Andrei works in deliveries

Father Andrei Dosoftei, who is a priest in Scotland for Romanians in Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness and surrounding areas, spoke about the clergy’s situation in British society at Romania’s National Television. “The first experience with the Scots was interesting. I remember going to a supermarket with my wife, people looking at me quite reserved; they did…

Mar 5, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

2021, the year when we learn to forgive: Resolution from Hieromonk Serafim, Scotland

Hieromonk Serafim Aldea from the Monastery of All Celtic Saints in Kilninian, on Mull Island, published on Thursday a video urging the faithful to adopt the wisest New Year resolution: learning to forgive. “A blessed future cannot be built on a poisoned foundation,” affirms the only Orthodox monk in the Hebrides Archipelago. “A new beginning,…

Jan 4, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian hieromonk from Scotland on the current medical crisis: This is something we have all done

‘I just want to say a few words to hopefully help you stay sane through all of this. This feels like one of the main challenges of the moment’, said Father Serafim Aldea from a monastery located on Isle of Mull in Scotland. ‘It’s amazing how many messages are being forwarded in al sort of…

Apr 2, 2020Sorin Ioniţe