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Christians of the East – The Untold Story Along the Silk Road

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 C 0 Comments
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Paul Marshall Lecture: “Christianity & Islam”

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 C 0 Comments
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Persecuted Central Asian Christians Ask for Prayer

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 C 0 Comments
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Hidden Christians in Central Asia

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 C 0 Comments
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Sharing the Gospel in Afghanistan

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 C 0 Comments
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Poles in Kazakhstan: See How They Live – Kapchagay, Karaganda, Zhanashar, Ozornoe, Pervomaika

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 C 0 Comments

Poles in Kazakhstan make up one part of the Polish diaspora in the former Soviet Union.

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Punjabi Cross

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 C 0 Comments

A documentary about the first community of Orthodox Christians (ROCOR) in Pakistan. The film was shot in February 2019 in

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Mission in the Heart of Asia

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 dawid 0 Comments

How the meeting with the priest and the community of the Catholic parish in Fergana changed the life of a teenager Igor. The first priestly ordination of Franciscan friar from Тashkent.

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Ancient Christian monastery in Iraq survives centuries of upheaval

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Iraq has suffered terrible violence in recent years, often inflamed by religious differences. But in a country where worship can

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Beyond Persecution: The Witness of the Iranian Church

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Christians speak of their experiences of persecution as believers in Jesus, and why nothing will deter them from following Him.

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Christian Persecution in Iraq

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

A ‘Voice of the Martyrs’ video about the fate of Iraqi Christians driven from their homes by Islamic violence and

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Christianity in Pre-Islamic Iran: A Lecture by Mr. John Manderscheid

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

This lecture explores the history of Christianity in pre-Islamic Iran, and how the popular narrative of the romance of Khosrau

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Early Christianity in Ancient China

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Before the Jesuits, Nestorian Christians following the Silk Road introducded Christian ideas into Chinese culture.

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Help Iraqi Christians Return Home

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Samaritan’s Purse is helping Iraqi Christians return home to the Nineveh Plains after being displaced by ISIS. Our Nehemiah Project

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History of Christianity in China: Documentary, parts 1 and 2.

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Christianity, the largest religion of the western world, and China, the oldest nation of the East.

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Iraq Christians: Residents rebuild ancient Christian town

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

A small community of Christians live in northern Iraq, a predominantly Muslim country. It’s survived centuries, enduring raids and attacks

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Christian Ruins in Holy Shiite Muslim City in Iraq

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

An Iraqi archaeologist claims to have uncovered Christian ruins in the holy Shiite Muslim city of Najaf that may be

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Persecution of Christians in Erbil, Iraq

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

A documentary by the Alliance Defending Freedom, about their documentation of the persecution of Christians in Iraq, and their efforts

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Safe Zones for Christians in Iraq?

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Philippe Nassif of In Defense of Christians talks about the possibility of creating self-administering autonomous regions for the safety of

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Pope Francis in Azerbaijan, 2016

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Pope Francis prayed for no more violence in the name of God: May His Holy Name be praised.

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Teaching Iraq’s Young Christians

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

In the lively Dar Mar Bulos (Saint Paul Center for Church Services), hundreds of Iraqi Christian children come every day

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The Last Christians in Iraq?

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Kurdish soldiers and Christian civilians join forces to defend the city of Qaraqosh, Iraq from ISIS terrorist attack.

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Iraqi Christians Hunted and Killed by ISIS

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

This report calls ISIS attacks on Christians “genocide” in an effort to draw international attention to the destruction of Christian

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Christian Suffering in Iraq & Syria

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Fr. Benedict Kiely, founder of NASAREAN.ORG talks about his ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the suffering Christians in the

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Persecuted Christians in Iraq

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 C 0 Comments

Christian communities in Iraq are shrinking after Islamic attacks. Those who choose to return to their homes do not consider

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The Assyrian Church of the East in the 5th-8th centuries

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Assyrian Christians take up arms

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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The Jingjiao and the Stele – Parts 1-3

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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The History of Christianity in Iraq/Mesopotamia

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Syriac Christian communities: people, monuments and manuscripts in Syria, Turkey, and Iraq

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Religion in Kazakhstan

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Christian and Muslim villages of Azerbaijan

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Assyrian Churches of Iraq

November 12, 2019December 11, 2019 C 0 Comments
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Survival and sadness in Iraq’s Christian towns

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

Christians have lived in the Mosul region of Iraq since the start of Christianity, but today they number less than

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After ISIS: Christians and Churches in Qaraqosh Iraq

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

Seth Frantzman went to Hamdaniyeh in Qaraqosh/Bakhdida in Iraq to document ISIS destruction of Christian communities in the Nineveh plains.

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Visit to Liberated Iraqi Christian Towns of Karemlash and Qaraqosh, March 2017

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

Video filmed March 18, 2017, of the destruction wrought on two historic Christian towns close to Mosul which were liberated

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Mosul battle: Priest returns to his church and home in Bartella

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

The story of Father John Tarachee, who was driven out of Bartella, Iraq with his entire Christian flock.

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Qaraqosh, Iraq: Christian Ghost-City

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

The Christian town of Qaraqosh, Iraq was held by ISIS for two years. Most residents fled. One brave Christian woman

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The Church of the East: A brief history of the Iraqi Christians

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

The Church in Iraq is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.

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Silk Road Christianity: Lecture, part 2

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

Part 2 of the Silk Road Christianity Lecture delivered by Ron Choong at Central Presbyterian Church on March 13, 2016.

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Silk Road Christianity: Lecture, part 1

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 C 0 Comments

Part 1 of a 2-hour seminar on Silk Road Christianity, by Ron Choong. This event was hosted by Central Presbyterian

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Christians in the Arab World: Documentary

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 C 0 Comments

Nearly twenty percent of Middle Eastern residents were Christians at the beginning of the twentieth century. Now, only eleven million Christians still exist, out of 320 million Muslims. The fact that there are still Christians living at the cradle of Christianity may seem like a miracle.

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Centuries of Christian Persecution

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 C 0 Comments

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, discusses the plight of religious pluralism in Iraq at Georgetown University in

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‘Iraq without Christians is like a garden without a rose’

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 C 0 Comments

Syriac Christians of Qaraqosh, Iraq, rebuild their town after its liberation from Islamic State.

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Kazakhstan: A Pilgrim Church

April 9, 2019May 8, 2019 C 0 Comments

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History of the Persecution of Christians in China

April 9, 2019May 8, 2019 C 0 Comments

Part 2 of a German-language documentary about Christianity in China.

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The fate of Christians in the Middle East

April 9, 2019May 8, 2019 C 0 Comments

What will happen to Christians in the Middle East if Islamicist parties take power?

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The Last Assyrians, film clip

April 9, 2019May 8, 2019 C 0 Comments

This is a short clip of a documentary film by Robert Alaux, The Last Assyrians, a 53-minute film about the identity and history of Aramaic-speaking Christians.

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‘Old Turkic’ Inscription at Behnam Monastery in Northern Iraq

April 9, 2019May 8, 2019 C 0 Comments

This is a short clip of a documentary film by Robert Alaux, The Last Assyrians, a 53-minute film about the identity and history of Aramaic-speaking Christians.

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    Church in Tashkent

    January 23, 2019April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

    See photos of the church in Tashkent.

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      Church in Bukhara

      January 23, 2019April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

      See photos of the church in Bukhara.

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        Church in Samarkand

        January 23, 2019April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        See photos of the church in Samarkand.

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        The Syriac Tradition and East-West Christian Ecumenism

        December 29, 2018April 22, 2019 Krzysztof Kukułka 0 Comments

        This conference sought to engage with the various modern and contemporary challenges and contexts that the Eastern Christian tradition confronts today.

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        Iraqi Christians in Peril

        December 21, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Abbot Gabriel works with Christian refugees in northern Iraq. Joseph Yunis is one of them. He was kidnapped by Islamist terrorists and only released after a ransom of 20,000 dollars was paid.

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        Iraq’s Christians Persecution

        December 17, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        More than 125,000 of Iraq’s Christians have been forced to flee the homeland they have lived in for nearly 2,000 years because of ISIS violence and threats.

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        Rome & the Christians of Persia: Competition and Cooperation

        December 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Question and answer session: Michael Bonner, Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies.

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        Sasanian Persia: The Other Christian Empire

        December 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Michael Bonner – full remarks and Q&A session. Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, University of St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 9 October 2018.

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        Syriac People – Eastern Christians

        December 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Mesopotamia. Land of two rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris. Descendants of the ancient cultures are Siriacs, Arameic-speaking Christians. Nowadays the Syriacs inhabit the “Upper Mesopotamia”, which includes Northern Iraq, Turkey, and Syria – as well as Lebanon and Iran.

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        City Bakhida or Qaraqosh

        December 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        When Islamic State extremists overran Qaraqosh in Iraq, thousands of Christians had to flee. But today they are back and starting to rebuild.

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        Ancient Churches in Mesopotamia

        December 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Mar Ith-Alaha Church is said to be the oldest church in the city of Dehok, capital of the eponymous province, in the heart of Iraqi Kurdistan.

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        Jing Jiao Christianity

        December 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        This video is about Jing Jiao (“Nestorian”) Christianity in China.

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        Assyrian Church of the East

        December 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        The sound version of the article on Wikipedia: Assyrian Church of the East.

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        Christian texts from Turfan (China)

        December 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Lecture about Assyrian Church of the East.

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        Assyrian Church of the East in China

        November 5, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Nestorian Stele, Assyrian Church of the East in China by Martin Palmer.

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        Echoes of a forgotten presence

        November 5, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Restoration of the history of the Eastern Church in Central Asia.

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        History of Byzantium

        October 30, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        How and when did the name “Byzantine Empire” appear? How do scientists from different countries assess the role and importance of Byzantium in world history? What binds Russia and Byzantium, and why do we need to know about this power that has been separated from us for centuries?

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        Wars with Persians and Arabs; compromises with monophysites

        October 30, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Emperor Heraclius. The Persian Wars and the rise of Islam. Monoenergism and monofelizm. St. Sophronius of Jerusalem. Maxim the Confessor. VI Ecumenical Council. The rules of the Trullan Cathedral as the basis of modern church legislation.

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        Christian culture of Caucasian Albania

        October 29, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        A large region bounded from the north by the Caucasus range, from the west by the Kura and Araks river basins, from the south by desert lands, which is now southern Azerbaijan, in the middle of the 1st millennium it was called Arran, or Albania.

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        Iranian-speaking Christian culture

        October 29, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        The Iranian world met Christianity quite early. It happened on the territory of the Sassanian state – perhaps there were contacts of Iranians with Christians before, but we know practically nothing about them.

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        Uyghurs and Syro-Chinese Christian Culture

        October 29, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        The last section of the Great Silk Road, which connected Sogdia in Central Asia and Beijing, is an interesting part of the Christian East, where the Iranian languages, Syriac, Turkic, Mongolian, and the Chinese, or Old Chinese, interacted.

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        Culture of Georgian Christianity

        October 29, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        What is the place of St. Nino in Georgian Christianity? What problems do historians of Georgian Christian culture face? What aspects of Georgian literature still remain a mystery to historians?

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        Culture of Armenian Christianity

        October 29, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        What is the origin of an Armenian ethnic group? How did the relations between Armenia and Byzantium develop? How do monastic and military components be combined in the Armenian cultural tradition?

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        Christian Arab culture after the 7th century

        October 29, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        What territories did the Christian Arabs live in? How did they contribute to the spread of ancient culture in the Arab environment? What problems in the study of Arab-Christian culture are the most relevant?

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        Christian Arab culture before Islam

        October 29, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        What is the origin of the term “Arab”? What are the historical testimonies of pre-Islamic Christian Arabs? What are the main problems of studying pre-Islamic Christianity among the Arabs of Syria, Mesopotamia and South Arabia?

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        Syrian Christian culture

        October 29, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        What place does Aramaic take in the development of the Syrian civilization? How did Syrian writers transmit Greek knowledge to Arab culture? What is one of the main problems in the study of the Syrian civilization?

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        Civilizations of the Christian East

        October 28, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        What civilization circles distinguish in Eastern culture? Why are Eastern civilizations defined through religion? What are the typological features of the culture of the Christian East?

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        The Hidden Pearl

        October 27, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Documentary movie about the Aramean people before and after Christianity, about their language, their culture, their religion and traditions.

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        Syriac tradition in Christianity

        October 27, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Interviews with Sebastian Brock, the foremost authority in the field of Syriac language, on features of the Syriac tradition, Syriac Christology, the best Syriac authors and the leading centres for the study of Christian Syria.

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        From Oxus to Euphrates

        October 27, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        The Sasanians ruled a large empire in Central and Western Asia, stretching from the Oxus River to the Euphrates and from the Hindukush to Eastern Arabia, for over 400 years.

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        Syriac Christian Churches

        October 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        This one-day seminar on “The Syriac Christian Churches” brings together leading scholars on Syriac history, literature, theology and culture.

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        The Assyrian Christian, Past and Present

        October 8, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Mark Dickens from King’s University in Edmonton, Alberta, presented “The Church of the East along the Silk Road Network.” Jonathan Loopstra from the University of Northwestern, St Paul, presented “The Church of the East and the Transmission of Ancient Knowledge.” Tala Jarjour from the University of Notre Dame presented “Syriac Chant as Cultural Heritage.”

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        The Rise of Christianity in Iran

        October 8, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Richard Payne, the Neubauer Family Assistant Professor at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, presents “The Rise of Christianity in Iran”.

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        Roman Catholic Church in Tashkent

        September 20, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        More than 100 years ago in Tashkent, on the far outskirts of the Russian Empire, construction began on a Roman Catholic cathedral.

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        Eastern Christianity – Interview

        September 20, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        These videos are aimed at general Christian education about the churches of the East that were conquered by Islam. Organised by the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students and Tabor College.

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        Star of Kazakhstan

        September 20, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Report from the entrustment of Kazakhstan and Central Asia to the Mother of God, the Queen of Peace, on July 3, 2011.

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        In the Land of the Hundreds of Nations

        September 20, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        A documentary about the Church in Kazakhstan and the visit of the Holy Father John Paul II.

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        Cenacle of Kazakhstan

        September 20, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Petropavlovsk is a unique sign of God’s victory over evil and has its dramatic history.

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        Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth in Kazakhstan

        September 20, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Three Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth from the Diocese of Kalisz are working on missions in Kazakhstan. In Kellerowka, they run a children’s nursery.

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        The Intercessor of Issyk-Kul

        September 19, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        The film is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the stay in Kyrgyzstan of a great shrine that has come to our lands from Mount Athos.

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        Orthodoxy in Central Asia

        September 19, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        The film reflects the history of Orthodoxy in Central Asia, which dates back to the beginning of the Russian resettlement in the Turkestan region from the middle of the XIX century to the present day.

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        Tashkent – An Incessant Challenge

        September 17, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Video tells a story about catholics in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan.

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        Franciscans in Uzbekistan

        September 11, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments

        Uzbekistan lies in Central Asia. Most of the 25-million population admit to a Muslim religion. On 1 April 2005 the Holy Father John Paul II created the Apostolic Administration in Uzbekistan, appointing Polish Franciscan Fr. Jerzy Maculewicz its first bishop.

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        Ancient Merv

        September 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments
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        Haroba Kosht

        September 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments
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          Haroba Kosht – gallery

          September 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments
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          Haroba Kosht – conservation works 2011

          September 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments
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          Searching for the relics of St. Matthew

          September 10, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments
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          Fr. Władysław Bukowiński – Apostle of Kazakhstan

          September 9, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0 Comments
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          Library

          Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East
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          Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East

          April 9, 2019May 10, 2019 C 0

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          Arabic Culture of the Melchite Church in the early Middle Ages (7th-11th Centuries)
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          Arabic Culture of the Melchite Church in the early Middle Ages (7th-11th Centuries)

          January 2, 2019April 22, 2019 dawid 0
          The history of the Greek (Orthodox) Eastern Church under the rule of the Turks: from the fall of Constantinople (in 1453) to the present
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          The history of the Greek (Orthodox) Eastern Church under the rule of the Turks: from the fall of Constantinople (in 1453) to the present

          December 15, 2018April 22, 2019 dawid 0
          Ancient Merv in the Testimonies of Written Sources
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          Ancient Merv in the Testimonies of Written Sources

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