2026
Venerable Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze) — heavenly intercessor and man of prayer
Truly blessed are those people who live under a special heavenly protection. For many Orthodox Christians, such protection and spiritual support is Venerable Gabriel of Samtavro (Urgebadze). Which believer has not, in moments of danger, sorrow, or trials of life, experienced special help after sincere prayer to Elder Gabriel? When human strength proves powerless, and […]
2026
Venerable Gabriel of Samtavro: Life, Spiritual Struggle, and Spiritual Legacy
The venerable confessor and wonderworker Gabriel of Samtavro (in the world, Goderdzi Urgebadze) was born on August 26, 1929, in Georgia. In his family he was more often called Vasiko, in memory of his father, who had departed this life early. From childhood, the future elder showed an extraordinary longing for God and for the […]
2026
Samtavro Monastery — an ancient shrine of Georgia
Mtskheta is the ancient capital of Georgia and one of the country’s main spiritual centers. It is no coincidence that in old Georgian chronicles it was called “the Second Jerusalem.” It was here that the Christian history of Georgia began, and the city’s holy places have attracted pilgrims from all over the world for many […]
2026
Life as a Gift from God, Health as a Spiritual Endeavour The Author’s Programme “Health of Soul and Body”
“Holy Father Gabriel, pray to God for us!” “Life as a Gift from God, Health as a Spiritual Endeavour: The Author’s Programme ‘Health of Soul and Body’” The most precious thing God gives to a person is life. And the most valuable thing in life is health. But what is health? The modern world often […]
2026
Why Is the Truth About the Health of Soul and Body Not Revealed to Everyone?
“Holy Father Gabriel, pray to God for us!” “Why Is the Truth About the Health of Soul and Body Not Revealed to Everyone?” We live in an extraordinary time. Almost everything is available to a person today — medical knowledge of every kind, the results of scientific research, tens of thousands of articles about the […]
2023
The extract is taken from the website of the TARBEINFO – RUSSKI TELEGRAF publishing house. Monthly newspaper World of Orthodoxy, №11 2010
Pilgrimage Ecclesiastic Educational Center Andcross celebrates 10 years Orthodox pilgrimage is a long-time and honourable tradition for Christ-loving people. It is blessed by the feet of Christ the Saviour Himself, Who, according to the Gospel Book, went “to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover” (Luke 2:41) with His Mother and righteous Joseph. Church hierarchs, […]
2023
The extract is taken from the website of the TARBEINFO – RUSSKI TELEGRAF publishing house. Monthly newspaper World of Orthodoxy, №6 (63) June 2003
The Easter Trip The pilgrim centre Andcross organized a pilgrim trip to the holy places of the diocese of St Petersburg during Bright Week. Parishioners from Tallinn and other places in northern Estonia went on this trip. A joyful Easter mood was prevailing during the entire journey. The first stop during our pilgrimage was Alexander-Svirsky […]
2022
Order church service online
There is an Orthodox tradition when complete strangers pray for their brother in faith. During the church service, the priest says the person’s name, and everyone who’s present says the prayer. For such collective prayer, one just needs to send a commemoration list with the name of his loved one to the church. It can […]
2022
Praying for your loved ones via commemoration lists
A commemoration list is a parishioner’s request to the clergy to mention certain names during the service. In fact, it’s the collective prayer of the entire church for a person. Believers know about the power of such prayers since ancient times, that’s why commemorations turned into Orthodox tradition. There’s a possibility to write such a […]
2022
Terms of Partnership
The Andcross Orthodox Art Corporation has been working since 1999. We began with organizing pilgrimage trips for small groups of believers. Today, we work in different countries of the world and we have many fields of activity. We also produce and sell religious objects to brothers in faith all over the world and send parcels […]