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Showing posts with label Witchcraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Witchcraft. Show all posts
Friday, October 2, 2020

The Incorrupt Right Arm of Saint Cyprian in his Church in Bucharest and Some of It's Terrifying Tales

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In the Zlatari Church, or Church of Saint Cyprian, of Bucharest, Romania is a wonderworking relic that faithful Christi...
Sunday, March 22, 2020

The Power of the Cross Against Demons and Magic (St. Athanasius the Great)

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By St. Athanasius the Great (Excerpts from On the Incarnation ) - "Since the Savior has come among us, idolatry not only has no long...
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

The Saint Who Starved and the Witch Who Devoured

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In the Orthodox Church we commemorate a Saint on September 3rd who is relatively unknown to us, except for his name and how he died. His na...
Thursday, November 15, 2018

A Byzantine Nativity Icon that Depicts a Belief in Witchcraft and the Evil Eye

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The fresco above, dated to 1289 from the church known as Omorphi Ekklesia on the island of Aegina, might appear upon first glance to be a s...
Friday, October 19, 2018

A Witch Trial in Eighth-Century Constantinople

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By John Sanidopoulos Though we know the belief in witches was an issue in the Eastern Roman Empire of the eighth century from the short tr...
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

On Witches (St. John of Damascus)

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On Witches (Περὶ Στρυγγῶν = Peri Stryggōn, Migne PG 94 1604) is perhaps the shortest treatise among the written works of John Damascene (...
Thursday, July 12, 2018

St. Serapion of Vladimir on the Persecution of Witches

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Serapion of Vladimir (+ 1275) was a Bishop of Vladimir. He was Archimandrite of the Monastery of the Kiev Caves from 1247 until 1274, and w...
Friday, May 4, 2018

Saint George and the Powers of Witches and Vampires

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“It is the eve of St. George’s Day. Do you not know that tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will ha...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Saint Walpurga and the Witches of Walpurgis Night

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Saint Walpurga The daughter of Saint Richard the Pilgrim and sister of Saint Willibald, Saint Walpurga (also known as Saint Walpurgis or W...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

The Witches' Days of Winter in Slovakia - November 25 to December 13

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The time between the feast of Saint Katherine (November 25) and Saint Lucy (December 13) used to be called Witches’ Days in Slovakia, as wo...
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Orthodox Fresco Condeming Witchcraft and Traditional Folk Magic

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A fresco of the Rila Monastery in Bulgaria, condemning witchcraft and traditional folk magic.
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Movie Review: "The Witch: A New England Folktale" (2015)

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The Witch , which is subtitled "A New England Folktale", is the feature length debut of filmmaker Robert Eggers, and has earned A...
Monday, February 22, 2016

A Cinema of Evil: Hollywood’s Love Affair with Witchcraft & the Occult

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"The Witch" It's not often Christians read a pagan perspective of topics like this, which I think is important, so with ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

The Truth About Witches and Witch-Hunters

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Halloween is a good time to start debunking some of the myths about witchcraft. Julian Goodare 30 October 2010 The Guardian Witchcraf...
Monday, October 27, 2014

St. Gregory of Nyssa on the Apparitions of Spirits of the Dead, or Ghosts

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In his treatise On the Soul and the Resurrection , St. Gregory of Nyssa is said to have been taught by his sister St. Macrina regarding es...
Monday, October 6, 2014

Book Review: "Very Short Introduction to Paganism"

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Christopher Howse September 16, 2011 The Telegraph The new Very Short Introduction to Paganism (Oxford, £7.99) would be scarcely a pam...
Thursday, October 2, 2014

The Life of Saints Cyprian and Justina the Martyrs

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Sts. Cyprian and Justina (Feast Day - October 2) Sts. Cyprian and Justina are the patron saints of those afflicted from spells, curses, wi...