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The Dormition of the Theotokos is known in the Western churches as The Assumption and is likewise celebrated on August 15th

Charles desperately sought to live the life of a hermit but his spiritual father saw that he needed the discipline and structure of community life first

As it is an icon and a vehicle for prayer and not merely a portrait

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