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Orthodox Cemetery with burial – Minami Alps, Yamanashi
As Orthodox Christians, bearing the name of Christ (Christian comes from Christ), following Christ is our main responsibility. We are born with Christ in Baptism, we unite with Christ through His Holy Sacraments, and we follow Christ through His holy commandments. The Christian life is a continual imitation of the life of Christ. If Christ took flesh from the Virgin Mary, body made of clay (not ashes), if He lived through and with this body, died with Him, was buried with the body in the tomb, rose with the body, and ascended into glory to heaven, then the body in the orthodox Christian teaching has the same importance as the…
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St. Andrew’s International Orthodox Center in Kita-Karuizawa, Japan
The inspiration to create an International Orthodox Centre, dedicated to the Holy Apostle Andrew, came to us from our desire to spend time in nature, enjoying the fresh air of the mountains. Our tradition of organising annual camps in the mountains is what implanted in our minds and hearts the desire to find a place of our own, that would welcome us not only once a year but at any time we might wish to visit it. Therefore, in August 2021 we proceeded to purchase a plot of land of about 1,000 m2, situated at the foot of Mount Asama, in the Kita (Northern) Karuizawa area. At present the land…
