Mihail Mere-Albe

16th century St. Nicholas icon discovered during excavations at Moldovan fortress

An ancient icon was recently unearthed during archaeological excavations at a Moldovan fort originally built by St. Stephen the Great in the 15th century. A team of students from the History and Geography Department of the Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University in Chişinău discovered a 16th-century bronze icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker while searching…

Jul 19, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

The site of the Birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger

The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku since 30 June, has decided to remove the Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem from the List of World Heritage in Danger, UNESCO reports. The Committee said its decision was due to the high quality of work carried out on the…

Jul 5, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Over 6,400 tourists visit Sümela monastery in two days

The Sümela Monastery has seen an influx of tourists during the Eid al-Fitr festival following a four-year-long comprehensive restoration and rock improvement project, Hürriyet reports. On the first day of the festival on June 4, a total of 1,990 tourists visited the picturesque monastery located in the Black Sea province of Trabzon. On the second day on June 5, another 4,418…

Jun 12, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe