On October 1, 2023, the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, after the Exaltation, at the church of St. John of the Ladder in Cape Town (South Africa), the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by the priest Rev. Nicholas Esterhuizen.
After the service, the marriage of Agatha and Isaac, representatives of the African Xhosa people, took place. The couple was married by Fr. Nicholas.
The bride and groom chose traditional Xhosa dresses, and after the wedding, the bride’s family performed several traditional folk songs and dances for the groom.
Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa
18 October 2026 15:56
The Russian Orthodox Church received a certificate of state registration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
17 October 2026 15:24
Priest Alexander Otoli, rector of the parishes of the Great Martyr Irene and the First Martyr Stephen in the Kakamega Deanery in Kenya, has passed away
