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Isaac the Syrian
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Pentecost
Pentecost, also known as **Trinity Day** or the **Descent of the Holy Spirit**, is one of the **Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church**, observed annually fifty days after Pascha (Easter Sunday).
Theology/The Evil One
Demons
Demons are **fallen angels**, created beings who rebelled against the Divine order. This rebellion, led by Satan, resulted in one-third of the angelic host choosing evil, a state into which they are now irrevocably locked; they cannot be saved or converted.
Theology/Universal History
The Foundations of Community - Kingship, Marriage, and Sacred Space
Within the exploration of UNIVERSAL HISTORY, patterns underlying the structures of human societies reveal fundamental connections between the establishment of communities, the role of leadership, and the nature of sacred ritual.
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Domnica the Righteous of Constantinople
 Saint Domnica came from Carthage to Constantinople in the time of the holy Emperor Theodosius the Great. Here she was baptized by Patriarch Nectarius and entered a women’s monastery.
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Hippolytus of Rome
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Martyr Tatiana of Rome
Theology/Symbolism
Scapegoat
The scapegoat mechanism describes a primal pattern in human culture wherein a community, embroiled in internal conflict and rivalry, reconstitutes its unity through the designation and subsequent expulsion or elimination of a single individual or group.
Theology/Catechumens
Lecture XV
Lecture XV of SAINT CYRIL'S 23 INSTRUCTIONS
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Lecture XVI
Lecture XVI of SAINT CYRIL'S 23 INSTRUCTIONS
Theology/Symbolism
The Bridegroom and the Scapegoat
UNIVERSAL HISTORY
Theology/Saints
Paul of Thebes
