The celebration of St. Nicholas in the homonymous Cathedral in Seoul began Sunday December 4. After the Divine Liturgy the transportation and placement of the Holy Icon of St. Nicholas took place in the solea of ​​the church, during which the people sang the Apolytikion of St. Nicholas. After petition...

Lydia the first Christian in Europe, “was baptized along with her household” (Acts 16:15), after she heard—with great attention—the preaching of the Apostle Paul when he visited the town of Philippi. According to tradition, the founder of the Church of Aegina, Crispus—who was the head of the synagogue—was baptized by...

With the grace of God, the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea organized on Saturday, November 19, 2016 an International Symposium under the general theme: “Orthodoxy and Contemporary Problems. The Challenge of Technology. ” The topic of the International Symposium did not concern only scientists and experts, but anyone seriously interested in...

Friday, 23 Dec.        9:00~10:30 am        Service of the Royal Hours 5:00-6:15 pm         9th Hour, Great Vespers   Saturday, 24 Dec.    9:00~10:00 am       Matins 10:00~ 11:15am      Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 5:00~6:00 pm        Great Vespers   Sunday, 25 Dec.      8:45~10:00 am       Matins for the Feast of...

  Sunday, 4 Dec.           Pre-feast of St. Nicholas Begins Monday, 5 Dec.          5:30pm          Great Vespers & Icon Procession for St. Nicholas                                      6:45pm          Divine Liturgy            ...

Orthodox Metropolis of Korea 한국정교회 43, Mapo-daero, 18-gil,  Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea Tel: +82 2-362-6371 Email:  orthodoxkorea@gmail.com Announcement: International Symposium “Orthodox Christianity & Contemporary Problems: The Challenges of Technology” November 19, 2016   The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea is pleased to announce the hosting of “Orthodox Christianity & Contemporary Problems:...

Last Sunday, October 9th, The Metropolis of Korea held its annual fall International Food festival to strengthen the mission in Korea. Orthodox faithful from eight countries (Korea, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Greece Uzbekistan and America) participated in the event. The festival attracted a large response from non-Orthodox in the surrounding area, many of...

His Eminence, Ambrosios, will embark on a journey to Greece next week by way of invitation from the Theological School of Athens University. He will give a lecture entitled, “The Orthodox Witness to the Nations according to St. John Chrysostom.” This lecture will take place on October 20, at 11:00am....

This last Monday, October 3, The Korean Orthodox Church celebrated the feast of the 24 Protector Saints of the Korean Orthodox Church at Our Lord’s Transfiguration Monastery in Gapyeong, Korea. The evening before (October 2) His Eminence, Metropolitan of Pisidia, Sotirios along with Metropolitan Ambrosios, and Deacon John Park celebrated...

On Saturday, October 1, 2016, sixty five students and their professors from The Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary visited the The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea in Seoul. In order to learn more about The Orthodox Church, the Seminary organizes a special visit twice a year, in the spring and fall,...