Re: Slava (was: Re: .com/religion)
| From: | Vasiliy Chernov <bc_@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, September 21, 2001, 16:38 |
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On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 00:04:36 -0700, Frank George Valoczy <valoczy@...>
wrote:
>Every family has a patron saint, and this saint's feast day is the
>family's Slava. AFAIK the Slava only exists in the Serbian Orthodox Church
>(ie. I don't think it exists in the Russian or Greek Orthodox church).
It seems that it doesn't, in Russia. As a common custom, at any rate.
The concept of a patron Saint of a *family* seems unique. I must
consult my personal expert on Bulgarian matters, though; I've heard
there are some practices common to Bulgarian and Serbian Orthodoxes.
Basilius
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