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Date:	October 04, 2024 \| 19:30 (Fri)
Venue:	Ss.Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
Duration:	60 minutes
Status:	Not available
Reviews:	(5)

Group discount 10+ people
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A musical tour of the mystical world of the sacred Mount Athos with compositions by renowned masters of medieval byzantine music

like John Koukouzeles (14^th. cen.), traditional liturgical chants, and works by contemporary athonite monks (Agni Parthene), rendered by the choral master of the Simonopetra Monastery, Dimitrios Manousis and Philokallia Ensemble.

Performing:

Dimitrios Manousis (Simonopetra Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece) - Protopsaltis (solo)
Philokallia Ensemble
Marios Christou - artistic director and choirmaster

About the Archaion Kallos festival:

Once again, the Philokallia association invites you to the Archaion Kallos International Festival of Orthodox Music. In its literal sense, the Greek expression “archaion kallos” means “ancient beauty,” but in the vocabulary of the Holy Fathers of the Eastern Christian Church, “archaion kallos” speaks of a certain archetype, an “original beauty;” that is to say, the beauty which man beheld in Paradise and which he experienced after Creation.

The Philokallia Association (philokallia, a word of Greek origin meaning “love of the beautiful”) gave this name to the first and only festival of Orthodox music in Prague because we perceive every act in sacred music, whether of composition or interpretation, as a kind of conscious or unconscious search for this pristine beauty, the Archaion Kallos.

The festival is held under the auspices of:

the Minister of Culture, Mgr. Martin Baxa,
the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus, H. E. Mr. Georgios Yiangou,
the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria, H. E. Mr. Dantcho Dobrinov Mitchev,
the Councillor of Prague 2, Ing. Jaroslav Šolc

and with the blessings of
His Eminence Michal, Archbishop of Prague and the Czech Lands.

Important:

No intermission
Dress code: casual
Program subject to change

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Ss.Cyril and Methodius Cathedral

Address:	Resslova 9a, Praha 2 - Nové Město
Capacity:	100
Type:	Churches
Winter heating:	Yes
Wheelchair access:	No

The main Orthodox church of Czech lands & memorial of the Operation Anthropoid

The Orthodox Cathedral of Ss Cyril and Methodius was originally a catholic church. Built in 1736 by Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer and Pavel Ignác Bayer, it was dedicated to St. Charles Borromeo. The church was deconsecrated in the reforms of Emperor Joseph II and in 1785, with the neighboring house for retired priests, it was converted into a military depot and barracks.

In 1921, the Czechoslovak Orthodox Church was founded. The Church gained (at that time) unused temple and restored it. It has become the main Orthodox Church of Czech lands and a cathedral, seat of bishop. Occasional classical music concerts and regular services are held at the church.

Nowadays, the Cathedral of Ss Cyril and Methodius is famous due to Operation Anthropoid.

After the successful assassination on Reichsprotektor Reinhardt Heydrich on 27th May 1942, the group of seven brave Czechoslovak paratroopers were offered a shelter in Church´s krypt. Unfortunately, after few days, the SS troops discovered them and attacked the church. The paratroopers resisted and in last minute, before the SS would capture them, they committed suicide. Their last words were: "We will not surrender. Never. We are Czech."

The Operation Anthropoid resulted in furious vengeance of the Nazis. The towns Lidice and Ležáky were exterminated, all men killed, women and children abducted in the concentration camps. Bishop Gorazd and other representatives of the Czech Orthodox Church and their family members were executed for sheltering paratroopers.

Nowadays, in the Church and in the crypt is the National Monument to the Heroes of the Terror of Heydrich.

How to get there:

Accessibility by public transport:
metro B (yellow line) - Karlovo náměstí station
trams Nos. 2, 3, 4, 10, 16, 14, 18, 22, 23 - Karlovo náměstí stop
Nearest car parking:
Central Parking Prague (parking fee), Karlovo nám. 292/15

Overall rating:

Michal K. | October 06, 2024 | 14:10 (Sun)

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