By Jean DuBois
ROME-RUTHENIA 10 September 2023 (NRom)
The newly-renovated Chapel of St. George, the private chapel of H.H. the Bishop of Rome-Ruthenia, was formally unveiled today. A special liturgy was celebrated for the patron saints of the United Roman-Ruthenian Church and Pontifical Imperial State: Saints Peter, Paul, Andrew, Stephen, Mark, George, Vladimir, and Olga.
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| H.H. the Bishop of Rome-Ruthenia in the Chapel of St. George |
The renovation was the result of a three-year project involving support and work of several members of the Pontifical Household and Court. The chapel includes both old and new icons -- some as old as the 19th and 17th century. It is specifically arranged for the celebration of the Gallo-Russo-Byzantine and Anglican-Byzantine liturgy.
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| The Chapel of St. George |
The icons include several of the Holy Mother of God of Kazan. The icons of the Holy Fathers of the Apostolic See, St. Leo X and St. Aftimios Ofiesh, are included behind the altar. Above the tabernacle is the icon of St. Edwin Caudill, Apostolic Founder and Confessor. To the right of the altar is a painting depicting the orthodox and catholic consecration of St. Edwin. The art had been specially commissioned by the Apostolic See of Sts. Stephen and Mark in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the consecration of St. Edwin.
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| Artwork depicting the orthodox and catholic consecration of St. Edwin |
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| The reliquary housing the relic of St. Stephen the Apostle and Archdeacon behind a reliquary containing relics of St. Peter, the Blessed Virgin, St. Joseph, and St. John the Baptist. |
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| The tronetto (small throne) of the Papa-Catholicos. |
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| H.H. the Bishop of Rome-Ruthenia giving the solemn blessing at the end of the Divine Liturgy in the manner common to bishops of the Gallo-Russo-Byzantine and Anglican Byzantine Rites. |
