The Annunciation Greek Church hosted a lecture by the Press Secretary of the Head of the Don Metropolis on the history of the Liturgytranslated

On November 1, 2026, at the Annunciation Greek Church in Rostov-on-Don, an open lecture was held by the press secretary of the Head of the Don Metropolis, Igor Pavlovich Petrovsky, a church publicist and historian. The theme of the meeting, “The Orthodox Church: Its Structure and Symbolism,” brought together parishioners of Rostov churches, representatives of Orthodox youth movements, as well as city residents interested in the history of Christian culture and the Byzantine heritage.

The main focus of the lecture was on archaeological liturgics, a scientific discipline that studies the origin and development of liturgical traditions in their historical context. Igor Petrovsky spoke about the origins and spiritual meaning of church rites and liturgical actions, tracing their development in the Byzantine era, including in the tradition of worship of the Great Church of Hagia Sophia of Constantinople.

Separately, the lecturer focused on the symbolic meaning of the church space, showing the relationship between the architectural structure, interior decoration and liturgical order. The historical reasons for the wide spread of the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and its significance in the liturgical life of the Orthodox Church were also considered.…