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The Orthodox Church was created by the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. She is the One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church<\/strong>. She is One<\/strong>, since there is only one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism.\u00a0 She is Holy<\/strong>; the grace of the Holy Sacraments are found in the New Testament priesthood of the Church. She is Catholic<\/strong>, as she preserves fullness of the Faith, the only Truth, that is believed everywhere, always, and by all.\u00a0 She is Apostolic<\/strong>; she lives the Holy Apostolic Tradition, handed down from the Holy Apostles through the bishops until the end of the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Saint Seraphim was born in the town of Kursk in 1759. From early\nchildhood he was under the protection of the Mother of God,\nwho,when he was nine years old, appeared to him in a vision, through\nher icon of Kursk, and...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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