Metropolitan Mar Melchizedek
Mar Melchizedek, OSB is the Abbot of St. Joseph of Arimathea Skete and its associated Benedictine dependencies. He is also the Metropolitan of a large international Synod.
Mar Melchizedek, OSB is the Abbot of St. Joseph of Arimathea Skete and its associated Benedictine dependencies. He is also the Metropolitan of a large international Synod.
Mar Melchizedek chose the Latin motto ex voto suscepto (based on a vow) as an indication of his devotion to the holy Orthodox faith in a sincere, Christ-like manner, emphasizing that traditional Orthodox Christianity is based on one's faith and practice, not on membership in exclusive assemblies.
Mar Melchizedek chose the Latin motto ex voto suscepto (based on a vow) as an indication of his devotion to the holy Orthodox faith in a sincere, Christ-like manner, emphasizing that traditional Orthodox Christianity is based on one's faith and practice, not on membership in exclusive assemblies.
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*An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or to God. It is given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") in gratitude or devotion.