Press release I

Icona del Sinai  - XII sec.
He who in past times had spoken with Moses on Mount Sinai, is presently transfigured on Mount Tabor, showing how in Him human nature acquired once again the archetypal beauty of the image (Troparion of the Great Vespers of the Transfiguration)
16-19 September 2007
15th International Ecumenical Conference
The Conference intends to examine in depth the biblical, liturgical, theological and anthropological aspects of this mystery

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE – PATRIARCHATE OF MOSCOW
MONASTERY OF BOSE
REGION PIEDMONT – UNIVERSITY OF TURIN

The Transfiguration of Christ
in Orthodox Spiritual Tradition

The XV International Ecumenical Conference on Orthodox Spirituality will be held from 16 to 19 September 2007, at the Monastery of Bose (Magnano, Province of Biella, Italy). Organized with the support of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Patriarchate of Moscow, the Conference follows in a long tradition of ecumenical encounters and offers an opportunity for a fraternal exchange of views and shared reflection on essential topics of spiritual life, where Eastern and Western Christian tradition intersect with the profound questions that beset modern man.

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