Born was the coral polyp, born was the coral, came forth. The Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation chant, indicates that the coral is one of the most basic and important life forms. Hawaiians believed that the coral polyp was the first organism created and all other life followed, based on this chant.
Arkhangelsk (Russian: Ð°ÑÑÐ°ÌÐ½Ð³ÐµÐ»ÑÑÐº; IPA: [ÉrËxanÉ¡Ê²ÉªlÊ²sk]), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the north of European Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea.
St. Innocent of Moscow Russian Orthodox Church. A parish within the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. Biography of St. Innocent of Moscow. Memory celebrated March 31 and September 23 All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Following God's call (Matt. 28:18-20), the Russian Orthodox Church has tirelessly performed its lofty and salvific ministry of preaching the Word of God throughout its millennium-long existence.