Post by Konstantine Balanchivadze on Jun 24, 2017 18:29:22 GMT
Long ago in the ancient times, a small chapel on a hillside stood. All alone in the world, this chapel was the host of a priest called Konstantine. Konstantine's congregation was small, a little orthadox community existed. Nearby stood a small village, called Zugashvili, and had just a few dozen local inhabitants. The people were church-goers who feared God. The evil spirits of the mountain, they believed, were sent there by God to curse their village, and were only kept at bay by the existence of the chapel.
For thousands of years, the villagers prayed for the spirits to remain at bay, until one day, the chapel began crumbling. First a column on the side collapsed, and then the roof caved in. The villagers scrambled to re-build, but within a few weeks, an earthquake struck, shattering the chapel. The villagers panicked, and over the next few months, many people in the village became seriously ill with a disease. About a dozen died, until, one day, Konstantine, the priest, began building a new, sturdier chapel. This chapel was significantly smaller than the original one, and became known over time as the Church on the Hill, or "Eklesia", in the native language of the locals. Eklesia became a monument for the Orthodox who began to travel from far and wide to undertake great pilgrimages to Eklesia. Konstantine, the Priest, is said to have been rewarded with eternal life, and every time an old priest dies, they are replaced with a new one, who must rename themselves Konstantine and pray for God not to shatter the town like he did before.
For thousands of years, the villagers prayed for the spirits to remain at bay, until one day, the chapel began crumbling. First a column on the side collapsed, and then the roof caved in. The villagers scrambled to re-build, but within a few weeks, an earthquake struck, shattering the chapel. The villagers panicked, and over the next few months, many people in the village became seriously ill with a disease. About a dozen died, until, one day, Konstantine, the priest, began building a new, sturdier chapel. This chapel was significantly smaller than the original one, and became known over time as the Church on the Hill, or "Eklesia", in the native language of the locals. Eklesia became a monument for the Orthodox who began to travel from far and wide to undertake great pilgrimages to Eklesia. Konstantine, the Priest, is said to have been rewarded with eternal life, and every time an old priest dies, they are replaced with a new one, who must rename themselves Konstantine and pray for God not to shatter the town like he did before.
