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Meat Loaf, 71, the Grammy-winning American singer and actor, died Thursday night. His longstanding career came to a tragic end on 20 January 2022, his longtime agent Michael Greene confirmed.

King Abdullah II of Jordan and HRH Prince Ghazi, a first cousin of the King, decided to grant Georgia a 4,000-square-meter piece of land near the site of the baptism of Jesus Christ on the Jordan River. A Georgian cultural centre will be built there with the blessing of His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili announced the news at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, where he attended the Epiphany service. The Georgian PM expressed his deepest gratitude to the King of Jordan and His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi for this momentous decision.

Today marks the 130th birthday anniversary of Oliver Hardy. This comedy legend of the early Classical Hollywood era is remembered together with his acting partner Stan Laurel. Their comedy duo act Laurel and Hardy lasted from 1927 to 1955. These two appeared in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles.

BRAMS Institute wishes all Orthodox Christians a very happy Christmas filled with love and joy.

On this day in 1892, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. An English writer, poet, philologist, and academic is best known as the author of the fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.

As he said, "all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us". Since today would be his 130th birthday, BRAMS Institute offers to either read or reread one of his works or watch a film based on one of his fantasy books.