ARTH, Switzerland / TRABZON, Turkey — Orthodox Christians marked the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary across Europe, the Middle East, and the world. Celebrations blending hymns and prayers with expressions of faith and longing were held from the Syriac Orthodox St. Avgin Monastery in Arth, Switzerland, to the historic Sumela Monastery in the mountains above Trabzon, Turkey, where prayers resumed after decades of interruption.