Choose your reward

You will receive a Byzantine inspired thank you email - in German and Greek!

A postcard from Byzantium with our greetings in your mailbox? The historical heart laughs!

You will receive a true-color copy of the newly created icon of Cassia, placing your home and loved ones under her protection. The icon will be blessed by a Christian clergyman and this blessing, according to the Church, will also pass to copies of the icon. Whatever you think about it - in any case, this is a spiritual gain. Please note that this reward will be delivered only after the completion of the icon by the Sucevita Monastery (around mid-2023).

Tatiana Kassia Senina, a world-leading Byzantine scholar and proven expert on the work and life of Kassia, has written this gripping novel about Kassia and her life in IX century Byzantium (PDF, in russian language). Senina is a scientific advisor to the TV documentary «Kassia.» She holds a doctorate in philosophy from Saint Petersburg State University and is a research associate of Saint Petersburg State Aerospace University and an associate member of the Sociological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

You listen to the spiritual sounds of Kassia and dream yourself away to Constantinople. The unique CD «Hymns of Kassiani» was recently released by «Capella Romana», the world's leading ensemble in the field of medieval and Byzantine chant.

Alexander Lingas, musical director and founder of Cappella Romana, is a lecturer in music at City University London and a Fellow of the European Humanities Research Centre at Oxford University. He holds a PhD in historical musicology from the University of British Columbia. Also included is a direct link to the TV documentary after completion (scheduled for 2025). And your name will be inserted into the TV documentary for a whole second with a text reference.

The comprehensive scholarly work on Kassia, her life and works. Written by Tatiana Kassia Senina, leading Byzantine and medieval scholar. The author lives and works in Russia and is a scientific advisor to our project. Please note that this publication is delivered in Russian and as a PDF.

You will take a walk with the founders of the association «Friends of Kassia» on the traces of Byzantium in Vienna. Afterwards you will enjoy a snack together in a Viennese coffee house and chat with the founders about new findings on Kassia and the realisation of the TV documentary project.

We have a very special offer for schools (also applies to individual class communities and Christian or humanistically or scientifically inspired associations). For young people in particular, the message of Kassia is of great importance. The package includes the Kassia CD by Capella Romana, the book «Kassia the Nun in Context» by Kurt Sherry, a blessed print copy of the newly created Kassia icon and the NFT, with which the school becomes co-owner of the original Kassia icon (with the right to pass it on and sell it!). Also included is the direct link to the TV documentary after completion (planned 2025). And your school (or institution) will be included in the TV documentary for a whole second with a text reference. Please send us proof of identity from the school's owner, directorate, management etc.

Welcome to the New World! You are pleased to receive an NFT that identifies you as the owner of a 3600th share of the newly created Icon of St. Cassia. The icon is kept in the Romanian monastery of Sucevita and can be visited and venerated by you at any time. The platform fees for the registration of your ownership are to be paid separately by you.

You are devouring the scholarly book «Kassia the Nun in context» by expert author Kurt Sherry (in English). This work offers a unique insight into ninth-century Byzantium, as Cassia is the only woman whose works were included in the corpus of liturgical hymns. The volume explores Cassia's thoughts on Christianity, gender, and monasticism itself.The book was published by the legendary Gorgias Publishing House (USA). The normal price of the book is a hefty € 89,- (we have an agreement with the publisher that allows us a limited edition of the book at a special price). The author Sherry is a member of the scientific team of the TV documentary «Kassia».

You take the whole package? Great! Then you can already be happy: About the book «Kassia the Nun in context», the CD «Hymns of Kassiani» by Capella Romana and finally a true-color paper copy of the newly created icon of Kassia.

More is really not possible! You are supporting the project generously. In return you will receive an NFT of the newly created icon as proof of your co-ownership (details see above), furthermore the book «Kassia the Nun in context», the CD «Hymns of Kassiani» by Capella Romana and finally a true color paper copy of the newly created icon of Kassia.

As a private person or leading member of an institution or company, you finance a whole minute of the TV documentary «Kassia». We will also do our utmost to make this happen! Besides the above mentioned rewards CD «Hymns of Kassiani», the book «Kassia the Nun in Context», the paper print of the newly created Kassia icon and the NFT, you or your institution or company will be integrated in our marketing activities for the next years (website, FB, newsletter, events...). Also included is the direct link to the TV documentary after completion (planned 2025). You will be invited to the premiere party at the first broadcast of the TV documentary «Kassia». And your name or the name of your company or institution will be inserted into the TV documentary for a full minute with a text reference plus URL. Please contact us directly for a customised integration into our media activities.