Orthodox History

The Death of Aftimios Ofiesh

July 25, 2012

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

I had meant to write something about this yesterday, since July 24 marks the anniversary of the death of Aftimios Ofiesh, the sometime Archbishop of Brooklyn, who departed this earthly life in 1966. Aftimios…
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This week in American Orthodox history (July 16-22)

July 16, 2012

Matthew Namee

After a bit of a hiatus thanks to work and a new baby, we’re back with another edition of “This week in American Orthodox history.” No accompanying podcast yet, though — one thing at…
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The Life of Archbishop Michael Konstantinides

July 13, 2012

Matthew Namee

Editor’s note: Today, July 13, marks the 54th anniversary of Archbishop Michael Konstantinides, primate of the Greek Archdiocese. Archbishop Michael has been largely (and unfairly) forgotten, for a simple reason: his eight-year tenure was…
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Orthodox artifacts on eBay

July 10, 2012

Matthew Namee

First of all, let me apologize for being away from this site — and from the podcast — for so long. My wife gave birth to our third child a few weeks ago, and…
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Programming Note

June 27, 2012

Matthew Namee

Just a quick note of apology for the lack of new material both here and on the podcast. My third child was born last week, so as you might expect, life has been rather…
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Fr. Sebastian Dabovich & the mystery of St. Tikhon’s miter

June 21, 2012

Matthew Namee

In 2009, I wrote an article on the miter (crown) which Archbishop Tikhon Bellavin gave to Fr. Sebastian Dabovich at the Dabovich’s elevation to archimandrite in 1905, and which Dabovich later auctioned off to…
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