Orthodox History

The Orthodox Church in the Modern World

Author: Fr. Matthew Francis

The Mysterious Roots of Orthodoxy in Canada

June 3, 2010

No one knows for certain when and where the first Orthodox Divine Liturgy was served in Canada. The first documented Liturgy was served in June 1897 by the Seattle-based missionary Fr. Dimitri Kamnev (assisted…
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Archbishop Arseny: The Context for Canonization — Part One

May 4, 2010

(Editor’s note: Today, we are very pleased to introduce a new author here at OrthodoxHistory.org. Deacon Matthew Francis lives in Edmonton, Alberta, and is one of the leading historians of Orthodoxy in Canada. For…
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