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New details on the mysterious “Bulgarian Monk”
Awhile back, I did a podcast on a 19th century figure who called himself “The Bulgarian Monk.” This man, also known as Rev. A.N. Experidon, came to America in the 1870s and claimed to…
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Nicholas Chapman: Was Fr. Samuel Domien a Greek Catholic? Part 3
Editor’s note: What follows is the last of three articles by Nicholas Chapman on Fr. Samuel Domien, the first Orthodox priest known to have set foot in the Western Hemisphere. Domien was fascinated with…
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Nicholas Chapman: Was Fr. Samuel Domien a Greek Catholic? Part 2
Editor’s note: What follows is the second of three articles by Nicholas Chapman on Fr. Samuel Domien, the first Orthodox priest known to have set foot in the Western Hemisphere. Domien was fascinated with…
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This week in American Orthodox history (May 28-June 3)
This week’s article is embarrassingly short — so short that I don’t think it actually qualifies as an “article.” I’ve just been pulled in all directions lately, and haven’t been able to give this…