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Tag: 1920

Prayers for the President

July 13, 2010

Attend an American Orthodox parish today, of any jurisdiciton, and you’re likely to hear prayers offered for the President of the United States (and, in some parishes, for the other branches of government as…
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A Poisoned Chalice? Fr. Ingram Nathaniel Irvine in 1920

February 8, 2010

As we’ve discussed previously, in July of 1920, an all-convert, all-English Orthodox parish was founded in New York City. Called the Church of the Transfiguration, the parish was led by the newly-converted Fr. Patrick…
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The Erratic Life of Fr. Patrick Mythen

January 27, 2010

Fr. Patrick Mythen was an Orthodox Christian for just four years, but in that time, he was one of the most powerful priests in the whole Russian Archdiocese. This period — 1920-1924 — was…
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The First English-Speaking Parish

January 26, 2010

For a while now, I have been meaning to write about the first all-English Orthodox parish in America, founded in New York City in 1920. Today, I’m going to give a brief introduction to…
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