Tag: Hanna v. Malick

Hanna v. Malick: the Russy-Antacky schism in the Michigan Supreme Court

Jun 9, 2011

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by

Matthew Namee

in Orthodoxy & the US Courts, Orthodoxy in the Americas, Pre-1921 Unity, Saints

Prior to Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny’s death in 1915, pretty much all the Syrian (Antiochian) Orthodox in America recognized his authority. This included St. George Syrian Orthodox Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan, which was incorporated in 1910. The parish was under St. Raphael, and all seemed to be well. But in February 1915, St. Raphael died,…