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This week in American Orthodox history (March 5-11)

Mar 5, 2012

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Matthew Namee

in Firsts, Orthodoxy in the Americas, Saints

March 10, 1866: The future Archbishop Arseny Chagovtsov was born in Kharkov, in what was then the Russian Empire and what is today Ukraine. A widowed priest, he became a monk and came to America in 1903 to serve in the Russian North American Mission. He was instrumental in the establishment of St. Tikhon’s Monastery…
The first churches of Portland

Jan 5, 2011

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Matthew Namee

in Firsts, Inter-Orthodox, Orthodoxy in the Americas, Pre-1921 Unity

It’s been a week since we last posted new material, and for that, I apologize. I’ve been in Portland with my wife and kids, visiting the in-laws. Portland has a rich, fascinating Orthodox history, and I plan to discuss it in detail in future articles. In the meantime, I thought I’d share a few of…