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Solving the mystery: the 1921 pan-Orthodox gathering of bishops

Jan 28, 2010

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in Inter-Orthodox, Orthodoxy in the Americas

Back in July, Fr. Andrew wrote about the above photo, which depicts a gathering of American Orthodox bishops in the early 1920s: Greeks Meletios and Alexander, Russians Platon and Alexander, and Syrian Aftimios. At the time of Fr. Andrew’s original post, no one knew exactly when this photo was taken, or what occasion brought all…

The Erratic Life of Fr. Patrick Mythen

Jan 27, 2010

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Matthew Namee

in Early Converts, Orthodoxy in the Americas

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 one of great tumult and trial for the Russian jurisdiction, as it shifted from an archdiocese of the Russian Orthodox Church…

The First English-Speaking Parish

Jan 26, 2010

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Matthew Namee

in Early Converts, Firsts, Orthodoxy in the Americas, Westernization

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 that parish, and the main characters involved. This is hardly the whole story; it really is just an introduction. To start…

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Solving the mystery: the 1921 pan-Orthodox gathering of bishops

The Erratic Life of Fr. Patrick Mythen

The First English-Speaking Parish