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Innocent of Alaska (Russian: Иннокентий; August 26, 1797 – 12 April [O.S. March 31] 1879), also known as Innocent Metropolitan of Moscow, was a Russian Orthodox missionary priest, then the first Orthodox bishop and archbishop in the Americas, and finally the Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna.
The Russian Orthodox Church in the USA is the name of the group of parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in America that are under the canonical authority of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'. They were previously known as the Russian Exarchate of North America before autocephaly was granted to the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) in 1970.
Biography of St. Tikhon by the Orthodox Church in America; Glorification of St Tikhon, the Apostle to America; Orthodox Icon of St. Tikhon with scenes from his life; Patriarch Tikhon's Ordeal, Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior, 244–266; Fall of Tikon article from Time Magazine, 12 May 1923. Broken link. There is no such article for May ...
For his efforts, Toth was glorified as a saint by the OCA in 1994. [14] The first All-American Sobor was held March 5–7, 1907. In recognition of the expansion of the church beyond Alaska, Bishop Tikhon (Belavin) petitioned the Holy Synod to change the diocese's title to the Diocese of the Aleutians and North America.
In 1898, Hawaii was annexed by the United States of America. In the early 20th century, the Russian ambassador was recalled, the embassy was moved to a small office, and the Russian Orthodox chapel was closed. [citation needed] Saint Innocent of Alaska also made a brief stop-over in Hawaii during his travels from Asia to Western America.
This is a path that God has placed in front of him for a reason, as he did for Apostle Paul." Members of the media gather for a news conference outside the East Los Angeles temple of La Luz del ...
Pope Francis, surrounded by the shells of destroyed churches, leads a prayer for the victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa Church Square, in Mosul, Iraq, once the de-facto capital of ISIS, on March 7, 2021.
Bishop of Pergamum, Hieromartyr, disciple of St. John the Apostle [117] Apelles of Heraklion: 33–150 22 April / 10 September / 31 October / 4 January [46] Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Heraclea [92] [118] Aphrahat the Persian: c. 345: 29 January Church Father, Abbot, Venerable, the Persian [119] Apollinaris of Hierapolis: 167–201 8 January