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St. John of Rila in Chicago, (Bulgarian: Църква Свети Иван Рилски, romanized: 'Tsurkva Sveti Ivan Rilski') is a historic church of the Orthodox Church of America located in Chicago, Illinois. It is considered to be one of the most aesthetically noteworthy churches in the Portage Park area of Chicago.
Pages in category "Eastern Orthodox churches in Illinois" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The church was consecrated by St. Tikhon of Moscow and was under the spiritual guidance of St. John of Chicago (Kochurov) during its early years. The church was elevated to a cathedral in 1923, and stands today a member of the Orthodox community in Chicago. It serves as the cathedral church of the Diocese of Midwest of the Orthodox Church in ...
Trenham’s church has 1,000 active participants, and, although recent converts in his congregation have been split roughly evenly between men and women, he agrees that most Orthodox churches ...
The Orthodox Christian Network is an official agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, originally commissioned by , OCN was established to create a sustainable and effective media witness for Orthodox Christians throughout North America.
Orthodox Christians packed churches Saturday night for Christmas Eve services, a holiday overshadowed for many believers by conflict. Traditions vary, but typically the main worship service for ...
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The diocese stands out as one of the most historic in the OCA with many parishes dating back to the late 1890s, [1] the diocese was also the epicenter of the mass conversion of Eastern Catholic Americans to orthodoxy between the 1890s-1920s in much part thanks to the labors of the former Eastern Catholic priest St. Alexis Toth who brought more than 20,000 to the church by the end of his life. [2]