Church History Archives • Orthodox Life

Weeping, Sighing, and Sorrow: The Election of Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

November 30, 2017

by Jane Swan Excerpted from Chosen for His People: A Biography of Patriarch Tikhon , Paperback -- 172 pages -- $14.95-- ISBN 978-1-94269-902- 6. Available directly from the publisher or from any good bookstore... Read More...

War and Faith in the Swedish Empire

June 20, 2017

Church History

Unexpected Byways of Early Orthodox Presence in the West by Reader Nicholas Chapman and Priest Mikael Fälthammar Many readers will already be aware of the story of Philip Ludwell III, the earliest known conve... Read More...

Portrait of Rasputin with Winter Palace in background

The Real Rasputin?: A Look at His Admirers’ Revisionist History

May 4, 2017

Church History

A thorough and sober examination of recent and ongoing attempts to rewrite the history surrounding controversial and enigmatic Grigory Efimovich Rasputin, by the noted historian of the Russian Church, D.P. Anashkin.

The old ROCOR cathedral of the Joy of All Who Sorrow in San Francisco with St John Maximovich's bishop's mantle on analogion stand in center of church

A Grasp on Eternity: Petition for Reception into the Church

January 18, 2017

Church History

A letter composed by Laurence Campbell in 1966, requesting the blessing of St John (Maximovich) to be received into the Orthodox Church.

Detail of original Anglican church frescoes in the Moscow Patriarchate Russian Orthodox parish in London, UK.

London 1716: On Orthodoxy in the Western World

December 29, 2016

Church History

The recent visit by Patriarch Kyrill to London reminds us of our common heritage, grounded in the saints of the first millennium and in more recent history.