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The purpose of the American Orthodox Catholic Church was to establish a new tradition in North America separate from any other particular ethnic or cultural traditions.
- AOCC
- Aftimios Ofiesh
- Independent Eastern Orthodox
Nov 19, 2009 · Calendar issues in early American Orthodoxy. One of the most obvious practical issues facing early Orthodox Christians in America was the difference between the Church calendar — the “Julian” calendar — and the civil (“Gregorian”) calendar. In the 19th century, twelve days separated the two calendars; after the turn of the century ...
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Apr 3, 2015 · For the remainder of the 21st century, Easter will fall between April 4 and May 8 for Orthodox Christians, and March 22 and April 25 for Catholics. Still, Jesus only died and rose from the dead once, not twice within two separate five-week windows.
History. The Orthodox-Catholic Church of America was established in the United States in 1892 under the mandate of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch, Ignatius Peter IV. The founding archbishop, Joseph René Vilatte (ordained as Mar Timotheus), had been ordained as a priest by Bishop Ernst Herzog of the Old Catholic Church in Bern, Switzerland on ...
- Communion with Catholic Apostolic Church in North America
- United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Cameroon, Australia
- 1892, United States
Nov 30, 2022 · This is an American national feast day. Granted, this specific feast has heterodox Christian roots rather than Orthodox. However, the objective of the holiday, giving thanks to God, is certainly very Orthodox. Orthodox Christians should be giving thanks to God constantly.
Dec 22, 2011 · On the flip side, the Antiochian Archdiocese didn’t celebrate a New Calendar Christmas until 1940. The New York Times (1/6/1941) reported, “Departing from an ancient custom, the Syrian Orthodox Antiochian Church, which formerly followed the Julian calendar, celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25 this year…”. That’s a full 17 years after the ...
A History and Introduction of the Orthodox Church in America. Written by the Very Rev. John Matusiak. Managing Editor, The Orthodox Church magazine. The Orthodox Church in America traces its origins to the arrival in Kodiak, Alaska of eight Orthodox missionaries from the Valaamo Monastery in the northern Karelia region of Russia in 1794.
