Metropolitan Leonty (Turkevich) and his work in organization Russian church emigration in North America

Authors

  • Priest Evgeniy A. Ageev Uryupinsk diocese

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31802/CH.2022.9.3.006

Keywords:

North American diocese, All-Russian Local Council 1917–1918, Orthodox Church in America, spiritual education, Russian church emigration, natives of Volyn

Abstract

The article aims to reveal the significance of the activities of Metropolitan Leonty (Turkevich) for the organization of Russian church emigration in North America in 1900–1960. Using publications in Russian and English, his biography and works are described. The works of Metropolitan Leonty were extremely important for the organization of the Orthodox Church in America, the development of education, enlightenment and parish life on the American continent.

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Author Biography

Priest Evgeniy A. Ageev, Uryupinsk diocese

PhD in Theology

Uryupinsk diocese, secretary of the commission for the canonization of saints

References

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The Life and Work of Metropolitan Leonty (1876–1965) / David C. Ford, ed. St. Tikhon Monastery, 2019.

Американский православный вестник. 1909. Vol. XIII. № 6.

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Косик В. И. Русское православное зарубежье. ХХ век в биографиях духовенства от Америки до Японии. М., 2008. С. 220–221.

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Published

2022-09-15

How to Cite

Ageev Е. А. с. (2022). Metropolitan Leonty (Turkevich) and his work in organization Russian church emigration in North America. The Church Historian, (3 (9), 103–114. https://doi.org/10.31802/CH.2022.9.3.006