Настоящая работа была написана студентом Свято-Троицкой Духовной Семинарии и принята в качестве исполнения части академических требований для получений степени бакаларва богословия. Публикуется с разрешения автора и администрации семинарии.     Священник Владислав Наумкин, История Епархиального центра Австралийско – Новозеландской епархии Русской Зарубежной Церкви  Диакон Андрей Псарев, Отзыв на дипломную работу священника Владислава Наумкина, История Епархиального [...]

His Eminence Metropolitan Vitaly’s article “White Negroes” may be the only extant example of an emigre Russian hieararch’s writing on the charged racial issues of the late 1960′s and early 70′s. A contemporary reader might note the expression within the article of attitudes that would today be perceived as racially insensitive. A more sympathetic reading will also reveal the attitude of compassion which, in spite of the Russian-Canadian hierarch’s limited experience of African-American culture, informs his assessment of their spiritual plight. Although shaped by his own political and historical experience, the Metropolitan’s concern for the spiritual future of the nations was not limited to members of his own cultural identity, but extended to to all peoples.

The 1964 Council of the Bishops of the Russian Church Abroad (ROCOR) marked a new milestone in its history: on May 27, 1964 Metropolitan Anastasii (Gribanovskii) retired. Bishop Anastasii’s episcopal consecration took place in Moscow in 1906. In 1913 he was appointed to devise rites for the glorification of St. Patriarch Germogen, which was presided by Patriarch Gregory IV of Antioch. In 1915, Anastasii was appointed Bishop of Chisinau and Khotin. He designed the rite of installation of St. Tikhon as Patriarch of Moscow on November 21, 1917. On December 7, 1917, the local council of the Russian Church elected him a member of the Synod of Bishops.

A topical piece by Metropolitan Vitaly (d. 2006), the first bishop of the Russian Church Abroad, on the events that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The title above is given by the editor of this site. In the time of the publication of this article the Anglican Church was in need of attention from the Orthodox Churches because of its centuries-long conflict with Rome and therefore some Anglicans welcomed anti-Latin polemics.