The Principal Russian Church in America: from the History of Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in the City of New York

Based on previously unearthed documents from the Russia’s State Historical Archive and the Archive of Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire the article explores the history of the first Russian Orthodox parish in New York City and construction of Saint-Nickolas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in the city. It was a protracted and complicated interagency process that involved Russian Orthodox mission in the United States, Russia’s Foreign Ministry and its missions in the United States, the Holy Governing Synod, Russia’s Ministry of Finance and the State Council. The principal actors were the bishops Nicholas (Ziorov) and especially Tikhon (Bellavin), Ober-Prosecutor of the Holy Governing Synod Konstantine Pobedonostsev and Reverend Alexander Khotovitsky. This case study of the Cathedral history reveals an interaction of ecclesiastical and civil authorities in which private and civic initiative was combined with strict bureaucratic rules and procedures.

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Saint-Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Russian Orthodox Church in America, Russia’s Foreign Ministry, the Holy Governing Synod, Bishop Tikhon, Konstantine Pobedonostsev

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12.08.2021

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05.12.2021

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GOST	Pechatnov V., Pechatnov V. “The Principal Russian Church in America”: from the History of Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in the City of New York // ISTORIYA – 2021. – V. 12. – Issue 11 (109) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840017595-3-1 (circulation date: 27.04.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840017595-3
MLA	Pechatnov, Vladimir, Pechatnov, Valentin "“The Principal Russian Church in America”: from the History of Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in the City of New York." ISTORIYA 12.11 (109) (2021) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840017595-3
APA	Pechatnov V., Pechatnov V. (2021). “The Principal Russian Church in America”: from the History of Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in the City of New York. ISTORIYA 12(11 (109)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840017595-3

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