Roots of the Franko-Latin Church (Greek)

Details: Created on Saturday, 06 March 2010 22:29

Fr. Pavlos Stratigeas (the future Metropolitan of America) interviews Athanasios Sakarellos on the subject of the origins of the terms, "Roman Catholic", and "Greek Orthodox".

NOTE: This program is in Greek and was taped in March of 1988 at the Cathedral of St. Markella in New York City.

Part I

Part II

Part III

In the early 20th century, the idea of promoting the union of Churches (Orthodox and heterodox) began to gain ground among circles in the Eastern Orthodox Church by establishing a "Communion of Churches" modeled on the League of Nations.

The Patriarchal Encyclical of 1920 foresaw a series of steps toward the “union of the Churches,” of which the first was the change of the calendar for the simultaneous celebration of feast days by all the “Churches.” The content of the encyclical was kept secret from the faithful and only after a few years became known. Read more...

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Saint John of Kronstadt - Bunnell, Florida

St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox Church began as a mission parish in the year 2000, in a home chapel in Palm Coast, FL – a small town on Florida’s northeast coast located between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. After two years, it became necessary to have services in area community centers, rented for Sundays and other Holy Days. Read more...

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