http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/10/16/fr-ambrose-vretta-the-first-russian-priest-in-chicago-seattle/ The Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas Wed, 08 May 2013 13:30:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/10/16/fr-ambrose-vretta-the-first-russian-priest-in-chicago-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-260 OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » Fr. Ambrose Vretta: the rest of the story Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:03:47 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=1065#comment-260 [...] A couple weeks ago, I wrote about Fr. Ambrose Vretta, the first parish priest of the Russian churches in both Chicago and Seattle. Toward the end of the article, I said, In December of 1896, Vretta was transferred from Seattle… And I’m not sure where he went. He was only 37 years old, so he presumably had a long career ahead of him, but I can’t find him on any later lists of clergy (and I’ve got lists for 1906, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1918). [...]

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