Comments on: From Repki to the New World: A Belarusian Priest in America

By: Matthew Namee

Matthew Namee — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:22:35 +0000

Just a quick note: I recently found a Daily Alta California article from January 28, 1891, reporting that Grinkevich had married Alexandra Kedrolivansky, the daughter of the late (murdered?) Fr. Paul Kedrolivansky. Bishop Vladimir officiated. Less than three weeks later, Grinkevich was ordained to the priesthood.

And to avoid confusion, I should note that this Alexandra Kedrolivansky had the same name as her mother, Alexandra (Fr. Paul’s widow).

By: Isa Almisry

Isa Almisry — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:12:38 +0000

I’m not sure the society is dedicated to Belarus-Amerindian contacts, but rather is a Belarus Society dedicated to the study of Amerindians, which stumbled across Fr. Grinkeevich, which peaked Ales’ interest (who is interested in Belarussian-Amerindian contacts).

In Belarussian, the words are different: Індзейцы come from the Americas, Індыйцы from the subcontinent.

By: orrologion

orrologion — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:56:07 +0000

I am pretty sure I know the answer, but “Indian” in this article is always referring to Native Americans, correct? Or, did “Belarusian Indianists” focusing on work with Indians from the subcontinent “accidentally come upon the trace of [their] compatriot, Nikolai Grinkevich” as having served American Indians, too? It seems odd that a society dedicated to Belurussian-Native American contacts would have only accidentally discovered something about Nikolai Grinkevich, so I thought I would ask.