http://orthodoxhistory.org/2011/11/22/orthodox-priests-in-america-in-1849-50/ 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/2011/11/22/orthodox-priests-in-america-in-1849-50/comment-page-1/#comment-1720 OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » Greek Catholic — not Orthodox — monk in America in 1850 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:01:43 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=4908#comment-1720 [...] Last week, I wrote about a priest from Lebanon who visited the United States in 1850. In an update to that post, I reprinted an 1850 Syracuse newspaper article claiming that the priest was an “impostor” who was raising money through dishonesty. That Syracuse newspaper referred to another article in the Puritan Recorder. Well, I’ve now tracked down that original article, which appeared in the Puritan Recorder on July 20, 1850. Here’s the full text:  The Syrian Monk, Flavianus [...]

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