Comments on: St Raphael Hawaweeny & Spanish language Orthodoxy in the Americas http://orthodoxhistory.org/2012/08/30/st-raphael-hawaweeny-spanish-language-orthodoxy-in-the-americas/ 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 By: samn http://orthodoxhistory.org/2012/08/30/st-raphael-hawaweeny-spanish-language-orthodoxy-in-the-americas/comment-page-1/#comment-2510 samn Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:34:16 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=6022#comment-2510 Also with regard to the beginnings of Antiochian Orthodoxy in Latin America, it seems that the early leader of the Antiochian mission in Argentina and Brazil was Germanos Shehadi, future Metropolitan of Zahle and later long-term visitor to the US. He was recalled from South America in 1904 to be consecrated bishop of Zahle, which occurred on September 12, 1904 at the Maryamiyya Cathedral in Damascus.

The reference for this is Asad Rustum’s History, vol. 3, p. 318.

]]> By: Matthew Namee http://orthodoxhistory.org/2012/08/30/st-raphael-hawaweeny-spanish-language-orthodoxy-in-the-americas/comment-page-1/#comment-2507 Matthew Namee Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:12:46 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=6022#comment-2507 I’m working on getting a copy of the Al-Kalimat article. If anyone out there is at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, the article is probably in their library. Also, of course, at the Antiochian Village.

]]> By: samn http://orthodoxhistory.org/2012/08/30/st-raphael-hawaweeny-spanish-language-orthodoxy-in-the-americas/comment-page-1/#comment-2505 samn Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:53:18 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=6022#comment-2505 The Antiochian parish in Mexico City was founded during St Raphael’s lifetime and he mentions it in a couple of his sermons as one of the few parishes under his charge that he regretted being unable to visit.

According to the website for the Antiochian Archdiocese of Mexico, the founder of their cathedral was a man named Simón Iza, who was followed in his endeavor by the priests José Chalhub and Zacarías Antonio Zacarías who were under the bishop Samuel David of Toledo. (http://www.iglesiaortodoxa.org.mx/informacion/?page_id=27). Aside from Mexico, there are Antiochian archdioceses of Argentina and Chile, where I’m under the impression Spanish is the main language.

If someone can provide me with a scan of the relevant issue of al-Kalima, I’d be happy to translate it. I’m quite curious about any contacts St Raphael may have had with Orthodox in Latin America beyond Mexico.

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