Other Orthodox Churches beyond the Iron Curtain

Lucian N. Leustean

doi:10.4324/9780203865941

Other Orthodox Churches beyond the Iron Curtain

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Abstract

The first Orthodox church in China was built in Albazin (Northeast China) in 1671, while a Russian Orthodox Mission in Beijing dates back to 1715. In the nineteenth century the Mission served diplomatic functions for European powers. The Orthodox community was dominated by ethnic Russian and the first native Orthodox priest, Mitrophan Tsi, was ordained in 1881.1 After the 1917 Revolution, China witnessed a significant increase in Russian migration. The Orthodox community dramatically increased reaching around 300, 000 believers in 1939 under the leadership of five bishops.2.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Eastern Christianity and the Cold War, 1945-91
Editors	Lucian Leustean
Place of Publication	London (UK)
Pages	314-331
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-203-86594-1, 978-1-135-23382-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203865941
Publication status	Published - 20 Dec 2009

Publication series

Name	Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe
Publisher	Routledge
Volume	11

Keywords

Orthodox Churches
Iron Curtain

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Other Orthodox Churches beyond the Iron Curtain

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