Photos - Letter Announcing Election of St. Philaret as Metropolitan

St. John of San Francisco (Maximovitch) in a letter to Metropolitan Petros of Astoria informing him of the good news that St. Philaret of New York has been elected Chief Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. He also informed Bishop Petros of the date of Metropolitan Philaret's enthronement on May 16, 1964 (Sunday of the Samaritan Woman). All the dates are using the Patristic Calendar only, as was the habit of St. John.

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In the early 20th century, the idea of promoting the union of Churches (Orthodox and heterodox) began to gain ground among circles in the Eastern Orthodox Church by establishing a "Communion of Churches" modeled on the League of Nations.

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