Rue Daru, Russian Paris and ROCOR: the story of an almost 90-year rupture
The history of the rupture between the Russian Archdiocese of Paris (Rue Daru) and ROCOR: from the Russian exile after 1917 to the reunifications of 2007 and 2019.
Category Orthodox History
Studies on Orthodox history, hesychasm, the Russian diaspora, ROCOR, the Philokalia, canonical ruptures, and the living transmission of Tradition.
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Orthodox History
Studies on the transmission of Orthodoxy through time: hesychasm, the Russian diaspora, ROCOR, the Philokalia, canonical ruptures, and continuity of Tradition.
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The Burning Bush of Antim Monastery
A major Romanian episode of twentieth-century hesychasm, where culture, monasticism, and the prayer of the heart meet.
Saint Basil of Poiana Marului (I) — His Life and Encounter with Saint Paisius Velichkovsky
Saint Basil of Poiana Marului — Part I: His Life and Encounter with Saint Paisius Velichkovsky “When I saw him, I glorified God from my whole soul that He had deemed me worthy, unworthy as I am, to behold so…
Which ROCOR? A Canonical Guide for Orthodox Christians in the United Kingdom
How a believer can recognise a canonical ROCOR parish in the UK — and why not every church calling itself the «Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia» is in communion with the Orthodox Church.
Why Not All Philokalias Are the Same: A Map of Translations, Disciples, and What Was Lost Along the Way
On the shelves of Orthodox bookshops today you can find several different Philokalias — in Greek, in Russian, in Romanian, in English. They are not identical. This article maps the living lines of transmission — from St. Paisius Velichkovsky at Neamț, through St. Theophan the Recluse, to Fr. Dumitru Stăniloae — and explains what each editor added, omitted, filtered, or restored, and why it matters for the reader today.