A Triad of Contemporary Saints of Orthodoxy on Finnish Soil: Venerable John of Valaam and the New Martyrs Priest Alexander Hotovitzky and John of Sonkajanranta and Ilomantsi Cover Image

Troiță de sfinți contemporani ai Ortodoxiei pe tărâm finlandez: Cuviosul Ioan de la Valaam și noii mucenici Alexandru Hotovițki preotul și Ioan de la Sonkajanranta și Ilomantsi
A Triad of Contemporary Saints of Orthodoxy on Finnish Soil: Venerable John of Valaam and the New Martyrs Priest Alexander Hotovitzky and John of Sonkajanranta and Ilomantsi

Author(s): Macarie Episcopul
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Orthodoxy in Finland; thirteenth century missions; Novgorod missionaries; Karelia region; Orthodox nucleus

Summary/Abstract: The roots of Orthodoxy in Finland reach back to the first half of the thirteenth century, when the local population received the light of the Gospel from Russian missionaries who came from the Novgorod region. For many centuries, the region of Karelia would become the Orthodox nucleus of the country.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 31
  • Page Range: 15-21
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian
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