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Since the creation of some of these materials, Nun Xenia has departed from the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church and is no longer affiliated with it. The inclusion of archival materials originally compiled by her should not be understood as an endorsement of her current ecclesiastical affiliation or subsequent activities. Materials are retained for the purpose of historical preservation and documentation.

Here the altar will be. Soon...

And this is the first part of the church. The construction was stopped for almost two years because of the attacks of the local authorities. I saw a picture where the police is climbing over the fence to get the building. Finally the community decided to go to court, and only after that the problem was settled and now they can continue the construction.

This icon of St.Philaret was hand-weaved by one lady from Moscow, whose son was healed by the prayer to St.Philaret. The work of makin this icon took 3 years.

Part of a service (litia).

This icon of St.Philaret was hand-weaved by one lady from Moscow, whose son was healed by the prayer to St.Philaret. The work of makin this icon took 3 years.

Vladyka Ambrose of Khabarovsk came to the Glorification from the Far East, although he still feels very bad after he was beaten a month ago.

Bishops and clergy around the icon.

A fire flashed out in the Monastery of Mother of God in Suzdal on the 1st of July at 5:30 AM. One of the nuns was passing the cell of Mother Priskilla and saw the fire under the table. At the same moment the smoke filled up the whole cell and the corridor. Sisters were in church in the same building at that time. Having felt the smoke sisters run out of the church. They evacuated pilgrims and old people from the building. The fire team arrived rather quickly, and it saved the building.Here are three catacomb nuns from the monastery. Schema-abbess Evfimia (right), old catacomb nun Priskilla from Vjatka region and kelejnitsa of Mother Evfimia young sister Ludmila, who was born in Catacomb family. Behind you can see the greenhouses, where some of the sisters lived after the fire. (edited)Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 3:53 AM

There were no candle or icon-lamp in the sell, and the small window of the sell was opened. The sisters believe that something was thrown through the window (the cell is on the ground flour) and it caused the fire. Although almost two months have passed, the local authorities do not investigate the event, nor they investigate any other previous accidents.

Several cells were in a very bad condition and the ceiling was ruined in them, and the whole building (3 flours) was completely smoked, like on this picture. Most of winter clothes of the sisters were burned.

The church was smoked too, and here you can see parishioners who came to help to clean the church. It took quite a lot of time to make it back from black to golden.

And here is Hierodeacon Cyprian (named after the St. Cyprian of Suzdal, �God�s fool�) helping to clean the church. Father Cyprian was raised in orphanage, then he lived in our parish in the Ukraine and then he came to Suzdal and was tonsured. He was beaten in Suzdal in June, where two young drunk people asked him if he served in ROAC. Father Cyprian said "yes", and one of guys hit his face with the leg and started to beat him till some other people stopped him. Father Cyprian told me, that he had been beaten in the orphanage and that "it was not new for him". He could have answered the guys but preferred to be beaten for Christ.

I took Father Cyprian to police and aked him to put in an application concerning the accident. By that time the red spots were clearly seen on his face. Later his application was declined by the police

This is the grave of Hegumen Nicholas, who died in Suzdal in 1999. He was very ascetic, for many years he slept only sitting on a stool and never went to doctor. Nobody knew that he had a serious heart disease.

This is another grave. The grave of Catacomb Schema-Abbess Ioanna. She was imprisoned for many years for her faith. Later she became the first Abbess of the True Church in Suzdal.

The chapel of St. Vladimir that Metropolitan Valentine built near the cemetery. No one believes this is a modern chapel.

Church of Sst. Boris and Gleb. It was in a very bad condition, but Vladyka and Father Alexey have recently started to renovate it. The roof is already done, that will keep the church safer. You can see some frescos inside.

Priest Alexey Chesnokov, rector of the church of Sst. Boris and Gleb in a small altar of the church. He served there in summer, but in winter he will not be able to serve here. Not yet.

This is how that main altar of the church looks. As soon as the windows are fixed, it will look better.

Father Nicholas Novoselov. He is from a catacomb family. His sister is a main helper of Abbess Efimia in Suzdal, and Father Nicholas is a helper of Vladyka.

Pokrov Monastery.

Church of St. Anna in Pokrov monastery. It was built by John the Terrible for one of his seven wifes, Anna Kolotovskaya, whom he imprisoned to this monastery. As far as she was Polish, he asked to build an Orthodox church in some Polish style to please her...

Archbishop Theodore is standing in front of this church.

Metropolitan Valentine of Suzdal and Vladimir. One of the most persecuted Hierarchs of our days, whether you like it or not.

On May 14 2004 the 600th anniversary of the repose of St.Euphemios was celebrated. St. Euphemios was the founder of monasticism in Suzdal, he was very venerated during his life and he is venerated up till now. Archimandert (now Metropolitan) Valentine tried to receive his relics that were seized by communists, he managed to do it only in 1988 using the date of the 1000th anniversary of baptism of Russia. The relics are in Tsar-Constantine church of ROAC now. On the picture below you can see Archbishop Theodore serving a liturgy on this day.

Several bishops come to Suzdal on that day to venerate St.Euphemios. Left to right: Bishop Irinarch of Tula and Bryansk, Archbishop Seraphim of Sukhumi and Abkhazia (Catacomb), Archbishop Theodore of Borisovskoe and Otradnoe, Bishop Anthiny of Yaransk (Catacomb), Bishop Ambrosy (former of Khabarovsk, retired due to health problems).

A brave alcolyte Ivan Saveliev, who was not afraid to struggle alone with Cosa Nostra in the hard days in Suzdal. His 14th birthday was on this day, he has a honour of being born on the day of St.Euphemios.

Archbishop Seraphim at the Great Entrance.

After the Liturgy there was a procession with relics. Here are they going out of the Tzar-Constantine Church.

A boy helps Bishop Anthony to go.

Babushkas are carrying antydoron.

Catacomb Abbess Euphemia. It was her name day.

Nun Martha (Senina) Most probably you have heard about Tatiana Senina, who wrote the Life of St. Philaret and many bright articles. She also has a gift of writing services and she composed services to St. Philaret, St Joseph of Petrograd and St. Kirill of Kazan (new martyrs that were killed in the same day), Holy Nuns of Diveyevo (Canonized in Suzdal in 2000), St. Ludmila of Czech and a number of others. Ab. Theodore tonsured her with the blessing of Metropolitan Valentine on June 2, 2004. It was her dream for 13 years. She is 31 now. Here is she in Suzdal. She was named Martha after St. Martha of Diveyevo. St. Martha of Diveyevo (Maria Semenovna Melyukova) was a close spiritual friend of St. Seraphim of Sarov and his novice. She came to Diveyevo community in 1823 at the age of 13 and took upon herself the exploit of silence. She was always immersed in completely undisturbed prayer. Her ascetic life surpassed in its strictness the strictest sisters. She was so spiritually close to St. Seraphim that the elder revealed to her all the secrets about the future of the monastery and the revelations that he had received from the Holy Theotokos. After her death on August 21, 1829, St. Seraphim revealed to the sisters of Diveyevo that he had tonsured her into the schema and that now "her soul was in the Heavenly Kingdom and near the Holy Trinity at the Throne of God, and the whole of your race will be saved through her!" Martha was tonsured in the church of the convent of Mother of God in Suzdal (Rizopolozhensky). You can see the sisterhood of the convent on the picture. Most of them are from Catacombs. Left to right, sitting: nun Eufrosinia and nun Priskilla (both are older then 80); standing: Zinaida, nun Glafira, nun Paraskeva, nun Ludmila, Abbes Euthemia, nun Martha:-), nun Euvula. The day in the convent starts early. They have morning rule from 4:30 till 6 a.m. Then they rest for one hour, then they go to the Liturgy. Then they work at "poslushanie", and at 4 p.m. they go to the evening service to church. They have their evening rule in the monastery at 8 p.m., that goes till about 9:30. Picture was made by novice Maria (you can see her on the picture below).

Here is nun Martha with Archbishop Theodore and Abbess Euthemia. Mother Euthemia is a real confessor of Faith, she suffered a lot in the soviet times, and she has a gift of True Love. Everyone who meet her cannot help seeing it. Also she remember all the people she meets and she prays for them.

The girl in red headcover is Anastasia, she lives in Suzdal. You would hardly believe that this pious Russian beauty was a punk before, and she still has a tattoo on her ankle from those times. But later she became Orthodox, she like long services and she is very serious about her inner life.

Fr. Alexey Chesnokov and his matushka Marina. They were not punks:-) Alexey was an altar servicer from very early ages. Also he studied and helped in church school. He converted his future wife to Orthodoxy, she is from the city of Kursk. Alexey was ordained to priesthood about a year ago, now he serves in the church of Sst Boris and Gleb, and Marina is a teacher in Suzdal.

The Synod meeting on March 2/15, 2001, when it was decided to canonize Met. Philaret (Voznesenski).

Metropolitan Valentine after the Liturgy. March 2001.

Archbishop Valentine of Suzdal and Vladimir (usually he looks much more serious but I like this picture).

Bishop Victor and Bishop Theodore. October 2000.

Bishop Theodore

Synodal House in Suzdal. The previous Synodal House was burned out the day before everyone moved in. This house has 2 churches inside dedicated to Royal Martyrs and to Iveron icon of Mother of God.

Father Paul Lim. He was ordained in November 2000 for the parish in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom. He is a Singaporean citizen, from a Taoist family. He has an honours degree in metals science, and until August was working for Hewlett Packard. (Now he is Hierimonk Augustine).

Hieromonk Gregory from St.Petersburg with two Suzdal boys -- Zhenya and Venya

Pilgrims from St.-Petersbug with Abbes Evfimia.

House for pilgrims near the Synodal House (white building).

Schema-abbes Evfimia (in the center), her kelejnitsa (left) and mother Lydia (right -- she is responsible for cooking the prosfores -- bread for the Liturgy) on their way from the church to the monastery.

Three catacomb babushkas from Tula, Fr. Nicolas from Suzdal and Fr. Theophan from St.-Petersburg. Our Church has a monastery in Tula.

Monk Theodosy and Alexey Chesnokov cleaning the roof before painting it.

Preparing to read the prayer in trapeznaya bedore lunch.

St. Constantine Cathedral -- the main cathedral of our Church. Inside there are the relics of St. Evfimij and St. Evfrosinia.

This wooden house is a monastery dedicated to St. John of San-Francisco. Many times our Vladyka tried to receive some old monastery building (there are plenty of them in Suzdal), but each time he applies for some building, it is immediately given to MP.

Church of St. Cosmas and St. Damianus. Hieromonk Nicolas (tonsured in the honor of St. Tzar Nicolas II), a priest of a really holy life served there. Before his death he went to his church and died before the altar. He died when he was only 42. Now another Father Nicolas serves there, and he tries to keep everything as it was during the life of Hieromonk Nicolas.

This building was renovated, and now it includes: On the first floor the monastery of the Mother of God (Church, 24 sells and trapeznaya), on the second floor there are offices of the eparchy, the museum of White army and classrooms. On the attic there is a large hall for gatherings (for 200 people). The Congress took place there.

Protopriest Michael Ardov, Rector of Moscow parish of Tsar Martyr Nicolas. (On this picture he is delivering his report on the 8th Congress of clergy, monastics and laity of the Suzdal diocese of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church, November, 2000). Fr. Michael is a well-known writer from the famous family of the Ardovs. He is very pious and very joyful at the same time.

Cross Elevation (Archbishop Valentine is serving in Moscow)

Father Nicolas from Serpoukhov visiting Moscow (From left to right: Fr. Michael Ardov, Fr. Nicolas).

Fr. Michael Makeev, the second priest in the Moscow church. He ruined his health in Chernobyl. He spends a lot of time and efforts for the missionary work with the yours, especially with its "difficult" part -- drug addicts, hippies, etc. He regularly organizes special gatherings for the youth (people call this gatherings "Makeiniki" in the honor of Fr. Michael), where he discuss different questions of both Church and civilian life with young "hooligans" and Christians.

Father Alexey, Deacon of the Moscow church. He is the practical specialist on snakes, so he can take even the most dangerous snake.

This is Sergey, the Warden of the church in Moscow. He is a medical doctor by profession.

This is the church of New Martyr Grand Dutchess Elizabeth in St.-Petersburg. It was built in 1994-1996 in the new region of the city by Protopriest Alexander Zharkov. In 1997 Father Alexander with his parish left Moscow Patriarchate for ROCOR and was killed 3 months later, on September 14, 1997. The parish left ROCOR after the letter of ROCOR bishops to Serbian Hierarchy and was received to ROAC on September 14, 1999, the day of the Martyric death of Father Alexander. This is Father Alexander Zharkov. He was a man of really holy life. He was very modest and devoted to Christ from his childhood. Almost everyone who met him - be they believing, weak in faith or completely unbelieving, learned or simple and uneducated - all were drawn to him by feelings of respect and trust, although he never deliberately tried to make anyone like him. He simply had a certain light in him, and people perceived that with their hearts. The enemies hoped that the death of Father Alexander will stop the activity of True Orthodox Church in St.-Petersburg. But the blood of Martyrs only strengthens the Church. The parish saved the church from MP (although the services were held at the apartment for a couple of years) and at the end of 1999 the building was opened, and now the services are every day there.

This is our parish priest Father Gregory (Lourie). He is a Byzantinist and a very educated person. He knows more then 30 languages including many ancient ones. Besides he helps young people who are possessed with the idea of suicide. Father Gregory has recently opened a rehabilitation center for them. And now he is opening a specialized department in a psychiatric hospital for such people. On the picture you can see also monk Dimitry. He received Orthodoxy and was tonsured in Suzdal although his father is a Lutheran priest in St.Petersburg. I hope his very kind and nice father will also convert to Orthodoxy one day.

This is another Dimitry, our choir precentor. He graduated from the MP seminary in the city of Saratov and entered the "Theological Academy" of MP in St.Petersburg. He was the best student there, but studying there he realized the falsehood of MP and left. They were all surprised in his "Academy" and decided he was going to study abroad. But now he studies in the Philosophical department of St.Petersbutg University and does it excellently, because he is very smart. He lives right in the church. MP got very mad when they learned he is with ROAC now.

This is the moment when priest is receiving Holy Communion in altar and the writtings of Holy Fathers are read. The lady in black jacket near the lectern runs parish Sunday school. And the tall man in a gray jacket is Anatoly, a retired military man. He lives in the city of Sosnovi Bor that is 3 hours from St.Petersburg by train. They have a small community there, but they have not got a priest yet. So they do reader services there and come to St.Petersbutg for liturgies. When Anatoly first came to that community in Sosnovi Bor, they gave him some readings in Church Slavonic, that is very difficult for a newcomer. But Anatoly started to read very well. They asked him "Have you learned Church Slavonic?" and he answered "We, the militaries, have no time to learn. We should do everything well from the very beginning".

Great Entrance. Altar boys Kirill and Stephan.

Victor Lebedev and two of his children: Paraskeva and Maxim. He also has a small daughter Eva. They are a very poor family, because Victor is seriously ill, but they teach their children music. Btw, under the icons you can see the texts of the prayers. People that come from the street like this idea. Otherwise, as they say "you are standing near the icon not knowing what to say":-)

Tatiana Senina, who wrote the life of St.Philaret of New York. She has the gift of writing services and she composed some good services to St.Kirill of Kazan and St.Joseph of Petrograd, to St.Ludmila of Czech, to St.Philaret of New York and some other. Now she changed the genre. She is writing a novel about St. Kassia, the author of the heirmio of the Canon of Great Saturday. Tatiana even studied the Greek to read Kassia's works in the original, and he studies also the Byzantine History. It will be a missionary book to show to the readers the beauty of True Orthodoxy. I hope the book will overshadow the "Quo vadis"

Gregory Benevich, his wife Olga and their two sons near the church fence. Gregory is a lecturer in St.Petersburg Institute of Religion and Philosophy. His elder son plays the trumpet. They moved to ROAC from ROCOR.

This is Valerij, he is a truck-driver. His wife Elena (a school teacher) and their children Ann and Ivan are our parishioners too. Ann is a student in the mentioned Institute of Religion and Philosophy, and she converted her fiance to Orthodoxy.

Bishop Victor blessing the water. January 3/19, 1996.

Cross-bearing procession round the Church of St.Vladimir. Holy week, 1999. A boy with the lamp going first is Yurij Volcheks, he leads the Cross-bearing procession for 5 years, from his age of 7. He also reads ad the services.

Pupils and teachers of the Church school. In the center -- Bishop Victor and Higumen Philaret.

Wedding in the Church of St. Vladimir, November 1999. From 1995 till 1999 there were 13 weddings of the True-Orthodox pairs in this church.

Renovations in the future church of St. Vladimir in Daugavpils. 1995.

Bishop Victor and Higumen Philaret with their oldest parishioners. Here are those who are older then 75. One parishioner is older then 90, three are older then 86. October 14, 1999.

Ruining the pagan idols near Tarusa.

This is Father Alexei Lebedev several days after he was ordained a priest. His parish left ROCOR after the "October Sobor", went to ROAC and asked Vladyka to ordain them their candidate to priesthood. Father Alexei is a Cossack, he is very brave, also he like horses and he is a good rider. Also he likes the ancient Church tones called "Znamennoe" singing. On this picture Fr Alexei is administering the holy oil during Holy Unction is Suzday (after the ordination he stayed in Suzdal for some time to serve his 40 Liturgies).

Two members of Garchina parish: monk Nikon (left) and Constantine (right) visiting their Suzdal friend hieromonk Parthenios (center). Monk Nicon is now Hierodeacon Philaret, named after St. Philaret of New York.

This is the wedding of two young parishioners. Hierodeacon Theophan from St.-Petersburg parish assists Father Alexei.

The grave of New Martyr St. Maria of Gatchina, the patron of parish of Father Alexei. (At the background there is a blue chapel with the relics of St. Xenia). St. Maria of Gatchina was born in about 1870 in a rich family, she studied in a good institute for girls and a happy prosperous life was waiting for her. But suddenly, when she was graduating the institute, she got ill and became paralyzed, but she could speak. This changed her life. She said to herself: God gave it to me, so I need it. And she started to pray with Jesus prayer. There was a religion community gathered around her, but her strength appeared mostly during the days of revolution. She received the gift of consolation. In those terrible days people who were at a loss or in despondency or in despair started to came to her talking to her and asking her prayers, and was finding the right words for everyone. Even the Holy Martyr Metropolitan Benjamin of Petrograd (who was killed later) came to her and heft her his photo with the words: "Thank you for the consolation that you gave me". Later (in 1932, 15 years after the revolution) she was arrested by bolshevicks, imprisoned and then killed (April 5), but she continues to help her people. She was canonized along with other new martyrs in the days of St. Philaret.

Church of St.Olga that was built in Zheleznovodsk by Father George and his parish. MP tried to seize this church, and Father George, Father Roman, nun Irina, Reader Sergei and people were protecting it.

These are some pilgrims that arrived to glorification of St.Philaret from Orekhovo-Zuevo. The core of this parish is formed by a catacomb monastery from Georgia. When the war started in their region they moved to Russia. Some time ago they applied to be receive to our Church.

Here one hieromonk is being received to ROAC to serve in their parish. The service is in the Cathedral of Tzar Constantine in Suzdal in November 2000.

This is church in the village of Otradnoe near the city of Armavir. As you can see, Father Nicolas built it from a usual house. Now he is building bell-tower near it.

This is winter on this picture (no leaves on the trees).

Protopriest Nicolas Hirnij who serves in Otradnoe. He had serious problems with local authorities, but Moscow Patriarchate helped him in unusual way. The local MP cathedral asked for a huge amount of money from the city, saying that they need to cover the domes with gold. The investment was given to them, but only the smallest dome of the cathedras was covered with gold, the rest of the money disappeared. After that the local authorities started to respect Father Nicolas because he is honest and very open. Now he even now teaches the history of religions in the University. He wears his ryasa in the university, the students like him and they call him Father Nicolas, that is unusual for a Russian school.

Still, fahter Nicolas has problems. He was an engineer, and now he is a pensioner, but they do not pay him a pension that he is supposed to receive. They say that they will pay him this pension only if he stops serving as a priest.

Father Nicolas consecrates the cross built by the Cossacks in the stanitsa (village) of Nevinnomysskaya. June 2, 2001. The cross was built for the memory of the Orthodox soldiers that lost their lives on the wars (starting from 1825) and were buried far from their native land.

Parish in Volgorad started when some people left ROCOR parish after the appeal of ROCOR to Serbian Patriarchate. At the beginning this parish consisted only of 2 families and 2 twin-sisters. They were doing reader services. Priests form other cities were visiting Volgograd to serve Liturgies for this parish. On this picture you can see Hieromonk Gregory (from St.Petersburg), Irina with her child Vasilissa and twin-sisters. The husband of Irina (he is making a picture) is the core of this parish. Sisters are very different, although they have very similar faces. (edited)Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 5:03 AM

In 2001 Father Victor Usachev, a very good priest from MP, applied to be received to ROAC. Father Victor is a respected medical doctor reanimator, he is a kind and honest man, he was in MP by mistake. Very soon he started to realise the falsity of MP, also he was reading Vertograd and talking to ROAC parishioners. And finally he decided to leave MP. His parish followed him, and the original small ROAC parish is now with him as well. MP mertopolitan already promosed "problems" to him.

This is how the church of Father Victor looks. The church is dedicated to St. Archangel Michael. They hope to get a larger place one day.

Here are the parishioners.

This is an altar part of our Church in Ruazan. The church of Epiphany was built in 1673 as the cathedral of an ancient monastery of Epiphany that was located in the Ryazan suburb Borki. At the end of the 18th century the monastery has been abolished, and on its place there was a cemetery. The services in the church were not interrupted up to the end of the 1930s when its rector Fr John has undergone a martyric death for Christ.

This is how the church looks inside. As you can see, it is very modest and poor, with temporary iconostasis. In early 1992, according to the decision of Administration of the Ryazan area, the church was transferred to the Parish of St Vasily of Ryazan, which was then in the jurisdiction of the ROCOR. The parish has gone through persecutions, attempts to take its church by force, litigations, but has managed to defend the holy place which did not belong to the Sergian Moscow patriarchate a single day. At the end of 2000 -- the beginning of 2001 the parishioners decided to join the Suzdal Eparchy of the ROAC being forced to leave the ROCOR due to the apostatic decisions of the Sobor of 2000 of the latter.

The church is rather large. For now I do not have its full picture, but here are the fragments. The door is surrounded with old stone carving. The parish fixed roof and windows and consolidated the ruining parts of the building. Some conservation works were done.

Whe MP tried to seize the church, they forced the authorities to seal the doors (see the white bands). Our journalist Alexander Soldatov was beaten here by the police and his camera was broken. Finally (after a several trials) the church was returned, but the war still is not over.

Smeli (Cherkassk region, Ukraine) The construction of the Church of the Icon of "All hose who are in sorrows" in the city of Smeli. Now this church built and it looks very beautiful. I am planning top add its picture. In Smeli the Chair of Bishop Hilarion is located. And in this church Archbishop Valentin, together with Archbishops Theodore and Bishop Hilarion, carried out the hierarchical consecration of Archimandrite Geronty.

This is Father Iakov who serves in this church.

Father Ialov with children of the Sunday School. Somebodie's mother is arrangling them to be photographed. We have to bishops at the Ukraine and a number of Catacomb or open parishes. People in the Ukraine are very poor (much worse then in Russia) but they are strong in sprirt.

This is Father Andrew Valevsky from the village of Novaya Kupavna, rector of the parish of St.Xenia. He is an artist, and his pictures are rather nice (I hope to scan some of them later). He has a big parish, and they are building a big church with the house for old and handicapped people. Moscow Patriarchate together with the local authorities were struggling against them very much.

So before the church is finished Father Andrew serves in the home church. Here is his altar.

At the grave of Bishop Gregory Grabbe.

At St. Barbara�s Monastery, Middletown, New Jersey. Left to right: Hegumen Andrew (Maklakov), Protopriest Vladimir (Shishkov), Metropolitan Valentine and Archimandrite Ephraem, abbot of St. Barbara�s Monastery.

At the St. Nicholas parish in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Bishop Anthony Grabbe sits next to Vladyka. Also you can see here Anastasia Georgievna Shatilova, the publisher of the "Church news". This is that wonderful smiling lady, fourth from the left in the upper raw.

Vladyka and Father Andrew Maklakov at the Atlantic ocean in New York. Very few of the Russians have seen the ocean in their lives, so it is always very inspiring for us.

Editorial Note

The photographs in this section were personally taken by Seraphim Rico during visits to Vladyka and Matushka's home, Novo-Diveevo Monastery, and Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville. They are included in this archive as a visual record of people, places, and experiences connected to the preservation of Orthodox Christian history and heritage.