A reading of the beginnings of the Chinese Orthodox Church including those martyred by the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. Fr. Mitrofan, the first native Chinese Orthodox priest, along with his family and many others, suffered martyrdom and now intercede for the people of China and the whole world. May we all meet death with such…
A reading of the beginnings of the Chinese Orthodox Church including those martyred by the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. Fr. Mitrofan, the first native Chinese Orthodox priest, along with his family and many others, suffered martyrdom and now intercede for the people of China and the whole world. May we all meet death with such courage.
This reading is from Christ the Eternal Tao by Hieromonk Damascene. You can purchase the book here: http://www.sainthermanmonastery.com/Christ-the-Eternal-Tao-p/ctet.htm
The Akathist hymn to these Chinese Martyrs can be found here: http://www.asna.ca/resources/akathist-chinese-martyrs-1900.pdf
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I have been wanting to know more about the orthodox in china, thank you!
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Do we have more info on his son that survived and became a priest?
Wow the very first sentence is wrong. Christianity was first brought to China by the Church of the East who coincidentally also brought christianity to India(the myth of Thomas coming to India is most likely false).
May the Lord restore that which the barbarians have destroyed, and let the light of Orthodoxy shine over those lands once again!
The sad part is, Chinese Orthodox Christians had culturally, historically, politically little to do with those Western intrusions. Even the religious spirit is different for a significant part.