Metropolitan Petros of Astoria: A Microcosm of the Old Calendar Movement in America

by Anastasios Hudson

Overview

This work examines the career of Metropolitan Petros (Astyfides) of Astoria (1915-1997), the founder of St. Markella�s Cathedral and first bishop of the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of America (also known as the Greek Old Calendarist Church). Metropolitan Petros�s life spans the entire history of the Old Calendar movement and many of its major challenges, crises, and turning-points are reflected in his life. Therefore, he represents a microcosm of the movement, and study of his life sheds light on the Old Calendar movement in general.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149652754
Publisher:	St. Mark Orthodox Press
Publication date:	07/31/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	486 KB

About the Author

Anastasios Hudson is an Orthodox Christian author and web developer whose main interests are the history of the Old Calendar Orthodox Church and Orthodox Christian evangelism in the United States. He is the founder of various Orthodox websites which work to spread awareness of Christ and His Church. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from St. Vladimir�s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, New York in May 2005. From June 2008 to April 2013 he served as a priest in the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians, engaging in missionary activity in the Southern United States, before resigning for personal reasons. At present, he resides in Reston, Virginia, where he is active in his local Orthodox parish. His personal website is AnastasiosHudson.com, and he can be reached via email at .