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Misyjna działalność rosyjskiej Cerkwi prawosławnej na kontynencie azjatyckim. Chiny i Korea
Missionary Activity of the Russian Orthodox Church in Asian Continent. China and Korea

Author(s): Kamila Pawełczyk-Dura
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Verbinum
Keywords: Mission of the Russian Orthodox Church in China; Mission of the Russian Orthodox Church in Korea; Church history

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Asian continent. First his part refers to China and the second one to Korea. Based on available literature and archive materials was described process of formation Chinese and Korean Orthodox mission and next stages of formation of those communities, paying particular attention to the impact of Bolshevik’s revolution in Russia to further, difficult and sometimes even tragic fates of Russian missionaries and faithful in China and Korea.

  • Issue Year: 145/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 77-91
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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