V. Отношение русской Церкви к единоверным церквям Востока и славянских земель

Greetings from the Holy Synod Ecumenical Patriarch Constantine V, with a message dated April 21, 1897, notified the Holy Synod of his accession to the patriarchal throne of Constantinople, in place of Patriarch Anthimus, who had retired. Patriarch Damian of Jerusalem, in a message addressed to the Holy Synod of September 23, 1897, notified of his election and accession to the Patriarchal Throne of Jerusalem, to replace the deceased Patriarch of Jerusalem Gerasim in Bose. Permission to collect donations By the highest approval of the Holy Synod, the collection of donations is allowed, within Russia, 1) for one year, in favor of the Athos monasteries: St. Dionysius and Filofeevsky, 2) in favor of the Greek monastery of St. George Perister, within Russia, for one year, in favor of the Greek Vaselon Monastery, within Russia, for one year. In addition, by the definition of the Holy Synod, Professor Nikolai Martiris, who arrived in St. Petersburg, is allowed to collect donations in St. Petersburg, Moscow and other cities of Russia where people of Greek nationality live for 4 months for the restoration of the church in Naples and owned by the local Greek community in the name of the holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul, destroyed downpour. Donations provided by the Holy Synod: utensils, church vestments and other items to churches and monasteries abroad: in 1896 a) In satisfaction of the request of the Russian Imperial Embassy in Constantinople, 10 sets of priestly vestments, with airs, and 10 sets of sacred metal vessels, with a silver bowl, were manufactured and sent to the Embassy’s disposal, at its discretion, for the supply, at its discretion, of the poorest Orthodox churches in the East, as needed, which expense was charged to the % with capital of 50 thousand rubles, donated in 1854 by the Moscow clergy for military expenses and directed, by the Highest command, to the establishment of Orthodox churches in Christian areas in Turkey. b) Made and sent for the Greek church in the city of Sofia, in Bulgaria, two sets of priestly vestments, with airs, as well as clothes for the throne, the altar and two similarities, with shrouds, for a total of 126 rubles, which expense was charged to the capital bequeathed by Vishnevsky in favor of the Orthodox churches, overwhelmed by Mohammedanism. c) When a detachment of the Red Cross Society was sent from St. Petersburg to Abyssinia in 1896, the necessary liturgical supplies were provided for the camp church of this detachment in the amount of 648 rubles, which expense, according to the definition of the Holy Synod, from June 5–13, 1896, was attributed to the same capital bequeathed by Vishnevsky. d) For the cathedral church of the Orthodox community in Pakrac, in Slavonia, three sets of priestly vestments and two sets of deaconal vestments were made and sent, for a total of 185 rubles, which expense was charged to the capital bequeathed by the merchant Makushinov in favor of the Orthodox churches in Russia and the East. e) At the request of the Orthodox Serbian community of the village of Balke, near Drinsh, in Dalmatia, and the Archimandrite of the Holy Dormition Monastery Krupa, in Dalmatia, the following banners were released for the said community: a pair of banners, a set of priestly vestments, a set of sacred vessels and 12 icons of the twelve feasts, and banners were released for the monastery of Krupa; In total, church items and icons were sold for 152 rubles. 40 kopecks, which expense is attributed to the donations received for the needs of Orthodox churches and monasteries. f) At the request of the Orthodox parishioners of the village of Ivankovtsy, in Bukovina, various sacristy and utensils worth 278 rubles were allocated for the church of this parish. 10 kopecks, which expense was charged to the account of % of the capital of 50 tr., donated by the Moscow clergy for military expenses and directed, by the Highest command, to the establishment of Orthodox churches in the Christian regions of Turkey. In 1897 a) manufactured and sent: 1) for the 10 poorest churches of the Adrianople vilayet, 10 sets of priestly vestments, worth 190 rubles; 2) for the poorest churches and monasteries of the Cretan Metropolis, 5 sets of sacred vessels, 5 sets of priestly vestments and 25 different icons, in the amount of 410 rubles; 3) for the Orthodox Serbian community in Bosnia, some sacred vessels, for 59 rubles. 52 k.; 4) for the churches of the town of Molibe, on the island of Mitelen (Lesvos), a set of priestly vestments and clothes for the throne and altar, for 77 rubles. and 5) for the Orthodox Serbian monastery of Bagni, in Rizano, two sets of priestly vessels, for 111 rubles. 45 con. This expense totals 847 rubles. 97 k., attributed to the capital bequeathed by Vishnevsky in favor of churches overwhelmed by Mohammedanism. b) Released: for the Orokhovitsa Serbian monastery, a set of priestly vestments and banners, for the church of the village of Orokhovitsa, priestly vestments and a shroud, and for the churches of five parishes of the Debor diocese, in Macedonia, five sets of priestly vestments, and the expense for this, up to 183 rubles in total, was attributed to the same capital bequeathed by Vishnevsky. c) As a result of the petition of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and our imperial ambassador in Constantinople, 50 sets of priestly vestments, 50 sets of sacred vessels and 120 different icons, in total the amount of 3,699 rubles, which expense was charged to the account of the same capital of Vishnevsky. d) In satisfaction of the petition of the Right Reverend Nicodemus, Bishop of Zadra, Dalmatian diocese, 5 different icons, 6 sets of sacred vessels, as well as several icons and silver crosses, totaling 335 rubles, were released for the house church of the Right Reverend and for some of the poorest rural churches of his diocese, to the account of the capital bequeathed by Vishnevsky. Money to various institutions and individuals in 1896–97. 1) Based on the resolution of the Holy Synod, approved on December 12, 1866, 2,000 rubles were sent from capital for the maintenance of the Beijing school for Albazin girls for the spread of Orthodoxy among pagans in the Empire. gold in 1896 and 97 2) To support the magazine published in London by Dr. Overbeck, Orthodox Catholic Review, following the example of previous years, 1,000 rubles were sent from the printing capital. in 1896 and 97 3) Based on the determination of the Holy Synod of December 2–10, 1894, 1,000 rubles were allocated as an allowance for the maintenance of Orthodox schools in the Epiphanian diocese. from a percentage of the capital of 50 thousand rubles, donated in 1854 by the Moscow clergy for military expenses and directed, by the highest command, to the establishment of Orthodox churches in the Christian regions of Turkey. 4) According to the definition of the Holy Synod, from March 27 to April 3, 1897, 400 rubles were allocated from the capital bequeathed by Emelyanov in favor of churches and monasteries in Russia and the East. to meet the needs of the Orthodox Church in Lvov, Galicia. 5) In addition, in view of the information received from our ambassador in Constantinople and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople about the particularly plight of the Greeks of Thessaly and Epirus, our fellow believers, who suffered in the last Greco-Turkish war, according to the decision of the Holy Synod of October 31–November 8, 1897, 4,000 rubles were allocated from its special funds in favor of the victims. On the free distribution of books to churches and monasteries abroad: in 1897. Liturgical and other spiritual and moral books were distributed free of charge to the following places: 1) For the church of the women's school in Cetinje, in Montenegro, 2) to the priest of the Orthodox parish of the village of Ivankovitsy, in Bukovina, Vasily Nikitovich, 3) to the Russian imperial ambassador in Constantinople for the Orthodox churches in the East, 4) to the Archimandrite of the Holy Dormition Monastery of Krupa, in Dalmatia, Isaiah Oluich and 5) for 5 churches Aleutian diocese, only 1,128 rubles. 15 kopecks 1) For 10 churches of the Adrianople vilayet and for the Orthodox Serbian monastery of Banya, in Rishano, 2) for the Orokhovica Serbian Orthodox monastery and for the church in the village of Orokhovlci and 3) for 5 churches of the Debor diocese and for the church in the village of Osek, in Macedonia, for only 770 rubles. 16 kopecks