Russian Orthodox Christianity in Tunisia
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"Russian Orthodoxy in Tunisia" is the research work of the Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the St. Petersburg Spiritual Academy M.V. Skarovsky.
The book affects several aspects: the beginning of the spread of Christianity in North Africa and in ancient Carthage, the arrival at the beginning of the 20th century to the shores of Africa"s ships of the Russian Imperial Fleet, the fate of Orthodox Russian temples in the cities of Tunisia and Bizerta.
The author convincingly talks about the role of the Church and Faith in the union of seafarers of the squadron and their families forced to leave their homeland, on the preservation of cultural and Orthodox traditions, which made it possible to find the desire to live, work and maintain Russian traditions of life and church for descendants Life. Readers learn about the legendary "grandmother of Bizerti" - Anastasia Alexandrovna Shirinskaya, daughter of one of the officers of the squadron, who managed to save the memory of exiles and transfer it to descendants. And also on what efforts are attached in Russia to preserve the memory of the tragic events of the 1920s and the existence of Russian Orthodox churches in Tunisia
The book affects several aspects: the beginning of the spread of Christianity in North Africa and in ancient Carthage, the arrival at the beginning of the 20th century to the shores of Africa"s ships of the Russian Imperial Fleet, the fate of Orthodox Russian temples in the cities of Tunisia and Bizerta.
The author convincingly talks about the role of the Church and Faith in the union of seafarers of the squadron and their families forced to leave their homeland, on the preservation of cultural and Orthodox traditions, which made it possible to find the desire to live, work and maintain Russian traditions of life and church for descendants Life. Readers learn about the legendary "grandmother of Bizerti" - Anastasia Alexandrovna Shirinskaya, daughter of one of the officers of the squadron, who managed to save the memory of exiles and transfer it to descendants. And also on what efforts are attached in Russia to preserve the memory of the tragic events of the 1920s and the existence of Russian Orthodox churches in Tunisia
Author:
Author:Gasovskiy Mikhail Vitalevich
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
ISBN:
ISBN:5-9625-0019-9
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