Conrad & Dmitriy give a review of and discuss the subject matter of the book “Tsarist Russia in Greater Syria: Defending Orthodox Interests 1825-1917” by Dr. Najib E. Saliba and published by Holy Trinity Seminary (Jordanville) Press. They get into the earliest history of relations between the Antiochian Patriarchate & the Moscow Patriarchate, Imperial Russia’s involvement in Syria, Palestine, & the near east generally, how the Russian’s helped the arabs against Greek domination over the Antiochian Patriarchate, as well as their relations withe the Jerusalem Patriarchate. They also discuss the Russian Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society, how it built hundreds of Orthodox schools and protected Orthodox communities from proselytization by protestants & papists, its support by the Tsar, its eventual collapse, & its legacy today!
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