Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles

 

The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles is a True Orthodox Church.
 

The Autonomous Metropolia traces its roots back to a formation of the Patriarch of Moscow in the early 20th century.

The Autonomous Metropolia broke ties with the Moscow Patriarchate and placed itself under the omophorion first of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, then of Archbishop Auxentios of Athens the primate of the True Orthodox Church of Greece. The group then formed an Archdiocese subject to Metropolitan Evlogios of the Synod of Milan.  

The Metropolia was granted self-governance by the Synod of Milan by a tomos in 2011, which created the Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles. This was followed by an attempt by the Synod of Milan to unite with the Moscow Patriarchate, thus breaking communion with the other synods it was then in communion with.

The Metropolia states that it severed communion with the Holy Synod of Milan, because the Holy Synod of Milan "broke communion with her sister churches, over her desire to unite with the World Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow, which has been condemned by the former Sister Synods in America, Greece, Bulgaria, and Russia. As such, the new Metropolia no longer maintains communion with the 'Milan' Synod of Europe, and considers her sister Church to have fallen away until such time as she repents of her errors."

The Metropolia stated in 2011 that unlike the Holy Synod of Milan, the now independent Metropolia maintained communion with the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece of the Patristic Calendar (Old Calendar), the Old Calendar Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and the Russian True Orthodox Church of Metropolitan Raphael.
Relationships with other Jurisdictions

The Metropolia is a member of the IUGOC (International Union of Genuine Orthodox Churches).

The Metropolia has a dedicated committee for inter-True Orthodox relations, which namely seeks to initiate dialogue between the bishops of the former Synod in Resistance, and beyond, concerning matters of ecclesiology and grace in World "Orthodoxy."  

The First-Hierarch of the Metropolia is Metropolitan John of North and South America.

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Archbishop Averky: Why the Adjective "True" before Orthodox is Necessary Today?

 

 

Why do we use the term "True Orthodoxy."What made it necessary to once again differentiate when the term "Orthodoxy" is being used by those who really don't belong to the Orthodox Church as the Apostles preached and the Fathers dogmatized.

By Archbishop Averky Taushev of Syracuse

 

 

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Catedral Ortodoxa Rusa de la Santísima Trinidad - Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity

ESPAÑOL:
La iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad es un templo de Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Se halla ubicada en el barrio de San Telmo, frente al Parque Lezama, sobre la calle Brasil, al 315, entre las calles Defensa y Balcarce, entre casas de techos bajos, lo que hace que sus cúpulas sobresalgan en el barrio. La parroquia actual no pertenece a la Iglesia Rusa comunista ecumenista, ya que el clero de la parroquia rechazó aceptar el acta de comunión no canónica entre Moscú y la Iglesia Rusa Ortodoxa del Extranjero. Actualmente la iglesia está bajo Metropolita Agafangel del verdadero remanente de ROCOR.

Historia: 

Frente al Museo Histórico Nacional Argentino, se encuentra esta estructura, diseñada en San Petersburgo por el arquitecto del Santo Sínodo de Rusia, Mikhail Preobrazensky, iniciada en 1898, y finalmente construida y adaptada en 1901, y en forma honorífica, por el arquitecto noruego (afincado en Argentina) Alejandro Christophersen, en colaboración con el ingeniero Pedro Coni. Los fondos para su edificación fueron donados por Rusia.

Actualmente es Monumento Histórico Nacional Argentino.

Estructura: 

Arquitectura Neobizantina y Estilo Neorruso

La iglesia consta de una parcela de 716.6 m² y 16 m de frente por 44 m de fondo.

La misma es de un notable estilo moscovita del siglo XVII, con cinco cúpulas acebolladas de color azul, y estrellas doradas, coronadas por cruces ortodoxas sujetas con cadenas que apuntan hacia el oriente.

En sus laterales se pueden apreciar dos murales, uno llamado "Bautismo de Rusia" y otro con motivos sobre la Virgen, Jesús y San Juan.

Finalmente, en el frente, un bajorrelieve en bronce reproduce la fachada de la iglesia.

El templo está en el Primer Piso de la estructura, y se accede al mismo por una puerta ricamente decorada a la izquierda de la fachada. Su altar está intencionalmente enfilado hacia el oriente, también posee varios iconos, destacando entre todos el dedicado a la Santísima Trinidad, que le da el nombre a la Iglesia. A la izquierda del altar, se encuentra el espacio para el coro.

Jurisdicción:

La Catedral está bajo la jurisdicción de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa (aunque no es reconocida por las iglesias mal llamadas canónicas que hoy están en herejía), gobernada por el obispo Gregory de São Paulo y Sudamérica , Vicepresidente del Sínodo ROCOR. 

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ENGLISH:

The Church of the Most Holy Trinity is a temple of the Russian Orthodox Church in the City of Buenos Aires. It is located in the San Telmo neighborhood, in front of Lezama Park, on 315 Brasil Street, between Defensa and Balcarce streets, between low buildings, which makes its domes stand out in the neighborhood. The current parish does not belong to the Ecumenist Communist Russian Church, as the parish clergy refused to accept the non-canonical communion act between Moscow and the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. Currently the church is under Metropolitan Agafangel of the true remnant of ROCOR.

History:
In front of the Argentine National Historical Museum, is this structure, designed in Saint Petersburg by the architect of the Holy Synod of Russia, Mikhail Preobrazensky, started in 1898, and finally built and adapted in 1901, and honorably, by the Norwegian architect (based in Argentina) Alejandro Christophersen, in collaboration with the engineer Pedro Coni. The funds for its construction were donated by Russia. 

It is currently an Argentine National Historic Monument. 

Structure: 

Neo-Byzantine Architecture and Neo-Russian Style 

The church consists of a plot of 2352ft and 53 ft wide by 144 ft deep. 

It is in a remarkable 17th-century Muscovite style, with five blue onion domes and golden stars, crowned by Orthodox crosses attached with chains pointing to the east. 

On its sides you can see two murals, one called "Baptism of Russia" and another with motifs about the Virgin, Jesus and Saint John. 

Finally, on the front, a bronze bas-relief reproduces the facade of the church. 

The temple is on the second floor of the structure, and it is accessed through a richly decorated door to the left of the facade. Its altar is intentionally oriented towards the east, it also has several icons, highlighting among all the one dedicated to the Holy Trinity, which gives the Church its name. To the left of the altar, is the space for the choir. 

Jurisdiction: 

The Cathedral is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church (although it is not recognized by the misnamed canonical churches that today are in heresy), governed by the ruling bishop of Bishop Gregory of São Paulo and South America, Vice President of the ROCOR Synod. 

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