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Orthodoxy in Hawaii

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Rebirth of Orthodoxy
[[Image:episcopal.jpg|right|thumb|100px|St. Andrew's Episcopal as it appears today in downtown Honolulu]]
Fr. Jacob, a well-known [[missionary]] priest, established churches in Canada, the United States, Alaska, Australia and the Phillipines. He was murdered in [[Wikipedia:Odessa|Odessa]] shortly after the on [[w:Russian Orthodox Church#Russian revolution|Bolshevik RevolutionJune 23]] in Russia, 1941, but has not yet been officially recognized as a martyred saint. St. [[Tikhon of Moscow]] once quoted Fr. Jacob's missionary exploits this way, "He did much to convert the heathens to the Christian Faith and returned many [[Uniate]]s to the Orthodox Church. He set the foundation for parish life in many places, built churches and assisted the unfortunate with his acquied medical knowledge." ''<br>
(Report by Bishop Tikhon Belavin to the Holy Synod. No. 155 Nov. 26, 1906)''

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