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In [[Bible|Biblical]] usage, a '''proselyte''' was one who converted to the [[Judaism|Jewish]] faith, not having been born into the Covenant.
Disavowing proselytism, the Orthodox Church maintains a rich and strong tradition of [[missions]] and [[evangelization]], epitomized by Saints [[Cyril and Methodius]] in ancient times, and in modern times exemplified by the Alaskan [[missionaries]], Saint [[Herman of Alaska]], Saint [[Innocent of Alaska]], Saint [[Juvenal of Alaska]], Saint [[Jacob Netsvetov]] of Alaska, and Saint [[Nicholas of Japan]]. Perhaps the most well-known Orthodox missionaries of the 20th and 21st century are Father [[Chrystostomos Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos]] (Congo), Archbishop [[Makarios (Tillyrides ) of Kenya]], and Archbishop [[Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos ) of Albania]].
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