Orthodoxy in Ireland does not belong to the traditionally Orthodox regions of Europe , since after the Great Church schism of 1054, the Irish Christians remained in the zone of influence of the Roman Church [1] [2] .
The conversion of Irish people to Christianity began with the mission of St. Patrick ( V century ).
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History
The modern history of Orthodoxy in Ireland began after the February Revolution of 1917. White Russian refugees arrived in small quantities and settled throughout the country. The Russian Orthodox Divine Liturgy took place in various places throughout Dublin , after a visit by priests from England. In the mid-1960s, Nikolai Kouris, an elderly Russian aristocrat , a former officer of the armed forces of the Russian Empire and the White Army , was ordained a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia . He served for believers among the Russian white immigrants, Greek immigrants, and those born in Ireland . Before his death in May 1977, he reworked some houses in Dublin under the chapel.
In 2001, under the auspices of the Moscow Patriarchate, the parish of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul was consecrated in Dublin — the district of Harold Cross . Currently, there are 7 parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ireland.
In addition, the Antiochian Orthodox Church , the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad have representative offices in Ireland and continue to grow.
According to the 2016 census, the number of Orthodox in Ireland is 62.2 thousand, according to the 2011 census, 45.2 thousand [3] , which is approximately 2.5 times more than in 2006, and 5.5 times more than in 2002. Thus, according to official data, Orthodoxy is the fastest growing religion in Ireland.
The majority of Orthodox in Ireland are Romanians by nationality (26%). Next come the citizens of Ireland (20%) and Latvia (12.5%).
The largest center of Orthodoxy in the country is the city of Sords in the north of the county of Dublin - there, according to data for 2011, 1,168 Orthodox lived.
See also
- List of Russian Orthodox churches in Ireland
Notes
- ↑ Orthodox Europe :: Ireland . orthodoxengland.org.uk. The appeal date is September 18, 2018.
- Tho to adding adding The appeal date is September 18, 2018.
- ↑ Census of Population, Ireland 2016. Religion