Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe
The Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe is an archdiocese of the Russian Orthodox Church with special status, headquartered in Paris. It comprises various Russian Orthodox parishes located throughout Western Europe.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris, seat of the archdiocese
Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Eulogius (Georgiyevsky)
The Russian Orthodox Church, alternatively legally known as the Moscow Patriarchate, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian church. It has 194 dioceses inside Russia. The primate of the ROC is the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'.
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia
Russian Orthodox monks defended the Trinity monastery against Polish troops during the Time of Troubles. Painting by Sergey Miloradovich.
An Old Believer Priest, Nikita Pustosviat, Disputing the Matters of Faith with Patriarch Joachim. Painting by Vasily Perov
St. Sophia-Assumption Cathedral in Tobolsk