Sergiy Verigin

Sergiy Verigin (1868-1938) was a Russian Orthodox converted to Catholicism. Initially ordained an Orthodox clergyman, in 1907 Verigin changed his religious position united himself to Catholic faith. From 1910 to 1929 was a priest who celebrated Mass in a Russian Catholic church in Rome and participated as a member of Pro Russia movement, however maintaining pessimistic views in relation to Russian Orthodoxy union with Catholic Church. Verigin died in 1938. [ [http://vselenstvo.narod.ru/library/histdest.htm "THE HISTORICAL DESTINY OF THE RUSSIAN CATHOLIC TRADITION OF THE BYZANTINE RITE".] ]

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