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#12526 - 01/30/06 06:07 PM +Metropolitan Nikolaj of Prešov: 1927-2006
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Vladyka Nikolaj, Archbishop of Prešov, Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia died today, January 30, 2006.

Photos and more information (in Slovak) can be found here:

http://www.orthodox.sk/

Vicnaja jemu pamjat!

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#12527 - 01/30/06 06:15 PM Re: +Metropolitan Nikolaj of Prešov: 1927-2006
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#12528 - 01/30/06 07:06 PM Re: +Metropolitan Nikolaj of Prešov: 1927-2006
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#12529 - 01/30/06 07:22 PM Re: +Metropolitan Nikolaj of Prešov: 1927-2006
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Chtec,

Just curious, of what ethnicity was +Met. Nikolaj? Not that it matters, but I was just curious.

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#12530 - 01/30/06 07:27 PM Re: +Metropolitan Nikolaj of Prešov: 1927-2006
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Ung,

I'm pretty sure he was Rusyn.

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#12531 - 01/30/06 07:29 PM Re: +Metropolitan Nikolaj of Prešov: 1927-2006
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May the Lord God grant to his newly departed servant, the high priest and pastor, Archbishop +Nikolaj, blessed repose. May his memory be eternal!

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#12532 - 02/04/06 11:02 PM Re: +Metropolitan Nikolaj of Prešov: 1927-2006
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I wonder if that means the next Metropolitan is from the Czech lands this time?

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