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Philip Ludwell – little-known today, a colonial American Orthodox Christian. George Washington – famous. And they could have become brothers-in-law. Like most people born into the life of the wealthy planter class of colonial Virginia, Philip Ludwell III would have...

A Priest, Three Presidents, and a Pamphlet

29 Mar 2017

Nicholas Chapman

Church, Research

March 30, 1786, is not a date that resonates in American history. But from the perspective of historians of early America and of the Greek Church perhaps it should. Certainly for the latter it is noteworthy that more than eight...

Memory Eternal! The Repose of Colonel Philip Ludwell III in London in 1767

24 Mar 2017

Nicholas Chapman

Church, Featured, Places, Research

Colonel Philip Ludwell III, the first known American convert to Orthodoxy in America, reposed in London two hundred and fifty years ago this month. The day was March 14 according to the calendar of the Russian Church to which he...

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Williamsburg’s Freedom Park: Emancipation from Slavery in James City County

17 Mar 2017

Nicholas Kosar

Virginia

A few miles west of US Route 60 in Williamsburg, off of Centerville Road in James City County, is a quiet place called Freedom Park featuring a recreation of one of the first free black settlements in the country. Lost...

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Visit to Williamsburg: The Ludwells in 1716 and Possible Clues to Colonial Eastern Christian Worship

09 Mar 2017

Nicholas Kosar

Church, Featured, Places, Research

Three Associates journeyed to Williamsburg this week to investigate primary source documents relating to the Ludwell family and to introduce our project to officials of the National Park Service. Nicholas Chapman, our executive director, and Deacon Nicholas Dujmovic joined me...

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St Ephrem’s Lenten Prayer: As Translated by America’s First Orthodox Convert in the 1750s

24 Feb 2017

Nicholas Chapman

Church, Works

It is clear that Philip Ludwell III was intimately familiar with Eastern Orthodox prayers, having translated multiple works and liturgies into English from Greek. What’s more, Ludwell’s writings indicate that he considered prayer to be an important aspect of life and probably led a...

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Philip Ludwell III: Nearly George Washington’s Brother-in-Law?

A Priest, Three Presidents, and a Pamphlet

Memory Eternal! The Repose of Colonel Philip Ludwell III in London in 1767

Williamsburg’s Freedom Park: Emancipation from Slavery in James City County

Visit to Williamsburg: The Ludwells in 1716 and Possible Clues to Colonial Eastern Christian Worship

St Ephrem’s Lenten Prayer: As Translated by America’s First Orthodox Convert in the 1750s

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