Records first mention the settlement in 1237, when the Mongol-led army of Batu Khan ravaged it. It is unclear whether this Belgorod was located at the same place where the current city stands. In 1596 Tsar Feodor Ioannovich ordered its re-establishme...

A multitude of the faithful from various New York parishes gathered for the feast and communed. Fr. Serge thanked Bishop Jerome for coming to share in the feast with the clergy and parishioners, and presented His Grace with a cros...