Circular Epistle (Encyclical) of the Belokrinitsa Hierarchy – 1862
To the beloved children of the one, holy, catholic, apostolic, ancient-orthodox-catholic Church, abiding everywhere and in all places, who preserve and keep the sacred dogmas of the right faith and the traditions of the holy Apostles and the holy and God-bearing fathers, pastors, and teachers of the ecumene. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the…