The Carpatho-Rusyn Slavonic plainchant (prostopinije) is a typical and distinctive feature of Rusyn culture. Where did it come from?
No single answer can be given, because the prostopinije is a composite chant system, including elements from various sources.
Freely Ye Have Received Freely Give
Icon Painted by the Convent of St Elizabeth the Grand Duchess of Russia, 2002 for Holy Transfiguration Carpatho-Russian Church, Crawfordsville, Indiana.
What do we mean by the word ORTHODOX?
Freely Ye Have Received Freely Give
This icon was presented by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America to Metropolitan THEODOSIUS upon his retirement as Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in America at the July 2002 All-American Council honoring his 25 years of Primatial Service from 1977-2002. St. John Maximovitch is in the upper row of saints the third from the left.