Source: Associates of Colonel Philip Ludwell III Philip Ludwell III is the first known convert to Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the Americas. He was a prominent figure in pre-revolutionary Virginia and a relative by blood or marriage of many great early figures in American history from George Washington to Robert E. Lee. The scion of one of the largest landholding and politically prominent families in early Virginia, he was born at Green Spring near Williamsburg on December 28, 1716. One year after his marriage to Frances Grymes in the summer of 1737, the young Ludwell travelled from Williamsburg to London, England.…
Trending
- Ecumenical Patriarchate Issues Statement on Status of Saint Catherine Monastery of Sinai
- Council of Nicaea anniversary is call to Christian unity, speakers say
- Call for Nominations: 2025 Medal of Saint Theodora Award
- Save the Date: October 11, 2025 – Frederica Mathewes-Green to Headline OCL’s 38th Annual Conference
- Metropolitan Elder Dimitrios of the Princes’ Islands Named Honorary Doctor in Athens
- Fordham’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center Annual Benefit Reception on June 16
- Saint-Sophia-Seminary-Quarterly-No. 2
- Merger creates new Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church in Bluff City
