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George Kovalenko, SJ (born in 1900, Russian Empire - died on 5 November 1975, Rome, Italy) was a Russian Jesuit, a priest of the Catholic Church and a member of Russian apostolate.
Born into an Orthodox family of a general of the Imperial Russian Army, he studied at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in 1918 became a cadet joined the White Army, fought in Southern Russia under the command of Generals Anatoly Lieven and Boris Permikin and was awarded the Cross of St. George. In exile, was in the camps near Warsaw, in 1922 he worked in Danzig, then ended up in Berlin, studied theology and philosophy in Italy. He lived in " Russicum, "entered the Society of Jesus. In 1944 Kovalenko was ordained a priest. In Rome organized a small publishing house, which published pamphlets and books for Russian Pee Dee, attended the camp of Russian refugees and displaced persons, helped the children of Saint Helena Boarding for Russian girls in Rome, and has worked in a shelter for the Russian refugees in Rome, protested against the granting of the Italian Russian Government, in camps on the island of Lipari. Through the Catholic Church in 1947 led the work in Rome at "Russian Center," and engaged in the distribution of material assistance provided by the International Refugee Organization to the United Nations and the "Committee for Aid to Russian refugees in Italy." Kovalenko actively helped the Congregation of Marian Fathers' monks George (Bryanchaninov) and Andrei Katkov and they joined the Jesuit Frenchman Philippe de Regis. At this time, Kovalenko met Russian writer Boris Shiryaev. Since 1951 Kovalenko went to Argentina to help Archimandrite Nikolai Alekseev, where in the church of Saints Peter and Paul created a library. Kovalenko has published articles in the Paris newspaper " Russian idea "in the Catholic press in the Russian-speaking Diaspora and published under the pseudonym Ochekov in Argentine newspaper " For the Truth . " In 1958 due to ill health, he returned to Rome, underwent a serious operation, later worked as a librarian and taught Russian at "Russicum", died in Rome.
Alexander Nikolaevich Evreinov was a Russian bishop, who converted to Russian Greek Catholic Church from Russian Orthodoxy. Being a citizen with a noble origin in Saint Petersburg, Evreinov was a member of the Foreign Affairs department of the Russian nation before his conversion to the Catholic faith and ordination to the priesthood. His consecration as a Catholic bishop of the Byzantine tradition was only formal, because Evreinov did not have any jurisdiction among Russian Catholics neither in the Soviet Union nor in the Russian diaspora. Evreinov was a member of the Russian Apostolate.
Sergiy Verigin was a Russian Orthodox converted to Catholicism. Initially ordained an Orthodox clergyman, in 1907 Verigin changed his religious position united himself to Catholic faith. From 1910 to 1929 was a priest who celebrated Mass in a Russian Catholic church in Rome and participated as a member of Pro Russia movement, however maintaining pessimistic views in relation to Russian Orthodoxy union with Catholic Church. Verigin died in 1938.
Chrysostom Blashkevich, OSB was a Benedictine monk of Russian origin. Blashkevich was born in a Russian Orthodox family. During World War II was recruited into the Soviet Army, where he turned his coat and served as interpreter in the German Army. In 1945, he converted to Catholicism and entered the Benedictine Order, being dean of the monks of the Russian Greek Catholic Church at Niederalteich Abbey in West Germany.
Serafima Meleteva or Serafina Rosov was an abbess of the Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite, or, in other terminology belonged to the Greek Catholic Church and the Synod of the Russian traditions of the apostolate in the Russian Diaspora.
Mikhail Gavrilov, professor, religious writer, historian, teacher, Russian Catholic apostolate in exile, member of the a parishioner of the Greek Catholic Church of the Annunciation in Brussels after of Parish of Holy Trinity in Paris, author and fellow publishers of the newspapers "Life with God" and "East Christian Center" and member of Russian apostolate in the Diaspora. Gavrilov's works broadcast transmissions to the world and the light of life looked out on the waves of the Monte Carlo.
John Kornievsky was a Russian Greek Catholic priest, and a member of Russian apostolate in the Diaspora.
Archimandrite Nikolai Alekseev was a Russian Greek-Catholic priest.
Constantine Koronin was a Russian Orthodox priest.
Rimma Nikitichna Brailovskaya was a Russian painter. She worked in the genres of landscapes and genre paintings using in watercolor and tempera. She also worked created embroidery and applique. She was a participant of the Russian apostolate in Diaspora.
Archpriest Alexander Sipiagin was a politician, a priest of the Catholic Church and a member of Russian apostolate.
Archpriest George Leonidovich Roshko was a priest of the Catholic Church, Plenipotentiary Visitator for Congregation for the Oriental Churches in leading Russian Catholic ministry in the world, a member of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, member of the International Catholic Migration Commission, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the codification of Eastern Canon Law, rector of the parish of the Holy Trinity in Paris and a member of Russian apostolate.
Alexander Kulik was a Mitred Archpriest, advisor of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, journalist, member of Russian apostolate and a leader of the Russian Diaspora.
George (Bryanchaninov), Congregation of Marian Fathers was a Russian priest in the Russian Greek Catholic Church, an Archimandrite and a member of the Russian apostolate in the Diaspora.
Andrew Sterpin, SJ was a Catholic priest, Jesuit, member of the Russian apostolate, teacher and director of Saint George's boarding school in Meudon, that had a great influence in the formation of several generations of Russian students, and also took an active part in the spiritual, cultural and social life of the Russian diaspora in France.
Leo Zhedenov was a participant of the Russian apostolate in the 20th century.
Alex (Аlexei) Shevelev was an Archpriest, a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, then the Russian Catholic Church, religious journalist for Vatican Radio, the participant Russian apostolate and leader of Russians abroad.
Vsevolod Leonidovich Roshko was a priest of the Russian Catholic Church of the Byzantine rite, the church historian, missionary, a member of Russian apostolate and leader of Russian diaspora.
Father John Coronini - Russian Orthodox priest.
Father Paul Portnyagin (1903–1977) was a Greek-Catholic priest, teacher and orientalist.
The Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Argentina is a Catholic Ordinariate for Eastern Catholic faithful, jointly for all Eastern Catholics, regardless of rite, living in Argentina.