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Kōrero: Russians, Ukrainians and Baltic peoples

A Russian Orthodox baptism

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A Russian Orthodox baptism

By the end of the 20th century, the Russian community in Auckland was large enough to support a Russian Orthodox church and priest. Baptising children into the faith was seen by many parents as a way of ensuring their children would maintain links with Russian culture.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 19 January 1998

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Wilson, Russians, Ukrainians and Baltic peoples – Russians, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/782/a-russian-orthodox-baptism (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.