Orthodox Saint John Shanghai and San Francisco California

In 1962 St. John was reassigned by the Holy Synod to the see of San Francisco. Here too, he found a divided community and a cathedral in an unfinished state. Although he completed the building of the Holy Virgin Cathedral and brought some measure of peace to the community, he became the target of slander from those who became his political enemies. They filed a lawsuit against him for alleged mishandling of finances related to the construction of the cathedral. He was exonerated, but this w...