==Early Visits and Missions (530-1900)==
*530 St. [[Brendan the Voyager|Brendan the Navigator]] lands in Newfoundland, Canada, establishing a short-lived community of Irish monks.
*1738 Conversion of Col. [[Philip Ludwell III]] of Virginia at Russian embassy chapel church in London.
*1741 [[Divine Liturgy]] celebrated on a Russian ship off the coast of Alaska.
*1767 Community of Orthodox Greeks establishes itself in New Smyrna, Spanish Florida.