The Regimental Church of the Kwantung Troops Headquarters in the Old Town of Port Arthur

This article examines the history of the first stone Orthodox church in Port Arthur, constructed in 1898 at the headquarters of the Kwantung Troops in the Old Town. Drawing on a range of archival documents, including the unique Book of Accounting of Church Funds of the Headquarters Church, the study reconstructs the establishment, administration, and clergy of the church. The author analyses the names and movements of the four serving priests — Andrei Bykov, Evgeny Alfeyev, Ivan Nikolsky, and Nikolai Glagolev — to illuminate the organisational and spiritual life of the military parish. The article situates the church within the broader context of Orthodox religious practice on the imperial frontier in North-East China, highlighting its role in shaping the social and religious landscape of Port Arthur at the turn of the twentieth century.