Despite the idea of the opposition between Metropolitan Macarius Bulgakov and Khomyakov, at some points their doctrines are close to each other. Thus both thinkers emphasize the connection between ecclesiology and triadology. The nature of this similarity not fully understood. However, this phenomenon is also found in the works of the Westerns Fathers – such as Tertullian, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine. The observations and conclusions of this paper provide a fresh look at the development of the ecclesiological ideas in the Russian theological tradition.

Keywords:metropolitain Macarius, Khomyakov, Russian eclessiology, Trinitary Church, St. Augustine.