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Anthony (Masendych)
Bishop Anthony (secular name Ivan Ivanovich Masendich, russian: Иван Иванович Масендич or Ivan Ivanovych Masendych, uk, Іван Іванович Масендич; 20 April 1961 – 8 July 2001) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, the bishop of Barnaul and Altai. Before 1994 he also participated in revival of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC). Biography He was born in Carpathian village of Plavie which is in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. His primary and secondary education he received in a regular school and a medical vocation school in Ivano-Frankivsk. In 1980 Masendych was drafted to military service which he carried out at the construction of the Baikal–Amur Mainline. After demobilization Masendych worked in Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Vladimir, Vladimir eparchy administration. In 1982 he accepted his monastic tonsure from Archimandrite Alexius (Kutepov) receiving his monastic name Antoniy and soon elevated to a rank of hierodeacon. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Orthodox Church
, native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia , abbreviation = ROC , type = , main_classification = Eastern Orthodox , orientation = Russian Orthodoxy , scripture = Elizabeth Bible ( Church Slavonic) Synodal Bible (Russian) , theology = Eastern Orthodox theology , polity = Episcopal , governance = Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church , structure = Communion , leader_title = , leader_name = , leader_title1 = Primate , leader_name1 = Patriarch Kirill of Moscow , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = , leader_title3 = Bishops , leader_name3 = 382 (2019) , fellowships_type = Clergy , fellowships = 40,514 full-time clerics, including 35,677 presbyters and 4,837 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
