Father George Chistyakov (russian: Отец Гео́ргий Чистяко́в; 1953–2007) was a Russian Orthodox priest and historian. George Chistyakov is considered as a disciple and follower of

Alexander Men Alexander Vladimirovich Men (russian: Александр Владимирович Мень; 22 January 1935 – 9 September 1990) was a Soviet Russian Orthodox priest, dissident, theologian, biblical scholar and writer on theology, Christian hi ...

and served as a priest in the Church of

Saints Cosmas and Damian Cosmas and Damian ( ar, قُزما ودميان, translit=Qozma wa Demyaan; grc-gre, Κοσμᾶς καὶ Δαμιανός, translit=Kosmás kai Damianós; la, Cosmas et Damianus; AD) were two Arab physicians in the town Cyrrhus, and were r ...

in Shubino (Moscow). Father George was also a spiritual leader of named after Alexander Men Charity Group and father dean of the Church of Intercession of the Holy Virgin Mary at the

Russian Children's Hospital Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

.Alexander Men Charity Group at Russian Children Clinical Hospital
/ref> He wrote several books, translations, many periodical articles concerning Christianity, delivered lectures in Russia and abroad.

Saying of Father Chistyakov

"When I see an ill child, it somehow turns out that all problems of the whole world, of the whole mankind are concentrated in this little boy or girl".

References

External links

Biography of Father Georgiy Chistyakov on Patriarchia site
in Russian Russian theologians Russian Eastern Orthodox priests 1953 births 2007 deaths Academic staff of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology 21st-century Eastern Orthodox priests 20th-century Eastern Orthodox priests 20th-century Eastern Orthodox theologians 21st-century Eastern Orthodox theologians {{russia-historian-stub