Michael Pomazansky

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Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky (born November 7, 1888 in the village of Korist, in the province of Volhynia - died November 4, 1988) was a Russian theologian.

His father was Archpriest Ioann Pomazansky who was the son of Father Ioann Ambrosievich. Fr. Michael's mother, Vera Grigorievna, was the daughter of a protodeacon and later priest in the city of Zhitomir. From 1920 until 1934 Fr. Michael taught Russian philology, literature, philosophical dialectics and Latin at the Russian lycee in Rovensk.

In 1936 Fr. Michael became a priest and moved to Warsaw where he was the first assistant to the rector, a position he held until June, 1944.

Contents 1 Theology 2 See also 3 Bibliography 4 External links

[edit] Theology

Father Michael Pomazansky was known for his adherence to the teaching of dogmatic theology as a way to maintain understanding and unity within the various Eastern Orthodox communities. The work that he is most remember for indeed named after this percept.

[edit] See also

• Glorification
• Seraphim Rose
• Vladimir Lossky
• Eucharistic theologies contrasted
• Consecration
• Canonization
• Dumitru Stăniloae

[edit] Bibliography

• Orthodox Dogmatic Theology: A Concise Exposition Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky St Herman of Alaska Brotherhood press 1994 (ISBN 0938635-69-7)

[edit] External links

• ROCOR bio