Protopresbyter Michael Ivanovich Pomazansky (; November 7, 1888 – November 4, 1988) was a Russian theologian.

Biography

He was born in the village of Koryst, in the governorate of Volhynia. His father was

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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 A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deity, deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in parti ...

in the city of Zhitomir. From 1920 until 1934 Fr. Michael taught Russian philology, literature, philosophical dialectics and Latin at the Russian lycée in Rivne. In 1936 Fr. Michael was

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a priest and moved to

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where he was the first assistant to the rector, a position he held until June, 1944. Upon his arrival in America in 1949, Fr. Michael was appointed by Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko) as an instructor at

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in Jordanville, New York. After the death of his wife, he moved into the

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, where he remained until his death on November 4, 1988, three days short of his 100th birthday. 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 Orthodox communities. The work that he is most remembered for indeed named after this percept: ''Orthodox Dogmatic Theology''.

Bibliography

* ''Orthodox Dogmatic Theology: A Concise Exposition'' by Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky, St Herman of Alaska Brotherhood Press, 1994 ()

External links

ROCOR bio
* Online text copy of ''Orthodox Dogmatic Theology: A Concise Exposition'' in English as translated by Seraphim Rosebr>
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