Schemamonk
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In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the process of becoming a monk or nun is intentionally sl ...
Constantine Cavarnos (1918,
Boston
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– March 3, 2011,
Florence, Arizona
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) was an American philosopher,
Byzantinist
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, and
Eastern Orthodox
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Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canoni ...
monk.
Early life and education
Cavarnos was born in
Boston
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in 1918.
He graduated from
Harvard University
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in 1948 with a doctorate in philosophy.
Career
Cavarnos taught philosophy at
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learnin ...
, the
University of North Carolina
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, and
Wheaton College Wheaton College may refer to:
* Wheaton College (Illinois), a private Christian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois
* Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Wheaton College is a private liberal arts college in Norton, Massachus ...
. In 1956, he founded and became director of the Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (IBMGS) in
Belmont, Massachusetts
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. In 1978, he joined
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
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in
Brookline, Massachusetts
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as a professor of philosophy, later becaming professor of
Byzantine art
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. He has also lectured at various Orthodox seminaries.
He died on March 3, 2011 at
St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery in
Florence, Arizona
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.
Publications
Cavarnos has written almost 100 books and various papers on philosophy, theology, history, among other topics.
His 15-volume ''Modern Orthodox Saints'' series consists of the following titles.
#''St.
Cosmas Aitolos''. ()
#''St.
Macarios of Corinth
Macarius of Corinth ( el, Μακάριος Κορίνθου. birth name: Michael Notaras) was born in Corinth in 1731 and died in Chios in April 1805. Macarius as Metropolitan bishop of Corinth, was a mystic and spiritual writer who worked to ...
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#''St.
Nicodemos the Hagiorite''. ()
#''St.
Nikephoros of Chios Father Nikephoros of Chios (1750–1821; also ''Nicephoros, Nicephorus, Nikephorus'') was the spiritual son and disciple of Macarius of Corinth and known for his holy life and character. He was regarded as a saint already during his lifetime. His f ...
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Arsenios of Paros
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#''St.
Nectarios of Aegina
Nectarios of Aegina ( el, Νεκτάριος Αιγίνης; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and officia ...
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#''St.
Savvas the New
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''. ()
#''St.
Methodia of Kimolos''. ()
#''Saints
Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Lesvos
Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene of Lesbos ( el, Ραφαήλ, Νικόλαος και Ειρήνη) are venerated as saints and neomartyrs in the Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the ...
''. ()
#''Blessed Elder
Philotheos Zervakos''. ()
#''Blessed Hermit
Philaretos of the Holy Mountain Philaretos is a masculine Greek given name meaning "lover of virtue". Notable people with the name include:
* Saint Philaretos, 8th-century Anatolian saint
* Philaretos Brachamios (died c. 1087), Byzantine general of Armenian origin
See also
*Fila ...
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#''Blessed Elder
Gabriel Dionysiatis
Archimandrite Gabriel of Dionysiou (or Gabriel Dionysiatis, el, Γαβριήλ Διονυσιάτης, translit=Gavriil Dionysiatis; Mesenikolas, Karditsa, Greece, 1886 – Dionysiou Monastery, Mount Athos, 6 November 1983) was a Greek Orthodo ...
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#''Blessed Elder
Iakovos of Epiros Iakovos is a transliteration of the Greek name Ἰάκωβος, which in an English form is Jacob or James.
People with the name include:
* Archbishop Iakovos of America (1911–2005), Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South A ...
, Elder
Joseph the Hesychast, and Mother
Stavritsa the Missionary''. ()
#''St.
Athanasios Parios''. ()
His various books include the following, organized by topic.
Art, music, and iconography:
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Collected works:
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References
External links
Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies(IBMGS)
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1918 births
2011 deaths
Writers from Boston
Clergy from Boston
Eastern Orthodox monks
Eastern Orthodox writers
American people of Greek descent
Harvard University alumni
American Byzantinists