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Vladimir was born on [[May 26]], 1903, to the family of Nicolas Onufriyevich Lossky, who was a philosopher and professor in the University of St. Petersburg. After Vladimir begun his studies at the University of St. Petersburg, however, Nicolas was expelled from Russia with his entire family in November 1922. Vladimir was forced to continue his studies in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and then at the Sorbone in Paris, where his family stayed. His interests lay in Greek Patristics and in Western medieval philosophy.
He became the first dean of [[St. Denys Theological Institute (Paris, France)|St. Denys Theological Institute]], Paris, and where he taught Dogmatic Theologyfrom 1944 to 1953. He continued his teaching in the frame of the pastoral courses organized by the Exarchate of Moscow Patriarchate in Paris. He remained here until his sudden death on [[February 7]], 1958, at the age of 54.
Vladimir Lossky, aside from being the Dean of St. Denys, is best remembered for his book ''The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church'', the first patristic synthesis of theology of [[dogma]] and is widely recognised within the Orthodox Church.
==Bibliography==
*''Sept jours sur les routes de France: Juin 1940'' Cerf, 1998. (ISBN 2204060410)
*''Theologie Negative et Connaissance de Dieu Chez Maitre Eckhart'' 1960. Vrin, 2002. (ISBN 2711605078)
*''Théologie dogmatique'' Cerf, 2012 (ISBN 2204093408)
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