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'''Sr. Vassa (Larin), Ph.D. ''', also known as '''Nun Vassa''' or '''Sister Vassa''' (secular name '''Barbara Larin''' or '''Varavara Georgievna Larina''', {{lang-ru|Варвара Георгевна Ларина}}; December 11, b. 1970 in Nyack, New York, United States<ref>[http://www.dosconferences.com/?speaker=sr-vassa-larin SrVassaCofee Sr. Vassa Larin]</ref>) is a tonsured [[Monastic Ranks|rassaphor]] nun of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR). Her podcasts, Coffee with Sr. Vassa, which have been produced since 2013, have a worldwide following, and have made her one of the most well-known monastics in the Orthodox Church. She is also an academic, having earned her doctorate in Orthodox Theology from [[w:LudwigMaximilian University of Munich|Ludwig Maximilian-Maximilians-Universität University]] in Munich. She is an expert in the field of Byzantine Liturgy, and serves as a member of the Commission on Canon Law and the Commission on Liturgy and Church Art of the Interconciliar Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church. Besides teaching, she is a writer of many articles and papers, has developed state-approved religious curriculum for the Orthodox Church, and is a sought-after Orthodox speaker for both academic and popular groups. She currently (2016) resides in Vienna, Austria.