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Sergius Bulgakov

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Bulgakov became prominent in the activities of the Church in Russia, taking part in the [[All-Russian Church Council of 1917-1918|All-Russia Sobor of 1917]] that elected [[Tikhon of Moscow]] to the restored position of [[Patriarch]] of Russia. In 1918, he was [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[diaconate]] and then to the priesthood. He continued to write even as the Russian Civil War tore apart his Russia. Living in Crimea he wrote the ''Philosophy of the Name'' and ''Tragedy of Philosophy'' where he revised his views about relations between philosophy and dogmatism.
On [[December 30]], 1922, Bulgakov was among the approximately 160 prominent intellectuals, including also [[Nikolai Berdyaev|Nicholas Berdyaev]], who were exiled by the Bolshevik government. Bulgakov initially settled in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In May 1923, he was named professor of Church Law and Theology at the Russian Research Institute in Prague. From Prague he moved to Paris, which was his home until his death. In 1925, he participated in the establishment of the St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute. He became the head of the institute, where he also was the professor of Dogmatic Theology.
In addition to his writing, he participated in the Anglican-Orthodox interchange that was formalized in the [[Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius]]. Bulgakov remained active in the large community of Russian expatriates in Paris until his death on [[July 12]], 1944, from throat cancer. His funeral was conducted at the Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Paris. He was buried at St. Geneviève-des-Bois near Paris.