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− | '''Monk Herman''' (secular name '''Gleb Dmitriyevich Podmoshensky'''; 27 | + | '''Monk Herman''' (secular name '''Gleb Dmitriyevich Podmoshensky'''; [[March 27]], 1934, Riga, Latvia - [[June 30]], 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was the co-founder of the St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, and founding [[abbot]] of [[Monastery of St. Herman of Alaska (Platina, California)|St. Herman of Alaska Monastery]]. |
− | He | + | He was an author and coauthor of several books about [[John (Maximovitch) the Wonderworker|St John Maximovitch]]. After many years serving as abbot of the monastery, he was suspended and [[Laicization|defrocked]] in 1988 by the [[ROCOR]] [[Holy Synod|Synod of Bishops]] for disobedience, which returned him the status of [[monk]]. |
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+ | Fr. Herman had suffered for at least a decade before his death from Parkinson’s disease and diabetes, and had noticeably weakened within the past several years of his life. | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://www.ortho-rus.ru/cgi-bin/ps_file.cgi?3_8684 Герман (Подмошенский)] at site «Русское православие» | * [http://www.ortho-rus.ru/cgi-bin/ps_file.cgi?3_8684 Герман (Подмошенский)] at site «Русское православие» | ||
+ | * [http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/71886.htm Fr. Herman (Podmoshensky) dies] | ||
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Revision as of 01:27, August 13, 2014
Monk Herman (secular name Gleb Dmitriyevich Podmoshensky; March 27, 1934, Riga, Latvia - June 30, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was the co-founder of the St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, and founding abbot of St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
He was an author and coauthor of several books about St John Maximovitch. After many years serving as abbot of the monastery, he was suspended and defrocked in 1988 by the ROCOR Synod of Bishops for disobedience, which returned him the status of monk.
Fr. Herman had suffered for at least a decade before his death from Parkinson’s disease and diabetes, and had noticeably weakened within the past several years of his life.
Herman (Podmoshensky) | ||
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Preceded by: founded |
Abbot of Monastery of St. Herman of Alaska, Platina 1969-2000 |
Succeeded by: Abbot Gerasim |
Links
- Герман (Подмошенский) at site «Русское православие»
- Fr. Herman (Podmoshensky) dies
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