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Mitrophan Znosko-Borovsky was born into the family of a [[parish ]] [[priest ]] on [[August 17 ]] ([[August 4 ]] [[Julian Calendar|O.S.]]), 1909, in the city of Brest-Litovsk (at that time a part of the Russian Empire).
He studied at the Theological Faculty of Warsaw University, then transferred to the Theological Faculty of Belgrade University as a recipient of a scholarship from the Serbian Patriarch Varnava.
Mitrophan was [[ordination|ordained ]] to priesthood on [[June 12th12]], 1936, shortly before a short while earlier he [[marriage|married ]] his [[matushka ]], Alexandra Semenovna Tsibrouk.
Throughout the years, Fr. Mitrophan served in the following parishes:
*Dormition Parish in the village of Omelenets, Byelorussia (1936-38);*Saint Nicholas Brotherhood Church in Brest-Litovsk (1938-44); *wartime travels in Germany and Austria, and Camp Moenchehof (1944-48); *Dormition Church in Casablanca (1948-59); *Saint Seraphim of Sarov Church in Sea Cliff, New York, U.S.A. (1959-2002).
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after=[[Michael (Donskoff) of Geneva|Michael (Donskoff)]]}}
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== External Links ==
*[http://www.stseraphimschurch.org/bpmitrophan-e.html In Memory of Bishop Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky)]
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