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'''Vladimir''' (secular name Maurice Roman); {{el icon}} ''Ο Βλαντιμίρ, Επίσκοπος της Ιεράς Πόλεως Κλάσης και του νησιού Αγίου Ιουλίου της Αίγινας'') - Володимир єпископ СВЯТИЙ ЮЛІЙ, is the Bishop of Civitas Classis [[w:Classe, ancient port of Ravenna|Classis]]-[[w:Ravenna|Ravenna]] and [[w:Isola San Giulio|St. Julius Island]] was ordained Bishop of St. Julius Island under the Jurisdiction of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate]] in December 19th 1995.
==Life==
Vladyka Vladimir (Maurice Roman) was born in [[Milan]] in 1962. He is an Archeologist by background, having studied the History of Classical Antiquity, Archeology, Byzantine History and History of the Church. He wrote his dissertation in Byzantine Canon and Civil Law at the Institute of Byzantine History (Dafist) at a prestigious Italian university
As a young boy, he was part of a parish of the [[Russian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate]] directed by Archimandrite Evloghij.[[File:Vladymiro.jpg|left!thumb|200px]]
He was tonsured rasophore monk in 1984 than [[lector]], [[subdeacon]] - later in 1985 was ordained [[deacon]] and [[priest]] as [[Hieromonk]], later in 1992 he became [[Hegumen]], in 1993 Kathegumen and in 1995 [[Archimandrite]] under the Jurisdiction of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate]].