Georges Florovsky
Russian Orthodox theologian and historian (1893–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Georges Vasilievich Florovsky (Russian: Гео́ргий Васи́льевич Флоро́вский; 9 September [O.S. 28 August] 1893 – August 11, 1979) was a Russian Orthodox priest, theologian, and historian.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilievich and the family name is Florovsky.
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Church | Eastern Orthodox Church |
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Born | Georgi Vasilievich Florovsky (1893-09-09)September 9, 1893 |
Died | August 11, 1979(1979-08-11) (aged 85) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Born in the Russian Empire, he spent his working life in Paris (1920–1949) and New York (1949–1979). With Sergei Bulgakov, Vladimir Lossky, Justin Popović and Dumitru Stăniloae he was one of the more influential Eastern Orthodox Christian theologians of the mid-20th century. He was particularly concerned that modern Christian theology might receive inspiration from the lively intellectual debates of the patristic traditions of the undivided Church rather than from later Scholastic or Reformation categories of thought.