Alexander Men
| Alexander Men | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alexander Vladimirovich Men January 22, 1935 Moscow |
| Died | (assassinated) September 9, 1990 (aged 55) Semkhoz near Moscow |
| Education | Leningrad Theological Seminary |
| Spouse(s) | Natasha Grigorienko |
| Parent(s) | Vladimir Men′ & Yelena Tsuperfeyn |
| Religion | Orthodox Christian (ROC) |
| Ordained | 1 September 1960 |
| Writings | one of the founders of the Russian Bible Society |
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Offices held
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Pastor in Novaya Derevnya |
Alexander Vladimirovich Men (Russian: Александр Владимирович Мень; 22 January 1935 – 9 September 1990) was a Russian Orthodox priest, theologian, Biblical scholar and writer.
Men wrote dozens of books (including his magnum opus, History of Religion: In Search of the Way, the Truth and the Life, the seventh volume of which, Son of Man, served as the introduction to Christianity for thousands of citizens in the Soviet Union); baptized hundreds if not thousands; founded an Orthodox Open University; opened one of the first Sunday Schools in Russia as well as a charity group at the Russian Children's Hospital. His influence is still widely felt and his legacy continues to grow among Christians both in Russia and abroad. He was murdered early on Sunday morning, 9 September 1990, by an ax-wielding assailant just outside his home of Semkhoz, Russia.
Men was born in Moscow to a Jewish family on January 22, 1935. He was baptized at six months along with his mother in the banned Catacomb Church, a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church that refused to cooperate with the Soviet authorities.
When Men was 6 years old, the NKVD arrested his father, Volf Gersh-Leybovich (Vladimir Grigoryevich) Men (born 1902). Volf spent more than a year under guard and then was assigned to labor in the Ural Mountains. His son Alexander entered college in Moscow in 1955 and transferred to Irkutsk a few years later but was expelled in 1958 due to his religious beliefs. In the same year, he was ordained a deacon, and in 1960 a priest upon graduating from the Leningrad Theological Seminary. In 1965, he completed studies at Moscow Theological Academy.
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