Michael Pomazansky

Michael Pomazansky
TitleProtopresbyter
Personal life
BornNovember 19 [O.S. November 7] 1888
Koryst, Volhynia, Russian Empire
DiedNovember 4, 1988(1988-11-04) (aged 99)
Jordanville, New York, United States of America
Notable workOrthodox Dogmatic Theology (1983)
Religious life
ReligionEastern Orthodoxy
ChurchRussian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
Ordination1936

Protopresbyter Michael Ivanovich Pomazansky (Russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Помаза́нский; November 19 [O.S. November 7] 1888 – November 4, 1988) was a Russian theologian of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Biography

He was born in the village of Koryst, in the governorate of Volhynia. His father was Archpriest Ioann Pomazansky who was the son of Father Ioann Ambrosievich. Fr. Michael's mother, Vera Grigorievna, was the daughter of a protodeacon and later priest in the city of Zhitomir. From 1920 until 1934, Fr. Michael taught Russian philology, literature, philosophical dialectics, and Latin at the Russian lycée in Rivne.

In 1936, Fr. Michael was ordained a priest and moved to Warsaw where he was the first assistant to the rector, a position he held until June 1944.

Upon his arrival in America in 1949, Fr. Michael was appointed by Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko) as an instructor at Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, New York. After the death of his wife, he moved into the monastery, where he remained until his death on November 4, 1988.

Father Michael Pomazansky was known for his adherence to the teaching of dogmatic theology as a way to maintain understanding and unity within the various Orthodox communities. The work that he is most remembered for indeed named after this percept: Orthodox Dogmatic Theology.

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References

  1. ↑ "Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky". Holy Trinity Publications. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky". Orthodox America. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  3. ↑ "Orthodox Dogmatic Theology (Fr Michael Pomazansky)". Orthodoxy of the Heart. February 21, 2020. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  4. ↑ Pomazansky, Michael (2017). Orthodox Dogmatic Theology (PDF). The IntraText Digital Library. p. ii. First publication in Russian in 1963