Name George Bryanchaninov | ||
George (Bryanchaninov), Congregation of Marian Fathers (born June 8, 1919 in Blagoveshchensk, Russian Federation) is a Russian Greek Catholic priest, Archimandrite and a member of Russian apostolate in the Diaspora.
Biography
George Bryanchaninov was born on June 8, 1919 in Blagoveshchensk. In his Orthodox baptism he was named Gleb. Together with his parents emigrated to China, where in 1937 he graduated with honors at High School of Saint Nicholas in Harbin. Soon after, joined the Catholic Church and on December 4, 1938 entered the Marian Order, taking the monastic name George. From May 1939 received religious education in Rome, hosted a program on Vatican Radio. In 1944 was ordained a priest of the Russian Catholic Church by Bishop Alexander Evreinov. He obtained a doctoral degree (1947, thesis "Studies of Saint John Chrysostom Church of obedience to authority"). On behalf of General Order Marian Bishop Peter Buchis engaged by Russian children in refugee camps in Western Europe. Until 1950 he worked in the Russian Committee for Refugee in the Vatican, then in 1956 he went to London. In 1957 moved to Australia to help Andrei Katkov, his classmate at the Lyceum, and brother in the Order. With him co-founded the Missionary Centre for Eastern-rite Catholics in Melbourne, nourished Catholics from the after moving to Australia from China, Russian immigrants, including once in 1958, Fr. Andrew (rink) was recalled to Rome. Father Bryanchaninov received Australian citizenship. In the beginning of 1990 he several times been in Russia. Until the end of 2007 he lived in the Center for the Russians of Eastern Rite, then in the house of Saint Joseph Nursing Home for Priests for elderly priests in Northcote (suburb of Melbourne). Archimandrite George (Bryanchaninov) was nephew of the bishop and theologian Ignatius Bryanchaninov.