Basil Rodzianko | |
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.jpg) Portrait of Bishop Basil (Rodzianko) by Aleksandr Maksovich Shilov | |
| Native name | Владимир Михайлович Родзянко |
| See | San Francisco |
| Predecessor | Vladimir (Nagosky) |
| Successor | Tikhon (Fitzgerald) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 22, 1915 family estate of Otrada (near Popasna, Ukrainian) |
| Died | September 17, 1999 (aged 84) Washington DC, US |
| Buried | Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington DC |
| Nationality | Russian, Yugoslavian, American |
| Denomination | Russian Orthodox |
| Occupation | Orthodox Christian priest, bishop, and apologist |
| Education | University of Belgrade |
Bishop Basil (Russian: Епископ Василий), secular name Vladimir Mikhaylovich Rodzianko (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Родзянко) (22 May 1915 - 17 September 1999) was a bishop serving the Orthodox Church in America from 1980 to 1999.
As a priest, he was imprisoned by the Communist Party in Yugoslavia. With the help of friends in the United Kingdom, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, Basil was released. Later, as a bishop, he became a spokesperson for Orthodox Christianity with an international radio audience. Rodzianko's 1996 book The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers (or Теория распада вселенной и вера Oтцов) defended a meta-historical fall and argued that the fall and exile of the first humans from paradise resulted in the Big Bang and the formation of our current universe.[1][2][3][4][5] Spouse - Maria Vasilievna, née Kolyubaeva, daughter of a priest, died in 1978. Son - Vladimir, grandson - Igor (died in a car accident in the late 1970s).
- ^ Rodzianko, Bishop Basil (1996). "Modern Cosmology and Ancient Theology [Excerpt from book: The Theory of the Collapse of the Universe and the Faith of the Fathers]". Bishop Basil (Rodzianko). Translated by Swezey, Marilyn. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Rodzianko, Bishop Basil (1996). "Introduction from the book: The Theory of the Collapse of the Universe and the Faith of the Fathers". Bishop Basil (Rodzianko). Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Rodzianko, Bishop Basil (1996). "Part 1: Cosmology and theology from the book: The Theory of the Collapse of the Universe and the Faith of the Fathers". Bishop Basil (Rodzianko). Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Rodzianko, Bishop Basil (1996). "Part 2: Cappadocian theology from the book: The Theory of the Collapse of the Universe and the Faith of the Fathers". Bishop Basil (Rodzianko). Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Witham, Larry (17 September 2019). "Remembering Bishop Basil Rodzianko: 1915-1999". Orthodox Church in America. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
On one of his visits to Russia in 1990, he spent almost half a year at the Holy Trinity Sergius Monastery, where he conducted research at the library and delivered a course of lectures. As a result of this stay, he completed his book "The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers" (published in 1996).