Anton Kartashev
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Anton Vladimirovich Kartashev (Russian
: Антон Владимирович Карташёв; 1875–1960) was a Russian journalist and professor of Church History. He was the last Ober-Procurator
of the Most Holy Governing Synod
and Minister of Religion in the Russian Provisional Government
, but from 1920 worked in Paris.
From 1900 he was a lecturer in Russian Church History at the St. Petersburg Spiritual Academy, but resigned in 1905 and became an assistant librarian at the St Petersburg Imperial Public Library.
From 1906 to 1918 he taught the history of religion at St. Petersburg University College for Women. In 1909 he was chairperson of the Religious Philosophical Society in Petersburg. He also edited the journal "Vestnik Zhizni".
On 25 March 1917 in the aftermath of the February Revolution
Kartashev was named assistant to the Ober-procurator of the Holy Governing Synod, Prince Vladimir Lvov; he himself served as Ober-procurator from 25 July to 5 August 1917; when the office was abolished and Kartashev was made the first Minister of Religion. He continued as Minister until the October Revolution
.
In 1918 he was arrested by the Communists. In January 1919 he fled Russia for Finland; and in 1920 settled in Paris.
In Paris he helped found the St. Sergius Theological Institute, and from 1925 was a professor there until his death. In 1959 he published a collection of essays on the history of the Church in Russia; and another book, on the ecumenical council
s, was published posthumously in 1965.
He died on September 10, 1960, and is buried in the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
in Paris.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
: Антон Владимирович Карташёв; 1875–1960) was a Russian journalist and professor of Church History. He was the last Ober-Procurator
Procurator (Russia)
Procurator , was an office initially created by Peter the Great, the first Emperor of the Russian Empire, in an effort to bring the Russian Orthodox Church more directly under his control.The Russian word prokuror also has the meaning of prosecutor....
of the Most Holy Governing Synod
Most Holy Synod
The Most Holy Governing Synod was the highest governing body of the Russian Orthodox Church between 1721 and 1918, when the Patriarchate was restored. The jurisdiction of the Most Holy Synod extended over every kind of ecclesiastical question and over some that are partly secular.The Synod was...
and Minister of Religion in the Russian Provisional Government
Russian Provisional Government
The Russian Provisional Government was the short-lived administrative body which sought to govern Russia immediately following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II . On September 14, the State Duma of the Russian Empire was officially dissolved by the newly created Directorate, and the country was...
, but from 1920 worked in Paris.
Biography
Anton Vladimirovich Kartashev was born on 11 July1875 in Kishtma in the Ural Mountains, in Russia, the son of a government clerk and former miner. He was educated at a Church school in Ekaterinburg. In 1894 he earned a theological degree from Perm Seminary, and in 1899 from the St. Petersburg Spiritual Academy.From 1900 he was a lecturer in Russian Church History at the St. Petersburg Spiritual Academy, but resigned in 1905 and became an assistant librarian at the St Petersburg Imperial Public Library.
From 1906 to 1918 he taught the history of religion at St. Petersburg University College for Women. In 1909 he was chairperson of the Religious Philosophical Society in Petersburg. He also edited the journal "Vestnik Zhizni".
On 25 March 1917 in the aftermath of the February Revolution
February Revolution
The February Revolution of 1917 was the first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. Centered around the then capital Petrograd in March . Its immediate result was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the end of the Romanov dynasty, and the end of the Russian Empire...
Kartashev was named assistant to the Ober-procurator of the Holy Governing Synod, Prince Vladimir Lvov; he himself served as Ober-procurator from 25 July to 5 August 1917; when the office was abolished and Kartashev was made the first Minister of Religion. He continued as Minister until the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
.
In 1918 he was arrested by the Communists. In January 1919 he fled Russia for Finland; and in 1920 settled in Paris.
In Paris he helped found the St. Sergius Theological Institute, and from 1925 was a professor there until his death. In 1959 he published a collection of essays on the history of the Church in Russia; and another book, on the ecumenical council
Ecumenical council
An ecumenical council is a conference of ecclesiastical dignitaries and theological experts convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice....
s, was published posthumously in 1965.
He died on September 10, 1960, and is buried in the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery, specifically the one known as Cimetière de Liers, as there are two cemeteries in the city, is a Russian Orthodox cemetery, located on Rue Léo Lagrange in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, département Essonne, France....
in Paris.