Nicholas Zernov
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Nicholas Zernov (Cyrillic: Николай Михайлович Зернов) was a Russian émigré
and lay Orthodox
theologian. He was born in Moscow and died in Oxford. One of the founders of the Anglican-Orthodox ecumenical group the Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius
, Zernov organized the Anglo-Russian Student Conferences of 1927 and 1928 that gave strong impetus to theological contact among English-speaking Christians and Orthodox Christians who had fled Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917
. He was an associate of A. M. Allchin, Georges Florovsky
and other prominent figures in Anglican-Orthodox relations in the 20th century. He held a D.Phil. degree of the University of Oxford
and a degree from the University of Belgrade
's Faculty of Orthodox Theology.
With his wife Militza, whom he married in 1927 (née Lavrova; 1899–1994; she was a doctor), he wrote The Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius: a historical memoir in 1979 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fellowship. They were also joint editors of "За рубежом. Белград-Париж-Оксфорд. Хроника семьи Зерновых, 1921-1972", Paris: Y.M.C.A. Press, 1973.
Following his death, and in accordance with his wishes, his personal library was taken from Oxford to the Library of Foreign Literature in Moscow.
White Emigre
A white émigré was a Russian who emigrated from Russia in the wake of the Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War, and who was in opposition to the contemporary Russian political climate....
and lay Orthodox
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
theologian. He was born in Moscow and died in Oxford. One of the founders of the Anglican-Orthodox ecumenical group the Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius
Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius
The Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius is a religious organization founded in 1928 to facilitate contact between Eastern and Western Christians, specifically Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Christians. It is named for Saint Alban, the protomartyr of England, and Saint Sergius of Radonezh, an...
, Zernov organized the Anglo-Russian Student Conferences of 1927 and 1928 that gave strong impetus to theological contact among English-speaking Christians and Orthodox Christians who had fled Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917
Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Tsar was deposed and replaced by a provisional government in the first revolution of February 1917...
. He was an associate of A. M. Allchin, Georges Florovsky
Georges Florovsky
Georges Vasilievich Florovsky was an Eastern Orthodox priest, theologian, historian and ecumenist. He was born in the Russian Empire, but spent his working life in Paris and New York...
and other prominent figures in Anglican-Orthodox relations in the 20th century. He held a D.Phil. degree of the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and a degree from the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
's Faculty of Orthodox Theology.
With his wife Militza, whom he married in 1927 (née Lavrova; 1899–1994; she was a doctor), he wrote The Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius: a historical memoir in 1979 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fellowship. They were also joint editors of "За рубежом. Белград-Париж-Оксфорд. Хроника семьи Зерновых, 1921-1972", Paris: Y.M.C.A. Press, 1973.
Following his death, and in accordance with his wishes, his personal library was taken from Oxford to the Library of Foreign Literature in Moscow.