{"id":35121,"date":"2024-11-18T22:44:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/?post_type=news&p=35121"},"modified":"2024-12-13T22:33:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T19:33:38","slug":"akademija-pochtila-pamjat-rektora-mda-protoiereja-konstantina-ruzhickogo-v-den-60-letija-ego-konchiny","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/en\/news\/akademija-pochtila-pamjat-rektora-mda-protoiereja-konstantina-ruzhickogo-v-den-60-letija-ego-konchiny\/","title":{"rendered":"The Academy honored the memory of Archpriest Konstantin Ruzhitsky on the day of his 60th death anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 18, 2024 marks the 60th death anniversary of Archpriest Konstantin Ruzhitsky, who was the Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy in 1952\u20131964. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more than ten years, Archpriest Konstantin headed the Moscow theological schools. He was an experienced leader, a zealous shepherd and a scientist. His kind and friendly character helped him at the work of upbringing future priests of the Russian Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His sacrificial service to God and the Church of Christ was the highest value for the ever-memorable Archpriest Konstantin. Through his life he generously shared his rich pastoral experience and worked everywhere the Lord send him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the day, the academic family officiated a divine service at the Intercession Academic Church and offered prayers for the repose of the ever-memorable Archpriest Konstantin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then Archimandrite Hilarion (Forkavets), Confessor of the Moscow Theological Academy, led a funeral lithia co-celebrated by Hieromonk Mikhey (Kopytov), \u200b\u200bHieromonk John (Merzlyakov) and Hierodeacon Vladimir (Khachapuridze).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ilya Ryazanov, an assistant at the Church History Department, recalls Archpriest Konstantin Ruzhitsky\u2019s life in the article<\/a>, based on archival materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n