{"id":43220,"date":"2026-10-02T16:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/?post_type=news&p=43220"},"modified":"2026-11-10T20:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T17:18:54","slug":"v-mda-otkrylas-vystavka-kartin-protoiereya-stefana-domuschi","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mpda.ru\/en\/news\/v-mda-otkrylas-vystavka-kartin-protoiereya-stefana-domuschi\/","title":{"rendered":"MThA Opens Exhibition of Archpriest Stefan Domuschi\u2019s Paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"

On September 30, 2026, an exhibition of paintings by Archpriest Stefan Domuschi opened in the foyer of the Moscow Theological Academy\u2019s Great Hall. Father Stefan is honorary rector of the Cathedral of the Sign in Borisoglebsk, an Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation (2005), and an honorary citizen of Borisoglebsk (2013).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Archimandrite Luka (Golovkov), dean of the MThA Icon Painting Faculty, spoke before the opening. He thanked Father Stefan\u2019s family for the opportunity to see his remarkable works and encounter the art of one of the oldest pupils of Nun Iuliania (Sokolova). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Father Stefan\u2019s grandson, Priest Stefan Domuschi, an MThA lecturer who prepared the exhibition, shared his thoughts on his grandfather\u2019s work: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs I prepared this exhibition today, I noticed that my grandfather was ordained in 1961. Becoming a priest in the 1960s meant willingly accepting a very difficult life. Father Stefan recalled that he and his fellow students once heard N. S. Khrushchev threaten to show the last priest on television. He said that this gave them the opposite determination: there must never be a last priest. God\u2019s priests should become more and more numerous.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is clear that God is always one step ahead of all the evil committed in the world. Yet He acts through our hands and labours. One can see how Father Stefan has striven throughout his life, and continues to strive, to be faithful to the Church and his calling. He loves nature, God\u2019s world, and its beauty. I am very glad that I was able to prepare this exhibition.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was not easy to bring these works here so that many people could see and enjoy them. But I very much wanted to share their beauty with you. Thank you for coming and looking.\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition of Archpriest Stefan Domuschi\u2019s works will continue until the end of October. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Archpriest Stefan Domuschi was born on September 6, 1934, in Kulevcha, southern Bessarabia. His parents descended from Bulgarian and Greek settlers. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1952, Stefan entered Odessa Theological Seminary. Alongside his studies, he learned icon painting under M. M. Potapov. Together, the young artists painted icons for Odessa\u2019s cathedral, which was being restored. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He entered the Moscow Theological Academy in 1957. As at the seminary, he combined his main studies with an icon painting circle led by M. N. Sokolova, later Nun Iuliania. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1961, Stefan was ordained priest and assigned to the Church of the Sign in Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Region, where he continues to serve. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2005, Archpriest Stefan Domuschi received the title of Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n