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Annual Memorial Service for Fr John Meyendorff


 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 14, 2005

Crestwood, NY—On July 15 a memorial service will take place commemorating Fr John Meyendorff. Fr John taught patristics at the seminary from 1959 until his untimely death in 1992, and served as dean from 1984 until 1992. His thirty-three year association with the seminary left an indelible mark on its life, character, and teaching. His scholarship in the fields of Byzantine history and patristic theology gained him countless academic honors, and world renown. Fr John passed away on July 22, 1992; the seminary marks his memory each year on the feast day of its patron, St Vladimir, July 15.

The memorial service (panikhida) will be served immediately following the Divine Liturgy, scheduled at 8:30 AM on July 15, at the Three Hierarchs Chapel on the seminary campus.

Biographical information, a list of publications, and a series of photographs of Fr John are available through the seminary website's faculty pages.