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Conversations With My Heart

Contemplations on God and the World

By Anastasy (Gribanovsky)Translated by Nicholas Kotar,

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Metropolitan Anastasy was a leading figure of the
Russian emigration following the Communist takeover of his country. A man of
erudition, he formed a bridge between two worlds — the Imperial Court of the
last Tsar and the transient 20th century Russian diaspora. These reflections
from his diary in the calamitous post-revolutionary period offer the groanings
of his heart and musings on the eternal mercy of God which he writes “are part
of my very essence.” They draw upon wisdom from sources as diverse as writers of
classical antiquity, authors, composers and inventors of the age of
enlightenment, offering unique perspectives on these. This volume is enhanced by
a short life of the author written by Archbishop Averky (Taushev) together with
several black and white photographs.

Additional information

Dimensions 140 × 216 in
Author Name

Anastasy (Gribanovsky)
Format

BC
Publication Date

20190301
Imprint

Pages

176
Publisher

Translator

Nicholas Kotar
Language

English
Book Dimensions

216 × 140 mm × 13 mm
Format Detail

Paperback

Author Biography

Metropolitan Anastasy (Gribanovsky)
(1873–1965) was the second First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox
Church Outside of Russia. He was born into a priest’s family in the Tambov
Province of Imperial Russia. He went on to study at Moscow Theological Academy
under Archimandrite (later Metropolitan) Anthony (Khrapovitsky), the future head
of ROCOR. He was ordained a priest and in 1906 consecrated as a vicar bishop in
the Moscow diocese. A few years later he became Archbishop of Kishinev. After
the Russian Revolution he joined ROCOR and served as the head of the Jerusalem
Ecclesiastical Mission. After the death of Metropolitan Anthony in 1936, he was
unanimously elected Metropolitan. Under his nearly thirty years as First
Hierarch, ROCOR moved its headquarters to the United States from Germany and
underwent a great expansion in America. He retired in 1964, seeing the election
of his successor Metropolitan Philaret (Vosnesensky) and reposed in the Lord in
1965.  He is buried in a crypt beneath the altar of the main cathedral of Holy
Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.

 

Deacon Nicholas Kotar is a recent graduate
of Holy Trinity Seminary and an assistant editor at Holy Trinity Publications in
Jordanville, NY. He also has a degree in Russian Literature from UC
Berkeley. Having begun conducting with the youth choir in the Holy Virgin
Cathedral in San Francisco, Nicholas helped establish the St John of San
Francisco Men’s Chorale, which has released two disks to date: Rejoice
in Song and Chrysostom. Currently he conducts
the monastery and seminary choir at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville. He is
also a founding member of Conquering Time, an ensemble of performance, visual,
and literary artists inspired by the Inklings that stages original works of
storytelling and traditional music and publishes new poetry and
prose. 

Contents

Introduction

Preface

Part I: Conversations With My Own Heart (Thoughts and
Musings)

Part II: Essays on Revolution

Appendix: A Life of His Beatitude Metropolitan Anastasy

Subject Index

Scripture Index

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