Public Lecture by Faculty Member

On 9 September, Anastasios Kalogerakis, Registrar and Associate Lecturer in Biblical Studies, presented an online lecture for the Greek Orthodox Church of St Nectarios in Burwood (NSW) as part of the series ‘Contemporary Saints and Elders.’ His presentation focussed on the life of St Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow (1865-1925). St Tikhon was the Patriarch of Moscow at the time of the Bolshevik revolution, which ushered in communism and the persecution of the Church in Russia. Throughout this period, St Tikhon became an ardent defender and eventual a martyr for the Christian faith. Three episodes from his life were offered as part of a portrait of this saintly figure who was particularly renowned for his missionary fervour, his pastoral gentleness and kindness, and for his resolute faith in the midst of adversities.