Education
Sterpin studied at the Lyceum of Saint Nicholas in Harbin.
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Andrew Sterpin
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Andrew Sterpin, Statens Järnvägar was a Catholic priest, Jesuit, member of the Russian apostolate, teacher and director of Saint George"s boarding school in Meudon, that had a great influence in the formation of several generations of Russian students, and also took an active part in the spiritual, cultural and social life of the Russian diaspora in France.
Career
Born into a family of immigrants in Harbin, his mother was Russian Orthodox and his father a Belgian. In 1954 in Rome, Bishop Alexander Evreinov ordained him to the priesthood. From 1948 to 2002 he lived in Saint George"s boarding school in Meudon at Paris, and from 1956 to 1963 Sterpin was director of Saint George boarding school for children of Russian immigrants.
On pastoral work in the Russian environment corresponded with Archpriest Pavel Grechishkin.
In the summer of 1967 as a tourist, he visited the Soviet Union, with sincerity praying in Russian churches and the churches themselves seemed show good condition. After the closure of the Centre in Meudon in 2002 he moved to Lyon, where he lived at the Centre Saint Basil.
He died on December 3, 2002.
Membership
Father Sterpin was also a member of the editorial board of the Symbol (magazine).
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Nationality
People's Republic of China -
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Religion
Catholic