Education
Moscow Theological Academy.
Moscow Theological Academy.
After finishing school he refused to enter any university and in home conditions he undertook the study of theology under the guidance of hegumen Nikon (Vorobyov) for 3 years. In 1958 he entered the 4th (final) grade of Moscow Theological Seminary, having passed exams for the previous three years. Next year he entered Moscow Theological Academy which he finished in 1963.
Since 1965 he has been a lecturer of basic theology, since 1975 - professor