Background
He was born in Valga, in 1969.
member of the Estonian Riigikogu
He was born in Valga, in 1969.
He studied in Tõrva Secondary School as well as in Tõrva Music School and graduated both in 1987. During 1987-1988 he studied biology at the University of Tartu.
2003-2005 the Chief Manager of the International Theatre Festival of Tallinn City Theatre. After that he was an editor of foreign economy news in Baltic News Service. He was the creator of the programme "12th hour" in Estonian television in 1998.
Since 1994 he has been one of the programme creators of the Estonian Public Broadcasting and lately Klassikaraadio.
Since 2006 he is a priest of the Orthodox Church of Estonia and the chief editor of its cultural magazine "Faith and Life". Sakarias J. Leppik is also a professional singer of the Gregorian chant ensemble Vox Clamantis since 1996.
The Film Journalist of the Year by culture newspaper Sirp. He is an alumnus of the ethnomusicology of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre since 2011.
Father Sakarias is married to Marion Leppik, a cultural anthropologist.
9th Riigikogu]
During 1999-2003 he was a Member of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu).