It is not the constant thought of their sins, but the vision of the holiness of God that makes the saints aware of their own sinfulness.
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| Birth: | 19th June, 1914 |
| Death: | 4th August, 2003 |
| Nationality: | French, Swiss |
| Profession: | Bishop, Physician, Writer |
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Anthony of Sourozh was best known as a writer and broadcaster on prayer and the Christian life. He was a monk and Metropolitan bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was founder and for many years bishop - then archbishop, then metropolitan - of the Diocese of Sourozh, the Patriarchate of Moscow's diocese for Great Britain and Ireland. As a bishop he became well known as a pastor, preacher, spiritual director and writer on prayer and the Christian life. Andrei Bloom was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. He spent his early childhood in Russia and Iran. During the Russian Revolution the family had to leave Iran, and by 1923 they were settled in Paris, where he was educated. He graduated in physics, chemistry and biology, and took his doctorate in medicine at the University of Paris.
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