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To most readers, this would be of limited interest, bar one very interesting detail in the life of this, by all accounts, very intellectually gifted and ascetic monk.
Schema-Archbishop Anthony Abashidze.
Photo taken from Mystagogy,
The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos,
at http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com.
The Weblog of John Sanidopoulos,
at http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com.
It was Schema-Archbishop Anthony who, as Inspector of the Tbilisi theological seminary in Georgia, EXPELLED Joseph Dzhugashvili, better known as Joseph Stalin, from the seminary.
Schema-Archbishop Anthony suffered persecution and exile under Communist rule, but, interestingly, he died in peace.
Unlike so many whom Stalin sent to their deaths.
This ends the Article, as taken from the October 2012 issue of " The Catholic Illustrated", the Newspaper of the Papa Stronsay community, known as The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer at www.papastronsay.blogspot.com
The following is an observation from Zephyrinus.
What happened to it ?
Why didn't it go on, and on, and on, and on. and on. . ?
What was wrong with it ?
How come the All-Mighty Stalin died ?
Where is he, now ?