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The Saints of Anglo-Saxon England, Volume 1
Book by Moss, Vladimir
- GenresNonfiction
110 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
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About the author
Vladimir Moss
25 books12 followersVladimir Moss was born Anthony Moss in London on April 4, 1949 into the family of a British diplomat. In 1952, when his father took up a diplomatic post in Belgrade, he went to a Serbian primary school. In 1955, when his father moved to the United States, he went to an American school. Returning to England in 1958, he entered Twyford prep school, near Winchester. In 1962 he entered Charterhouse school, Godalming on a junior scholarship, specializing in Classical languages and ancient history. In 1967 he went up to Oxford University on a classical scholarship, and graduated in 1970 with a second class degree in Philosophy and Psychology. In the summer of 1970 he spent six weeks traveling and studying Russian in the Soviet Union. After six months teaching English in a language school in Bratislava, Slovakia, in 1971 he started a M.Sc. course in clinical psychology in the University of Newcastle–upon–Tyne. Abandoning the course in May, 1972, he started a Ph.D. in psychology at Surrey University, Guildford under the supervision of Dr. Don Bannister, receiving the degree in 1978 for his thesis, The Dramaturgical Deep Structure of Personality. Also in 1978 he received a diploma for the teaching of English as a foreign language from Trinity college, London. In 1974 two of his articles were published in The British Journal of Medical Psychology.
On February 15, 1974 he joined the Moscow Patriarchate in London, and was made a reader on November 21 for the English Orthodox Parish in Guildford, Surrey. In 1975 he joined the Russian Church Abroad, and on April 18, 1976 was baptised in London. In 1979 his first book, The Imperishable Word, was published.
From 1978 to 1981 he was employed as a teacher of English at the Harven school of English in Woking, Surrey.
In 1982 he was married to Olga Mount.
From 1982 to 1984 he was unemployed, and used the time to write a history of the Anglo–Saxon Church. From 1984 to 1985 he worked as a teacher of English in Thessaloniki, Greece. From 1986 to 1987 he studied Russian at the University of Surrey in Guildford, receiving a diploma. From 1987 to 1989 he was a research fellow in the Departments of Psychology and Linguistic & International Studies in the University of Surrey, designing and carrying out experiments testing the psycholinguistic theory of basic colours. The results were published in The International Journal of Psychology, Quinquereme, Lingua, and Linguistics.
In 1989, while continuing to be employed as a part–time research fellow for the University of Surrey, he took up a post as translator in the publishing house Raduga in Moscow.
Returning to England in November, 1991, he undertook Russian–English translation work for several English and Dutch companies. In 1992 he was commissioned by the Orthodox Foundation of St. Michael, Guildford to write a History of the Greek Old Calendarist Movement.
From 1993 to 1994 he was lecturer in Psychology and Religion at the University of St. Clement of Ohrid in Sophia, Bulgaria. At the same time he taught English in the New University and in a private school.
Returning to England, he taught English at Multilingual school, Guildford (until 2000), and started a bed–and–breakfast business.
He is now fully employed in the writing of books on the Orthodox Church and Orthodox Church history.
Official Biography
On February 15, 1974 he joined the Moscow Patriarchate in London, and was made a reader on November 21 for the English Orthodox Parish in Guildford, Surrey. In 1975 he joined the Russian Church Abroad, and on April 18, 1976 was baptised in London. In 1979 his first book, The Imperishable Word, was published.
From 1978 to 1981 he was employed as a teacher of English at the Harven school of English in Woking, Surrey.
In 1982 he was married to Olga Mount.
From 1982 to 1984 he was unemployed, and used the time to write a history of the Anglo–Saxon Church. From 1984 to 1985 he worked as a teacher of English in Thessaloniki, Greece. From 1986 to 1987 he studied Russian at the University of Surrey in Guildford, receiving a diploma. From 1987 to 1989 he was a research fellow in the Departments of Psychology and Linguistic & International Studies in the University of Surrey, designing and carrying out experiments testing the psycholinguistic theory of basic colours. The results were published in The International Journal of Psychology, Quinquereme, Lingua, and Linguistics.
In 1989, while continuing to be employed as a part–time research fellow for the University of Surrey, he took up a post as translator in the publishing house Raduga in Moscow.
Returning to England in November, 1991, he undertook Russian–English translation work for several English and Dutch companies. In 1992 he was commissioned by the Orthodox Foundation of St. Michael, Guildford to write a History of the Greek Old Calendarist Movement.
From 1993 to 1994 he was lecturer in Psychology and Religion at the University of St. Clement of Ohrid in Sophia, Bulgaria. At the same time he taught English in the New University and in a private school.
Returning to England, he taught English at Multilingual school, Guildford (until 2000), and started a bed–and–breakfast business.
He is now fully employed in the writing of books on the Orthodox Church and Orthodox Church history.
Official Biography
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August 5, 2012
Takes a bit of effort to read this series, but is interesting. One forgets that England was Eastern Orthodox for a long time. One also forgets that so much of England's history hinges on its Saints.
January 16, 2021
Great overview of now obscure saints of the Anglo Saxons.
I am an hour away from being baptized in the Orthodox Church and am taking Saint Alfred the Great's name and taking him as my Patron Saint.
I am an hour away from being baptized in the Orthodox Church and am taking Saint Alfred the Great's name and taking him as my Patron Saint.
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