The Academic Council of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy awarded the title of honorary doctor to the Primate of the Malankara Church

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At a joint meeting of the Academic Council and the General Meeting of Professors and Teachers of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy on August 31, 2023, Bishop Siluan of Peterhof announced a resolution of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, in which His Holiness blessed to confer the title of honorary Doctor of the Academy honoris causa to the Primate of the Malankara Church, His Holiness Catholicos Basil Mar Thomas Matthew III.

The Primate of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India, Basil Mar Thomas Matthew, was enthroned on October 15, 2021 as Catholicos of the East and Metropolitan of Malankara, is the 92nd Primate on the Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas.

Born on February 12, 1949 in India. After school, he entered the University of Kerala, received a bachelor's degree in chemistry. Then he entered the seminary in Kottayam. From October 1, 1977 to June 17, 1979, he studied Russian at the Leningrad Theological Academy, after which he entered the Institute of the East in Rome, received a master's degree and a doctor of Philosophy.

The primate of the Malankara Church was elevated to the rank of bishop on April 30, 1991 in Parumala, and to the rank of metropolitan in 1993. He teaches at a seminary in Kottayam. He is known for his active work in the field of social service, initiated many projects for the employment of women from economically backward classes. He served as secretary of the Holy Synod of Bishops.

Vasily Mar Thomas Matthew is the author of a number of scientific works, in particular, the monograph "The Word became flesh": the Christology of Philoxenus of Mabbug", published in 2021 on the basis of a doctoral dissertation, which he defended at the Institute of Oriental Studies in Rome in 1984, the press service of the SPbDA reports.

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