Vladimir Lossky

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Vladimir Lossky was a prominent 20th-century Eastern Orthodox theologian best known for his work on apophatic theology and the mystical, Trinitarian character of Christian doctrine.

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Vladimir Lossky canonical 2
Vladimir Nikolaevich Lossky 1

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instanceOf Christian theologian
Eastern Orthodox theologian
human
birthName Vladimir Nikolaevich Lossky
linked to: Vladimir Lossky
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship France
Russian Empire
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath France
dateOfBirth 1903-06-08
dateOfDeath 1958-02-07
educatedAt University of Petrograd
employer St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute
ethnicGroup Russian
familyName Lossky
father Nikolai Lossky
fieldOfWork Eastern Orthodox theology
Trinitarian theology
apophatic theology
mystical theology
theology
givenName Vladimir
influenced 20th-century Orthodox theology
Eastern Orthodox theologians
John Zizioulas
influencedBy Church Fathers
Eastern Christian mysticism
Gregory Palamas
linked to: St. Gregory Palamas
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
Russian
movement Neo-patristic synthesis
linked to: Palamism
notableIdea Trinitarian structure of Christian theology
distinction between essence and energies in God
emphasis on deification (theosis)
mystical character of Christian doctrine
primacy of apophatic theology in Eastern Orthodoxy
notableWork The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church
The Vision of God
occupation theologian
university teacher
placeOfBirth Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
placeOfDeath Paris
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
residence Paris
workLocation Paris

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John Zizioulas influencedBy Vladimir Lossky
Georges Florovsky influenced Vladimir Lossky
Vladimir Lossky birthName Vladimir Nikolaevich Lossky
linked to: Vladimir Lossky