The miter archpriest leads vigorous activity in the Internet space, on radio and TV, bringing the healing word of God to people in his blog, in the TV shows “Conversations with the Father” on the Soyuz channel, “Dialogue under the Clock” on the Spas channel, in live station "Radonezh" under the heading "Annunciation".
The clergyman has awards from the UOC, FCS and ROC, including the Order of St. Prince Dmitry Donskoy III degree.
Childhood
The future bright preacher was born on March 7, 1951 in a large metropolitan family. His father was a physicist, he wrote music himself and taught children to listen to serious classical works. Mom knew many prayers and often stopped her son's pranks with words from Scripture. Paternal grandfather - mathematician, officer of the White Army.Great-grandfather, pastor of St. Nikolai Zayaitsky, accused in 1938 of anti-Soviet propaganda, was shot and buried in a common grave in Butovo, and in 2000 canonized.
Dmitry was baptized in the church of the prophet Elijah in Obydensky Lane. AT primary school School of Physics and Mathematics No. 42, where he studied, his favorite novel was Don Quixote. And main character this work did not seem funny to him. On the contrary, the boy admired him and sympathized very much. When he read the book, he even cried. And as a high school student, at the age of 15, he read the Gospel.
Having received a certificate of secondary education in 1968, the young man entered the art and graphic department of the Moscow Correspondence Pedagogical Institute, after graduation he taught drawing and modeling at the House of Pioneers. It was during that period that Dmitry began to think about connecting his life with the church. The final decision came to him after visiting the Transfiguration Hermitage in Latvia, where Elder Tavrion approved his plans for service.
Career in the ROC
In the period 1978-1980. the novice ascetic of Christianity studied as an external student at the Sergiev Posad Theological Seminary. Then, in a year and a half, he graduated from the Theological Academy. From 1980 to 1990, he was the second (after the rector Father Mikhail) priest in the Exaltation of the Cross Church in the village of Altufyevo, which he called "a paradise with amazing nature."Interestingly, before the revolution, it was there that his paternal ancestors served. This was told to Dmitry by his grandmother, his father's sister. Not far from the temple, he found the graves of five Smirnov priests.
In 1991, he received a new appointment - the rector of the church of St. Mitrophan of Voronezh, ruined in the era of the USSR, where there was neither a bell tower nor a dome. Gradually, Smirnov managed to restore it and, as the number of parishioners grew, to become a senior cleric in seven more churches. Moreover, he dreamed of recreating not only the structure, but also the traditions of the Mitrofan Church - before the revolution, an orphanage for 80 orphans worked on this territory. And subsequently, without the support of the authorities, Father Dimitri organized five orphanages, an art and music school at the churches.
In the period 2001-2013 he headed the Synod’s division for interaction with the armed forces of the Russian Federation, then was appointed by the Synod to act as deputy head of the Patriarchal Commission, designed to resolve issues from the sphere of the family, protection of childhood and motherhood, and was also left in the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 2009, as a recognition of special merits, he received the right to wear a special liturgical headdress - a mitre.
Batiushka became co-chairman of a new structure for the Church - the Church-Public Council on Bioethics, created in connection with the introduction of such progressive technologies as transplantation, artificial insemination, and cloning. He also headed the "Fund for the Support of Family and Demography in the Name of Saints Peter and Fevronia", one of the most important missions of which was the creation of a number of Christian institutions in the country "Life-family. No abortions."
The most important sermons and lectures of the priest were published in books: “Time of Salvation” (1988-1989), “Citizens of Heaven” (1990-1991), “Temporary German” (2006), “Conversations about the Family” (2016), He also became the author many articles and a member of the editorial board of the journal "Orthodox Conversation".
views
The preacher, whose comments and answers to questions in the church and secular media often became the subject of lively discussion, became famous for his volunteer missionary work, criticism of liberals, speeches against abortion and propaganda of homosexuality, as well as controversial statements (for example, the expression "deep satisfaction" for about the death of the scientist I.S. Kohn) and ambiguous appeals (“smash the windows of sex shops with bricks”).Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov: “Whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery”
In order to counter the cases of juvenile justice and defend the foundations of the traditional family, he became the founder of the Separate Division movement. The compatibility of the tasks of the “new warriors of Christ” with the concepts of Christian patience and humility was questioned by some members of the public.
Family of Dmitry Smirnov
Father Dimitri is married. Together with his wife, they raised their daughter Maria. She is a philologist by education, she teaches in one of the orphanages at the temple.The Orthodox priest, which will be discussed further, is a defender of traditional Christian values and a fighter against manifestations of homosexuality and pedophilia. He opposes juvenile technologies to remove children from the family. He believes that children under the age of 21 should not be allowed to access the Internet and computer games. This man opposes abortion and accuses Lenin of forcing the entire medical community to accept this sin as a common occurrence.
Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov lets his sermons into the channel of disputes and polemics, which then results in various frictions with journalists who are very attentive to his words and actions, such as Vladimir Solovyov, Nikolai Svanidze, the owner of the Dozhd channel - Valery Panyushkin, Vladimir Pozner and others. The priest believes that there are few real atheists in Russia, and logically they should commit suicide, because it turns out that they have no meaning in life. But they do not do this, which means that they are still afraid of something.
Biography
His grandfather served in the White Army, and his great-grandfather was a priest. He is a native Muscovite, born on March 7, 1951. After graduating from the Physics and Mathematics School No. 42, Smirnov entered the Pedagogical Institute and studied at the art department. In August 1978, he entered the Moscow Theological Seminary and passed the entire course of study as an external student in two years, and then the Moscow Theological Academy was waiting for him, which he also graduated as an external student in a year and a half.
The first church where he was enlisted as a priest was the Exaltation of the Cross Church in Altufievo, Moscow. Then, on January 1, 1991, he was transferred to the church of St. Mitrofan in Petrovsky Park, where Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov still serves and at the same time is the rector of eight more monasteries in Moscow and the Moscow region.
At this temple, there are pictorial and School of Music, five orphanages, among them the Peacock Orthodox Orphanage, in which there are 50 pupils. His own daughter, philologist Maria Smirnova, also teaches in one of these houses.
Positions held
Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov became the host of the Orthodox channel Spas. Since 2011, he has been a member of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. In the same year, by decision of the Holy Synod, he was included in the Patriarchal Council on issues related to family values and the protection of motherhood. In this post, he replaced the Patriarch.
In addition, he holds the following positions: Chairman of the Synodal Department for Work with the Armed Forces, Vice-Rector of the Orthodox Humanitarian St. Tikhon University, Dean of the Department of the Faculty of Orthodox Culture of the Academy of Missile Forces. Peter the Great, etc. In 2012, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov was included in the Treasury Commission.
Diplomacy
Diplomacy is a great thing, but there is a contingent of people who do not always understand this language, and here sometimes one simply cannot do without such a lively and open person as Father Dmitry. In the accessible form he points out to people their shortcomings and passions dangerous for the soul, with which they simply need to fight and pay attention to them in time.
They reproach him with Patriarch Kirill, who is always very correct in all matters relating to religion and politics, but he is also a Patriarch. There is Zhirinovsky in the Duma, who cuts the whole truth-womb, regardless of the faces! However, there is a president who believes that Zhirinovsky expresses his personal opinion, and not the opinion of the country's government.
So the priest, first of all, expresses his opinion, and it can sound with harsh overtones due to his bright charismatic nature, but there is truth in his words. In particular, the communists like to blame him for his dislike of Lenin, Stalin and, in general, of the entire Soviet era. Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov practically equated Soviet Union to the fascist Third Reich. However, if you carefully study history, you will really be horrified only by the number of holy martyrs of the Russian Orthodox Church, who, after the revolution, began to be shot and sent into exile, not to mention the other tens of millions who were tortured and killed without trial or investigation.
Spiritual work on television and radio
The conversations with Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov are always very lively and exciting. They are broadcast on the Soyuz TV channel. It is interesting to listen to him in the program "Dialogue Under the Clock", where he invites famous guests. He also hosts the Annunciation program on Radonezh radio. A little earlier, Dmitry Smirnov was the host of the Russian Hour program. He is an active blogger on the Internet, where he expresses his positions very clearly.
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Date of Birth: March 7, 1951 Date of consecration: August 2, 1979 Day Angel: May 28 Country: Russia Biography:In 1968 he graduated from Physics and Mathematics School No. 42. He graduated from the Art and Graphic Faculty of the Pedagogical Institute.
In August 1978 he entered the Moscow Theological Seminary, which he graduated as an external student in two years, and a year later he entered the Moscow Theological Academy, which he also graduated as an external student in a year and a half.
In 1980 he was appointed a priest in the staff of the Exaltation of the Cross Church with. Altufiev, Moscow.
On January 1, 1991, he was appointed rector of the church of St. Mitrofan of Voronezh in Khutorskaya, Moscow, where he has served to this day. In parallel, as the number of new parishioners grew, he became rector of eight churches, two of which are in the Moscow region.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of July 17, 2001, he was appointed Acting Chairman of the Synodal Department for Cooperation with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Institutions. Since May 7, 2003 - Chairman of the Department.
Since July 27, 2009 - Member of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Since March 22, 2011 - Member of the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of December 27-28, 2011 (magazine No. 161), he was included in the Patriarchal Council for Family and Motherhood Protection (since March 2012 - the Patriarchal Commission).
On August 1, 2012, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was included in the Council for Cossack Affairs under the President of Russia.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of March 12, 2013 (Journal No. 24), he was relieved of the post of Chairman of the Synodal Department for Cooperation with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Institutions and appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Patriarchal Commission on Family and Motherhood Protection and Head of its Staff.
By the decision of the Holy Synod of October 2, 2013 (magazine No. 104), he was appointed chairman of the Patriarchal Commission on family issues, protection of motherhood and childhood.
Participates as a presenter in the work of the public Orthodox TV channel Spas. Vice-Rector of the Orthodox St. Tikhon University for the Humanities, Dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Culture of the Academy of Strategic Missile Forces. Peter the Great, co-chair of the Church-Public Council for Biomedical Ethics of the Moscow Patriarchate.
Education:Moscow Theological Seminary.
Moscow Theological Academy.
Place of work: Patriarchal Commission on Family Affairs, Protection of Motherhood and Childhood (Chairman)Awards:
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- 2011 - Order of St. blgv. book. Demetrius Donskoy II Art.
The public and church figure Smirnov Dmitry Nikolaevich today can be seen and heard on television and on the radio in various programs. And undoubtedly, listening to his sermons or answers to questions is always very interesting, since his language of communication with people is quite peculiar. That is why the priest is very popular and attracts great attention from the audience. Today he serves as rector in the church of St. Mitrofan of Voronezh and in several other churches both in Moscow and in the region.
Smirnov: biography
Open and straightforward, Dmitry Smirnov became the leader and founder of an Orthodox project called "Separate Division", where they defend, oppose and fight against abortion. Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov speaks harshly about liberals and is known for extensive missionary work.
He is a Muscovite who was born on March 7, 1951. His great-grandfather was a priest, and his grandfather was a White Guard officer. In his youth, Dmitry graduated from school with a specialization in physics and mathematics, and then went to study at the Moscow Pedagogical Institute of the Faculty of Art and Graphics and defended his diploma in sculpture.
Work in the church
In the summer of 1978, he was already educated at the Moscow Theological Seminary of Sergiev Posad. Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov graduated from it as an external student and then continued his studies at the Moscow Theological Seminary, where he also passed his exams ahead of schedule.
In 1980 he was appointed to the post of priest of the Exaltation of the Cross Church in Altufyevo (Moscow).
Since July 17, 2001, he has been working in Synodal department on interaction with law enforcement agencies and the armed forces. In 2009, Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov was awarded the right to wear a mitre. He has many orders and awards, of which the most significant are the Order of the Reverend received in 2004 from the UOC, the Order of St. Dmitry Donskoy II and III degrees, received in 2006 and 2011. from the ROC.
In 2013, the priest was relieved of his post in the Synodal Department and appointed the first head of the staff of the Patriarchal commission on family and motherhood. He is also Vice-Rector of the St. Tikhon Theological Institute, as well as Dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Culture at the Academy Father Dimitry today is the co-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate for Biomedical Ethics.
Word
Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov often visits the popular Orthodox program Conversations with the Father, which takes place on the Soyuz channel. He also stood at the origins of the program "Dialogue under the clock" on the channel "Spas". On the radio "Radonezh" he still heads the "Annunciation" project.
Father Dmitry Smirnov actively uses the Internet, where he maintains his blog and expresses his own opinion.
The archpriest (his photo is presented below) is an unusually strong and large, bright and good-natured, but most importantly, a very brave and courageous person. Someone who loves to tell the truth.
Family of Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov
Father Demetrius is the grandson of Hieromartyr Basil. He is married and already has an adult daughter. She works as a teacher in one of the Orthodox churches created at the church where her father serves. Brother Dmitry - Ivan Smirnov, composer and jazz guitarist.
Beliefs
Smirnov is an ardent defender of traditional family values and a fighter against the propaganda of homosexuality and manifestations of pedophilia. He expressed himself very interestingly about atheists, who, in his opinion, are few in number. Dmitry Smirnov believes that it makes no sense for such people to live, fight and study, therefore, in theory, they should commit suicide, because all the same, burdock will grow at the place of their death. But this is not the case, and most likely, these atheists are not real and are still afraid of something. His sarcasm is not always understood by people. However, for many, Father Dmitry is even more pleasant for this. And whoever takes everything at face value, well, let them suffer, since they don’t want to think deeper and read between the lines.
Provocateur
With his sharp statements, he slightly resembles deputy Zhirinovsky. Father Dmitry called the explosion of the monument to Lenin a good deed. For such statements, he is strongly criticized and even wants to be called to account. However, everyone should understand that the priest does not reflect the official opinion of the Russian Orthodox Church, and therefore has the right to give his personal assessment, which can sound quite emotional.