Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius
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The Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius is a religious organization founded in 1928 to facilitate contact between Eastern and Western Christians, specifically Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Christians. It is named for Saint Alban
, the protomartyr of England, and Saint Sergius of Radonezh
, an important Russian saint. It publishes Sobornost
, a periodical journal on Orthodox topics, and sponsors an annual conference on Orthodox spiritual or historical matters.
Nicholas Zernov
and his wife Militza wrote The Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius: a Historical Memoir in 1979 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the FSASS. Its headquarters are in Oxford
, England. Active branches are located in Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Romania, Russia, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Saint Alban
Saint Alban was the first British Christian martyr. Along with his fellow saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three martyrs remembered from Roman Britain. Alban is listed in the Church of England calendar for 22 June and he continues to be venerated in the Anglican, Catholic, and Orthodox...
, the protomartyr of England, and Saint Sergius of Radonezh
Sergius of Radonezh
Venerable Sergius of Radonezh , also transliterated as Sergey Radonezhsky or Serge of Radonezh, was a spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia. Together with Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, he is one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most highly venerated saints.-Early life:The date of...
, an important Russian saint. It publishes Sobornost
Sobornost
Sobornost is a term coined by the early Slavophiles, Ivan Kireevsky and Aleksey Khomyakov, to underline the need for cooperation between people at the expense of individualism on the basis that the opposing groups focus on what is common between them. Khomyakov believed the West was progressively...
, a periodical journal on Orthodox topics, and sponsors an annual conference on Orthodox spiritual or historical matters.
Nicholas Zernov
Nicholas Zernov
Nicholas Zernov was a Russian émigré and lay Orthodox theologian. He was born in Moscow and died in Oxford...
and his wife Militza wrote The Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius: a Historical Memoir in 1979 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the FSASS. Its headquarters are in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, England. Active branches are located in Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Romania, Russia, Sweden and the United Kingdom.