Michael Vasily Yakovlevich

(1834 - 1910), archpriest, Master of Petersburg Theological Academy. As a member of the school committee to the Holy Synod. Published many books and pamphlets spiritual and church-historical content, sacred paintings, church and historical maps, vouchers for popular consumption, amounted to several textbooks on the Law of God. Its main works: "The Anglican Church in its relation to orthodoxy" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1864), . "On the Roman Catholic Church" (2 nd ed., . St.Petersburg, . 1882), . "Essay on the History of the Christian Church" (St.-Petersburg, . 1875), . "Explanation of the Gospel readings for the liturgy at all Sundays of the year" (3 ed.), . "An explanation of the apostolic liturgy of readings on all the holidays of the year" (3 ed.), . "Apostle Paul" (5 ed.), . "Guide to the study of the Church of the statute" (4 ed.), . "The doctrine of the Orthodox worship" (8 ed.), . "The Bible Dictionary (4 ed.), . "Dictionary of the Orthodox Church and the liturgical language and the sacred rites" (2 ed.), . Sputnik Orthodox worshiper in the Holy Land "(2 no., . St.Petersburg, . 1887), . "The Holy Land of Jerusalem" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1883),
. Michael vigorously struggled with alcoholism, in St. Petersburg Society of sobriety has been one of the eminent personalities and one time chairman. - See. "Historical Journal, 1910, August (obituary Mikhailovsky).