Boris (in the world Vladimir Plotnikov)

(1855 - 1905), in the Kazan Theological Academy, took the chair of metaphysics. Later he was an inspector of the Moscow Theological Academy and taught there in terms of the introduction of theological sciences. In 1892, Mr.. appointed rector of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy. Poor health has forced Boris to request space abbot mission in Constantinople, where he remained until 1899. This year he was elevated to bishop in 1901. appointed Chairman of the Board instituted the Holy Synod and a member of the Synod. Its main works: "The question of the classics" (1884), "History of Christian education in its relationship to the ancient Greco-Roman Education (in. I - III, 1885, 1890 and 1892), "Cosmology, or the metaphysical doctrine of the world" (in. I - II, 1888 and 1889), "Notes on Pastoral Theology" (in. I - IV, 1891 - 1892), "The beginning of the world" (Kiev, 1891), "General introduction to the range of theological science"; "From the church-social life in Siberia (Tomsk, 1884). - See. S. Ternovskii, "Historical notes on the status of the Kazan Theological Academy, after its transformation 1870 - 1892" (Kazan, 1892); G. Bulash, trained for the Decade-literary work Archimandrite Boris "(Kiev, 1890); obituary in the N 39" Church Bulletin ", 1901, SA. Vengerov, "critical-biographical dictionary ', t. V.