A scientific meeting on father Justin Popovic held in Vranje

Serbian Orthodox Church

In a grand hall of the City Hall of Vranje a scientific meeting “Father Justin Popovic – life and works” was held on April 4, 2009 , organized by the Orthodox diocese of Vranje, city of Vranje, the literary community “Borisav Stankovic” and a society “Father Justin Popovic”from Vranje. In a full hall of the City Hall of Vranje prominent bishops of our Church spoke about father Justin Popovic : retired Bishop Atanasije of Zahumlje and Hercegovina and Vicar Bishop Porfirije of Jegar, and guests of Bishop Pahomije of Vranje were Bishop Ignjatije of Branichevo and Bishop Jovan of Shumadija.

On life and works of father Justin spoke eminent professors of the Orthodox Theological Faculty of the University of Belgrade, academician Vladeta Jerotic, professors of the faculty of Philosophy and the faculty ofPhilology from Belgrade, Nish and Prishtina, as well as other prominent representatives of cultural life of Serbia.

More detailed information and audio recordings about their works presented at the scientific meeting you can find on the websites of the Diocese of Vranje and a diocesan radio Iskоn from Vranje.

This meetings was also attended by pupils of the Seminary “St Kirilo and Metodije” from Prizren, temporary based in Nish, led by the rector protopresbyter-staurophor Milutin Timotijevic. After the end of the scientific meeting they visited restored house of father Justin Popovic in Vranje and Monastery Prohor Pchinski.

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