Porphyrius Uspensky
Russian bishop
Born on: September 8, 1804Died on: April 19, 1885
Aged: 80 years 223 days (967 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Russian empire
Birth Sign: Virgo
Bishop Porphyrius was a Russian traveller, theologian, orientalist, archaeologist and byzantinologist, founder of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, and discoverer of several ancient codices.
From 1865 on, he was auxiliary bishop of Chigirin.
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