The Dean
THE RIGHT REVEREND
BISHOP JOHN (Youhanna) YAZIGI

• BISHOP OF PYRGOU - Wadi An-Nadara
  (Valley of Christians), Homs, Syria

• Dean of St. John of Damascus Institute of 
  Theology, University of Balamand,
  1989-1992 & 2001-present

• Professor of Liturgics at St. John of Damascus
  Institute of Theology in both the B.Div. (since 1981)
  and M.Th. Programs.

• Abbot of Our Lady of Balamand Monastery

• Abbot St. George Al-Humayrah Patriarchal Monastery

• Spiritual Father of Our Lady of Blemana Convent, Lattakia, Syria.

DEGREES:

• Licence in Theology, 1978, St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology, Balamand

• Diploma in Byzantine Music, 1981, Byzantione Music Conservatory. Thessalonika, Greece

• PhD in Theology, 1983, University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Specialization: Liturgics.

 ARTICLES & BOOKS: 

• The Meaning of the Church From a Middle Eastern point of view - The Institute for Orthodox Studies Cambridge, 2002

• The Mystery of Repentance: a lecture delivered at Holy Spirit University - Kaslik in the year 2000 during a conference about Eastern Liturgical Life (An Arabic pdf File)

• The Hymnographic Contribution of the Antiochian Orthodox Church to the
  Byzantine Liturgical System During the Sixth and Seventh Centuries: To read the full text in Arabic, Click here

• The Service of Baptism: A Historic, Theological and Liturgical Study, Thessalonica, 1983 (in fulfillment of the PHD Thesis Requirements).

• Principles of Byzantine Music, Balamand, 1990, Second Edition 2001.

• The Life of St. Nectarios the Wonderworker, Lattakya, 1990.

• Priesthood & Marriage of Priests, Lattakya, 1992

• Baptism as a Sacrament of Initiation into the life in Christ, Lattakya, 1992.

• Liturgical Sources, in Annals of St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology 1993, under print. 

• Church Praises, in  Annals of St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology 1994, under print. 

• Divine Worship,  in  Annals of St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology 1995, under print. 

• Liturgical Forms, in  Annals of St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology 1996, under print.

• The Liturgikon, St. George Al-Humayrah Patriarchal Monastery, 2001

• The Presanctified Service, St. George Al-Humayrah Patriarchal Monastery, 2001

• Introduction to the Liturgical Families and Rites (Arabic) St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology, 2003

• Introduction to the Liturgical Families and Rites (English) St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology, 2003

• The Prayers before and after Holy Communion, St. George Al-Humayrah Patriarchal Monastery, 2003

 TRANSLATIONS:

• The life of Our Holy Righteous Mother Makrina, by St. Gregory of Nyssa, An-Nour Publications, 1984.

• For Those Who Believe in Justification by Works, by St. Mark the Monk, in Chapters in Prayers and Spiritual Life, An-Nour, 1990.

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