Vatican ex-advisor converts to Orthodoxy and becomes a monk in Moscow monastery

Moscow, March 31, 2015

Rector of the High Monastery of St. Peter in Moscow Hegumen Peter (Yeremeyev) headed the ceremony of taking monastic vows of priest Constantine Simon.

    

He adopted Orthodoxy in 2014, after 34 years of priestly ministry in the Roman Catholic Church. With Patriarch Kirill's blessing Father Constantine joined the fraternity of the High Monastery of St. Peter and before taking monastic vows he worked in churches of the convent, the monastery press service told Interfax-Religion on Tuesday.

Father Constantine was Doctor of Philosophy and professor of Slavic and Russian History in the Pontifical Oriental Institute (Rome), he was its vice rector, member of Jesuit Order, advisor of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

Hieromonk Constantine (Simon) was born in 1955 in New Jersey (the USA) to a family of Orthodox and Protestants. He dedicated his life to studying history of the Orthodox Church, constantly cooperated with Russian and other Slavic communities of Europe, and lectured Church History in various universities of the world.

Interfax-Religion

4/2/2015

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Comments
Marco Kinsella6/6/2021 1:08 am
I grew up with Father Constantine Simon in New Jersey and am very interested in getting in touch with him. My name is Marco Kinsella and he will remember me. He, I and a girl named Janet use to talk about religion and many interesting topics such as the book 1984. Father Constantine read the book first and that is why Janet and I read it. I think his accomplishments are incredible. I always knew that he would be someone in the Church. Please give him my email I order to correspond with him. Profmarco@hotmail.com. I am a retired college professor of mathematics. He will remember me. Thank you for your time.... looking forward to getting in contact with an old friend .

Marco Kinsella
PeterKullavanijaya12/1/2018 2:01 pm
If anyone should be well read and educated on arguments in favor of the Primacy of Rome and the Papacy, this Priest is the one who would be the apologist for the Roman Church. Yet he turned his back on Rome, Papacy and its theology. He embraced Orthodoxy thereby affirming its authenticity and validity.
Laurence Guillon5/26/2016 2:59 pm
The best thing he could do!
Charles D. Smith4/3/2015 4:22 am
Wondrous! Long life!
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