Aivazov, Ivan Georgievich

Ivan Aivazov was born in the family of a sailor, in the city of Mariupol, Yekaterinoslav Province .

He studied at the Ekaterinoslav Theological Seminary . In 1898 he graduated from the Kazan Theological Academy with the degree of candidate of theology .

From 1899 to 1912 he served as a diocesan missionary in the Tambov , Yekaterinoslav and Kharkiv eparchies. In 1912 he received the title of Master of Theology . He taught at the Moscow and St. Petersburg Theological Academies .

He took an active part in the monarchist movement, was a member of the Russian Assembly , spoke with reports of religious and socio-political content. He was one of the closest associates of Archpriest John Vostorgov , was in the reign of the Brotherhood of the Resurrection of Christ . Participated in the organization and activities of monarchist congresses , such as the “Fourth All-Russian Congress of the United Russian People”, the “First All-Russian Congress of Representatives of the Union of the Right Press”, the “Russian People's Congress” (1909), the Petrograd Monarchist Conference.

He worked as an editor and employee of the magazine " Voice of the Church ", also collaborated with the magazines " edifying reading ", " Missionary Review ", " Missionary anti-Muslim collection ", " Church Bulletin ", "Faith and Reason", "Voice of Truth". He wrote many publications and essays on missions and denunciations of sectarians ( Khlysty , Dukhobors , Molokans , Baptists and others).

In 1918 he was appointed missionary preacher of the Moscow Diocese . He was arrested several times, in 1928 he was sent to Yoshkar-Ola for three years with confiscation of the library.

In 1933 he settled in Pavlograd , in the 40s and 50s published in the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate .

He died on December 17, 1964 in the city of Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk region .

On October 10, 1995, he was rehabilitated by the prosecutor's office of Leningrad ^[1] .

• The global task of Christianity. Christian autocracy. SPb., 1905.
• Russian sectarianism . Kharkov, 1906.
• To dissertation dg Konovalova: "Religious ecstasy in the Russian mystical sectarianism . " M., 1909.
• Moscow sectarians and Moscow brothers. M., 1909.
• Conversation with sectarians about the Sabbath and Sunday . M., 1910.
• The problem of freedom in the philosophy of Kant / I. G. Ayvazov. - Moscow: “Loyalty” publishing house, 1910. - 31 p.
• The power of the All-Russian Tsar. M., 1912.
• Legislation on church matters in the reign of Emperor Alexander III . M., 1913.
• Religious wanderings of the Russian intelligentsia of our time . M., 1913.
• How to lead with misguided debate about faith (Missionary methodology). 1915.
• Materials for the study of Russian mystical sects. 1916. Vol. 1. T. 1—-3.
• On the union of churches // ZhMP. 1945. № 5.
• The cornerstone of the Church of Christ // JMP. 1947. № 6.
• The dogma of redemption // JMP. 1952. № 1.
• On the veneration of the Cross of the Lord // JMP. 1957. № 3.
• Materials for the study of Russian mystical sects. Issue 1. Khristovschina. Volume 1. - 1915
• Materials for the study of Russian mystical sects. Issue 1. Khristovschina. Volume 2. - 1915
• Materials for research sect eunuchs. - 1916

• Obituary // JMP. 1965. № 4.
• Fedorovich I. Analysis of antisecting works of I. G. Ayvazov, prot. D. Bogolyubov and I. K. Peretrukhina: Course. cit. / MDA. Zagorsk, 1980.
• New materials on the persecution for the faith in Soviet Russia // TsIV. 1999. No. 2-3. Pp. 33—34,152.
• Smolin M. B. Encyclopedia of the imperial tradition of Russian thought. - M .: "Imperial tradition", 2005. - ISBN 5-85134-078-9 .

• Biography in the “Great Encyclopedia of the Russian People”
• Article in the "Orthodox Encyclopedia"