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Charles Sydney GibbesArchimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church
Date of Birth: 19.01.1876
Country:  Great Britain |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- 1907:Vice-President of the St. Petersburg Guild of English Teachers
- Exile and Return to Russia
- Diplomatic Service and Return to Harbin
- 1937:Returned to England and founded an ROCOR parish in London
Early Life and Education
Born:John Gibbs in Rotherham, Yorkshire, EnglandParents:John Gibbs and Mary Ann Elizabeth Fisher
Education:Cambridge University (St. John's College)
Intended Career:Priesthood, but opted for teaching English abroad
English Teacher in Russia
1901:Moved to St. Petersburg and taught English to the Shidelovsky family
1907:Vice-President of the St. Petersburg Guild of English Teachers
1908:Invited to teach English to Grand Duchesses Olga and TatianaTutor to the Imperial Family
1911:Became English tutor to Tsarevich Alexei
1917:Separated from the imperial family during the February Revolution
Exile and Return to Russia
1917:Followed the imperial family into exile in Tobolsk and Yekaterinburg
1918:Assisted in investigating the murder of the royal family after their execution
Diplomatic Service and Return to Harbin
1919:Joined the British mission in Omsk1922:Worked in the British embassy in Beijing
1925:Returned to Harbin and worked in the Chinese customs service
1928:Adopted a Chinese orphan named Georgy
Conversion to Orthodox Christianity
1934:Converted to Orthodox Christianity and ordained as a deacon and priest
1937:Returned to England and founded an ROCOR parish in London
Return to Orthodox Christianity1941:Moved to Oxford and founded an Orthodox parish
1945:Transferred from the ROCOR to the Moscow Patriarchate
1963:Died at the age of 87 in Oxford and was buried in Headington Cemetery
