Professor at Saint John of Damascus Faculty of Theology,
Preaching at the Church of |
Biography
Metropolitan Paul Yazigi was born in 1959 in the costal city of Lattakya (Syria). He lived and studied in the schools of the city, where he also pursued a Civil Engineering Degree at the University of Tishreen. During his university studies, he played a leading role in youth ministry and trained choirs for Byzantine Music. His Eminence studied Theology at the University of Thessaloniki (Greece) where he obtained both a Masters (1989) and a Ph.D. (1992) in Theology, having graduated with excellence. His Thesis written in Greek was published in a book, Eschatology & Ethics: The Eschatological Foundations of the Life in Christ According to St. John Chrysostom (Thessaloniki, Greece, 1992). Since 1992, Metropolitan Paul teaches Patristics and Christian Ethics at the Faculty of Theology, University of Balamand. He served as Dean from 1994 till 2001. He was ordained a deacon in 1985 and a priest in 1992. |
Publications:
In Greek:
Eschatology & Ethics: The Eschatological Foundations of the Life in Christ According to St. John Chrysostom (Thessaloniki, Greece, 1992).
Click here to see the Epilogue of the Book in French.
Books Translated to Arabic:
The Power of the Name of Jesus Arsenios the Cappadocian The Philokalia - Introduction The Staretz Samson The Saint Hilarion
Articles
Globalization Religious Education in its Ecumenical Dimension in Arabic - French - Summary in English Articles on Lent Weekly Sermons Who Is the Theologian? The International Congress of St. Paul & the Enivronment A Letter of Love, published by the Archdiocese of Lattakyia Spiritual Selections, published by the Archdiocese of Lattakyia Exegesis of Psalms: 52-60, published by the Archdiocese of Lattakyia