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My Take
Hilarion Alfeyev fascinates me because he refuses to pick one calling. He is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, a serious scholar who writes on dogmatic theology and patristics, and a composer who scores for choir and orchestra, all with the same pair of hands. The retired metropolitan of Budapest and Hungary, educated at Pembroke College, he treats faith and music as a single language. I am consistently pulled toward people who live at the intersection of the contemplative and the creative, and holding theologian, prelate, and musician at once is rare. He earns my quiet respect.
Overview
Hilarion (secular name Grigory Valerievich Alfeyev, Russian: Григо́рий Вале́риевич Алфе́ев; 24 July 1966) is a retired bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church; currently he is the retired metropolitan of Budapest and Hungary. He has published books on dogmatic theology, patristics and church history and composed music for choir and orchestra.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hilarion (Alfeyev)
- Name (Japanese)
- イラリオン・アルフェエフ
- Reading
- いらりおん・あるふぇえふ
- Born
- July 24, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Duchy of Moscow
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / theologian / bishop / university teacher / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Pembroke College
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Order of Friendship
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- 2016 Order of Honour
- Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary
- January 13th commemorative medal
- Order of Alexius
- 2017 Honorary Academician of VRAL
- Honorary Academician of VRAL
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Composer — see all → · Theologian — see all → · More people from Duchy of Moscow →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.