Personally Meek but Authoritative as a Bishop
September 6
Bishop Ambrose of Geneva and Western Europe took monastic vows on this day in 1993.
Bishop Ambrose was born outside of Russia, in Vevey, Switzerland, to Prince Peter Georgievich Cantacuzène and Olga Alekseevna, née Orlova. Peter Petrovich Kantakuzen (his secular name) received a good education, mastering classical Greek and Latin. He also had a degree in…
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