I recently watched a short biography of Metropolitan Jean, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Orthodox Churches of Russian Tradition of Western Europe, which was broadcast on France 2 a couple of months ago. Entitled ‘Métropolite Jean, l’histoire d’un homme’, it is well worth watching if you have any connection with the Archdiocese or any interest in Russian Orthodoxy in Western Europe.
It certainly gave me a fuller picture of his background. For example, I had not realized that he began his monastic life at St Sophrony’s Monastery of St John the Baptist in Essex, nor that he spent 13 years in religious broadcasting in France before becoming a parish priest in Switzerland. Although the programme is only half an hour long, it manages to convey something of his humility, gentleness, and sense of humour.
If you are interested, you can find it here on YouTube.
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