Reflecting Heaven: Interview with Hegumen Peter Mescherinov

by Hegumen Peter (Mescherinov)

Translated by Sergei Brun

Hegumen Peter (Mescherinov)

Hegumen Peter (Mescherinov) is the rector of the Church of the Icon of the Theotokos “of the Sign” on the estate of the Danilov Monastery near Moscow. He was educated as a classical musician. Prior to joining the monastic community, he was a member of the Moscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. He is the author of the book Церковь и общество (Church and Society) and multiple articles on classical music, and has translated many German Protestant liturgical texts from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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