Valentin Ternavtsev | |
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Born | Валентин Александрович Тернавцев 27 February 1866
Melitopol, Russian Empire |
Died | 28 August 1940
Serpukhov, Moskovskaya Oblast | (aged 74)
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation(s) | religious activist, author |
Known for | The Religious and Philosophical Society |
Valentin Alexandrovich Ternavtsev ( Russian: Валентин Александрович Тернавцев; 27 February 1866 in Melitopol, Tavria Governorate, Russian Empire (modern Ukraine) – 28 August 1940 in Serpukhov, Moskovskaya Oblast, USSR) was a Russian author, publisher and religious activist, one of the organisers of the Religious and Philosophical Society (1901-1903). A high-ranking Synod official in 1906-1917, Ternavtsev had the reputation of an active reformist in the Russian Orthodox Church hierarchy. [1]