Porphyrius Uspensky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Porphyrius Uspensky

Russian bishop

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1804

Place of Birth: Kostroma, Kostroma Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1885

Profession: priest, classical scholar

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Bishop Porphyrius (Russian: ??????? ????????, secular name Konstantin Aleksandrovich Uspensky, Russian: ?????????? ????????????? ?????????; 8 September 1804 - 19 April 1885), was a Russian traveller, theologian, orientalist, archaeologist and byzantinologist, founder of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem and also discovered several ancient codices.
In latter year he was auxiliary bishop of Chigirin.