THE PECTORAL CROSS OF A DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY: HISTORY AND MODERNITY

Pavel V. Bochkov

Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, The rector of the church of St. Bows of the Archbishop of Krasnoyarsk, Norilsk, Russia

Email: frpavel@inbox.ru

ORCID: 0000-0002-3218-6706

Issue: № 2 (18), 2022

Pages: 99–156

DOI: 10.24412/2309-5164-2022-2-99-156

Annotation

The article discusses the history of the origin of such a specific insignia for doctors of theology who are in the holy rank of presbyter or bishop as a pectoral doctoral cross. Originating at the beginning of the 19th century as a rather rare insignia and liturgical and hierarchical award, uniform in style of execution, the pectoral cross of a doctor of theology in its historical development has become not only a symbol of the highest academic degree that exists in the Russian Orthodox Church to date, but has also acquired various types, depending on the place of defense of the dissertation and production, thus influencing church art on church faleristics concerning insignia for priests and bishops who have a doctoral degree and are personnel of the highest scientific and theological qualifications.

Keywords

liturgical and hierarchical awards, doctor of theology, scientific and theological degrees, pectoral cross of a doctor of theology, attestation system

For citation

Bochkov P. V., priest. The pectoral cross of a doctor of theology: history and modernity // Ipatievsky vestnik. 2022. № . 2. P. 99–156 (In Russian). https://doi.org/10.24412/2309-5164-2022-2-99-156