RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Laurus Škurla

1928 - 2008

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Metropolitan Laurus (January 1, 1928 – March 16, 2008, secular name Vasily Mikhaylovich Shkurla) was First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), the fifth cleric to hold that position. Born in Czechoslovakia, he emigrated to the United States in 1946 after World War II with brothers from his monastery. They joined the Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, New York, established in 1928 by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Father Laurus was ordained to the priesthood in 1954 and advanced within the church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Laurus Škurla is the 3,022nd most popular religious figure (down from 2,826th in 2024), the 248th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 212th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Slovak Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Laurus Škurla ranks 3,021 out of 3,187. Before him are Geoffrey Keating, Anders Wejryd, Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, William Cameron Townsend, and En-men-lu-ana. After him are Bassano Staffieri, James Aloysius Hickey, Ludwig Schick, Lillian Disney, Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, David Miscavige, and Roberto Repole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Laurus Škurla ranks 542. Before him are Jean E. Sammet, Ferenc Juhász, Boris Kuznetsov, Andrés Prieto, Stig Claesson, and Péter Bacsó. After him are Monty Norman, Arthur Foulkes, Dagmar Rom, Ottavio Bugatti, Shiro Hashizume, and Balakh Sher Mazari. Among people deceased in 2008, Laurus Škurla ranks 357. Before him are Jerry Wexler, Pippa Bacca, Andrzej Badeński, Stig Claesson, Joy Page, and Beverly Garland. After him are Jimmy Carl Black, Maryvonne Dupureur, Eddy Arnold, Abby Mann, Jaime Gómez, and Ramiro Navarro.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Laurus Škurla ranks 248 out of 418. Before him are Peter Tomka (1956), Dušan Pašek (1960), Peter Dubovský (1972), Charles Korvin (1907), Péter Bacsó (1928), and Vladimír Godár (1956). After him are Pavol Demitra (1974), Ján Mucha (1982), Marián Vajda (1965), Marek Čech (1983), Dávid Bartimej Tencer (1963), and Ján Svorada (1968).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Slovakia

Among religious figures born in Slovakia, Laurus Škurla ranks 11. Before him are Juraj Haulik (1788), Pavel Peter Gojdič (1888), Anna Kolesárová (1928), János Csernoch (1852), János Scitovszky (1785), and Ján Babjak (1953). After him are Dávid Bartimej Tencer (1963), and Cyril Vasiľ (1965).

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