F.I.O.: Kafarov Peter Ivanovich
Dignity: archimandrite
Church accessory(belonging): Russian Orthodox Church
Photos:Boris Aleksandrov
Archimandrite the Palladium (Kafarov) (1817-1878) - the known Russian orientalist, has lead in China in total about 30 years. There was it(he) from spiritual estate, has ended Spiritual school, then the Kazan Seminary and the Petersburg Spiritual Academy. Per 1839 has been included in structure of 12-th Mission and has stayed in Pekin with 1840 for 1847 Then under the recommendation of the Chief of Mission of archimandrite of the Polycarp (Tugarinova) has been withdrawn to Petersburg as the candidate on a post of the Chief of following Mission. In 1848 is erected in a dignity of archimandrite and appointed(nominated) by the Chief of 13-th Mission (1850-1858). Has again headed Mission (15-th) per 1865-1878 In 1878 seriously was ill in Pekin and according to doctors has urgently left to Russia sea by through the Europe. But, not having reached to Russia, on December, 6th, 1878 has died in Marseilles from break of heart. It is buried in Nice.
The ¬ΏΤα®ί¬«-Russian dictionary: In 2 kn. / Sost. ... Archimandrite the Palladium and the senior dragomanom imp. The diplomat. Missions in Pekin P.S.popovym. Pekin, 1889.Memories of doctor V.A.kazem. Harbin, 1931.
(Sm.: http: // chinese.orthodoxy.ru/RUSSIAN/book1/mission20.html)