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Vladimir was born on [[May 26]], 1903, to the family of Nicolas Onufriyevich Lossky, who was a philosopher and professor in the University of St. Petersburg. After Vladimir begun his studies at the University of St. Petersburg, however, Nicolas was expelled from Russia with his entire family in November 1922. Vladimir was forced to continue his studies in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and then at the Sorbone in Paris, where his family stayed. His interests lay in Greek Patristics and in Western medieval philosophy.
He became the first dean of [[St. Denys Theological Institute (Paris, France)|St. Denys Theological Institute]], Paris, where he taught Dogmatic Theology from 1944 to 1953. He continued his teaching in the frame of the pastoral courses organized by the Exarchate of Moscow Patriarchate in Paris. 1950 sees [[Elder Sophrony]] of Essex working with Lossky on the Messager de l’Exarchat du Patriarche Russe en Europe Occidentale, which he did until 1957. He influenced Elder Sophrony's thought on many contemporary issues while complementing Elder Sophrony's work on Trinitarian thought and its application to the Church and humanity; however, Lossky he would not talk about a deified human nature, nor about the idea of God-forsakenness in a positive view, as Elder Sophrony did. He remained in Paris until his sudden death on [[February 7]], 1958, at the age of 54.
Vladimir Lossky is best remembered for his book ''The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church'', the first patristic synthesis of theology of [[dogma]] and is widely recognised within the Orthodox Church.
