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==Life==
Bishop Porfiry was born Constantine Alexandrovich Uspensky in a small town in Kostroma on [[September 8]], 1804, the son of Alexander Matveevich, a sexton, and Darya Stepanovna. After completing his basic education at the local religious school in 1818, he entered the theological [[seminary]] in Kostroma, graduating in1824in 1824.
In 1825, he was admitted to the [[St. Petersburg Theological Academy]] from which he graduated in 1829 with a degree of Candidate of Theology. On [[September 15]], 1829 he was [[tonsure]]d a [[monk]] with the name of Porfiry. Then, on [[September 20]], Mnk. Porfiry was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[hierodeacon]] followed by his ordination as a [[priest]] on [[September 25]]. On [[July 1]], 1831, Fr. Porfiry received his Master's degree.
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