- Alexander Nadson
Father Alexander Nadson ( _be. Аляксандар Надсан, born
August 8 ,1926 ) is the Apostolic Visitator for theBelarus ian Greek-Catholic faithful abroad and a notableBelarus ian emigrant social and religious leader.Born as Aliaksandar Bochka ( _be. Аляксандар Бочка) in the village Haradzieja near
Niasvizh , he studied at the Niasvizh seminary.In 1944 he emigrated from Belarus, in 1946 he was a soldier in the
2nd Polish Corps , fought in northern Italy where he was wounded.In 1946 he moved to
Great Britain where he at theUniversity of London . Alexander Nadson was one of the founders of theAssociation of Belarusians in Great Britain and its chairman in 1951-1953. He was editor of periodicals "Biełarus na čužynie" and "Na šlachu", took part in activities of the Belarusian Christian academic society "Ruń" and the "Belarusian People's Independence Christian Movement".From fall 1953 he studied in the Greek Collegium in
Rome . On November 23, 1958 he became priest.In July 1959 Alexander Nadson returned to
London where he continued his activity in organizations of the Belarusian diaspora.Since 1971 Alexander Nadson is the director of the
Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum in London, the largest Belarusian library abroad. Since 1981 is head of Belarusian Catholic mission in Great Britain, since late 1980ies - the Apostolic Visitator for all Belarusian Greek-Catholic faithful abroad.He is author of several books on the history of Belarus and head of a Chernobyl charity fund.
External links
* [http://skarynalibrary.googlepages.com/ Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum in London]
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