Vissarion

Also known as Sergey Anatolyevich Torop, Sergey Torop

Sergei Anatolyevitch Torop (; born 14 January 1961), known as Vissarion (, "He who gives new life" or "life-giving"), is a Russian spiritual teacher, self proclaimed reincarnation of Jesus, and founder of the non-profit religious organization , described by many organizations as a cult.

Key facts

Religious biography.name: Vissarion
Religious biography.image: Vissarion smiling.jpg
Religious biography.caption: Vissarion during the Sunday Teachings
Religious biography.religion: Last Testamentism
Religious biography.nationality: Russian
Religious biography.birth_name: Sergei Anatolyevitch Torop
Religious biography.birth_place: Krasnodar, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Religious biography.parents: Anatoly Torop and Nadia Malashenko
Religious biography.profession: Spiritual Teacher

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Sergey
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russia
Place of birth: Paschkovskiy
Languages spoken: Russian
Religion: Church of the Last Testament
Image: Vissarion smiling.jpg

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date of birth: 1961-01-14
nickname: Виссарион
birth name: Сергей Анатольевич Тороп
Commons category: Vissarion

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Biography
Media coverage
2020 arrest
Personal life
See also
References
External links

According to the followers of Sergei Torop and some of his own explanations, on 18 August 1990, at the age of 29, Sergey had a “spiritual awakening”. He gave his first public teaching after awakening in Minusinsk on 18 August 1991.

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