Friday, August 30, 2024
Dr. Kyriakos Stavrinides Has Died
Dr. Kyriakos Stavrinides
FATHER ALEXANDER STAVRINIDES
12/22/1934 - 8/24/2024
His obituary:
In Memory of
FATHER ALEXANDER STAVRINIDES 12/22/1934
8/24/2024
Today, we gather to honor and celebrate the life of Father Alexander Stavrinides, who touched the hearts of everyone he encountered with his kindness, humor, and his unwavering dedication to our parish.
We are truly going to miss you. We have learned so many things from him. He has taught us to love and respect each other.You were God sent to us as a church. Not only we got the best priest, we also got a very educated priest who just loved to teach and guide us in the right way. He never gave up on us. He always remained committed to the church, even having to endure a two-hour drive plus traffic from Glendora to Saint George Orthodox Church Hesperia. We are extremely grateful to meet you and spend lots of time with him.
No matter how busy things got, he always made time for the people he cared about, and showed us that family always comes first no matter what. Everyone who knew him knew how proud he was of the people he loved,
He stressed the significance of attending church and emphasized the need to prioritize it. He used to say, (We always should put God first before anything)
Father Alexander had the Bible memorized. Any question you ask, he would say go to this verse and chapter.
Father Alexander had many hidden talents as well. He not only was a priest, he was a musician. He knew how to play any instrument he did magic on the piano, but his favorite was his violin. Don’t let me forget about his singing. He had a beautiful voice when he sang and did Divine Liturgy.
Dr. K. J. Stavrinides holds graduate and postgraduate degrees from British and European universities in Theology, Philosophy, Classical Greek, and Latin.
He was Chairman of the Classics and Philosophy Department at Ambassador University in Texas, has lectured around the world on Modern Trinitarian Problems, given lectures at Pasadena City College and Citrus College, and, in the past twenty years, in the Graduate Department of Theology at Azusa Pacific University.
He had philosophy classes at the Geleris Education Center, in Glendora, and served as the host of the Christian Symposium.
As we say our goodbyes to Father Alexander, let us remember the love, laughter, and precious moments we shared together. May their memory live on in our hearts forever, and may we find solace in knowing that they are now at peace and may his Memory be Eternal forever. Saint George The Great Martyr Orthodox Church
What his students said about him on Rate My Professor when he taught at Azusa Pacific University:
One of the books he has written:
He was also a Greek Orthodox Priest at St. George The Great Martyr Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of the West, Hesperia, CA
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