Julian Astromov

Father Julian Astromov, SJ (1820–1913) was a Russian Catholic priest.

Born into a noble family of Orthodox religion.

He graduated from the law faculty of Saint Petersburg University, where he showed interest in Catholicism.

In 1856 he was ordained a priest and began to teach in the various Jesuit schools, and later served as chaplain of the Polish Church of Saint Stanislaus in Rome.

He was author of a number of apologetic works on Russian language.