Maitland Moir

[1] He was born in Currie in the south-west outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, 18 June 1924, the only son of the wealthy Rose Ochterlony and her husband local doctor Henry Maitland Moir (grandson of John Moir[2])[3] He suffered from a weakness of the knees his whole life which meant he was isolated from other children by his parents.

After the war he briefly served as Classics Master at Cargilfield School before deciding to return to studies at Christ Church, Oxford and Cuddesdon Theological College, having sparked at interest in the Eastern Orthodox Church whilst in Oxford.

In 1981 he resigned from the Scottish Episcopalian Church, desiring a purer form of devotion and travelled to Mount Athos home of some of the roots of Christianity.

[1] A parallel service was given to the University of Edinburgh for its many Orthodox Christian students, who had previously gone unserved.

[6] In 2001 he hit the national newspaper headlines, when (against a court ruling) he aided an 8 year old child and her mother escape a violent father, finding them secret accommodation in Greece.

[1] The funeral service was conducted on 24 April at St Peter’s Episcopal Church on Lutton Place, the Orthodox Chapel being too small for the purpose.

A second, grander memorial was added by the edge of the western path in Currie churchyard, close to his original home.