Militsa Zyornova

Militsa Vladimirovna Zyornova, née Lavrova (17 August 1899, Tbilisi – 3 February 1994, Oxford) was a Doctor of Medicine, dentist, religious figure, icon painter, and wife of the philosopher and theologian Nikolay Zyornov.

[2] In 1927, Lavrova married Nikolay Zyornov in the church of Orthodox Theological Institute of St.

[3] At that time, her husband Nikolay left for Oxford on a modest scholarship and Zyornova had to stay in Paris to work as an assistant for an American dentist.

[3] Along with her husband Nikolay, Zyornova created an Orthodox Center with a chapel for regular services, a hall for lectures and meetings, and a student residence in Oxford.

[4] In 1973 jointly with her husband Zyornova published a book “Za rubezhom: Belgrad, Paris, Oxford: khronika semii Zyornovyh, 1921-1972” about their life abroad.