Metropolitan John (Roschchin) of Chersonese and Western Europe was born on October 22, 1974 in Moscow, into a family of civil servants. 1991: Secondary education at Moscow School #4, advanced English studies. 1991 – 1993: Studies at the Faculty of Law of the Moscow Institute of Human Sciences. 1993 – 1994: Novice at the Pskov-Caves Monastery. 1994 – 1997: Studies at the Moscow Seminary. 1996 – 1997: Worked for the