Herman Aav


Herman
Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland
Herman in 1930
Native name
Herman Aav
ChurchOrthodox Church of Finland
Appointed1925
Term ended1960
PredecessorSeraphim (Lukjanov)
SuccessorPaul (Olmari)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Sortavala (1923-1925)
Orders
Ordination1904
Consecration1923
Personal details
Born2 September 1878
Died14 January 1961
Kuopio, Finland
NationalityEstonian
DenominationEastern Orthodox Christianity
SpouseLjubov Bobrovskaja (1904 - 1921)
Children6

Archbishop Herman (Finnish: Arkkipiispa Herman, born Herman Aav or German Vasilyevich Aav, Russian: Герман Васильевич Аав) (b. 2 September 1878, Hellamaa, Estonia – d. 14 January 1961, Kuopio, Finland) was an Estonian-born Orthodox bishop who served from 1925 to 1960 as archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Finland. He was also a composer and author whose works have been published both in Estonia and Finland, some of them under pen name "H. Lumilill".