Vissarion - Wikipedia
Sergei Anatolyevitch Torop (Russian: Серге́й Анато́льевич То́роп, Sergej Anatolʹevič Torop; born 14 January 1961), known as Vissarion (Russian: Виссарио́н, IPA: [vʲɪsərʲɪˈon], "He who gives new life" or "life-giving"), is a Russian spiritual teacher and founder of the non-profit, religious organization Church of the Last Testament, described by ...
Russia arrests "Jesus of Siberia," cult leader claiming to be ...
Sep 23, 2020 · Moscow — Russia on Tuesday arrested a Siberian cult leader who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus, along with his top aides, in an operation involving armed troops and aircraft.
Vissarion, The Self-Professed 'Siberian Jesus,' Arrested For Extortion
Sep 24, 2020 · A Russian investigative committee said that it would charge the “Siberian Jesus” with organizing an illegal religious organization and alleged that Torop had used “psychological violence” against some of his followers, resulting in “serious harm to their health.”
'Jesus' In Jail: Inside Vissarion's Russian Religious Cult
Sep 23, 2020 · A unique Christian community in Siberia is facing the biggest crisis in its nearly 30-year history after its founder, who considers himself the second coming of Jesus Christ, was arrested on...
How Russian Cult Leader Vissarion, The 'Jesus Of Siberia ... - Grunge
Feb 27, 2023 · For 30 years a man who called himself Vissarion claimed to be Christ reborn. Here's how the Russian cult leader, aka "Jesus of Siberia," came to power.
Who is 'Jesus of Siberia', the Cult Leader Arrested for ... - News18
Sep 24, 2020 · Sergei Torop, 59, a former traffic police officer, was arrested along with two of his aides by Russian federal security forces in Siberia. Torop, known to his thousands of followers as Vissarion, will face charges of running an illegal religious organization, extorting money and emotional abuse of his cult members.
‘Jesus of Siberia’ arrested on cult-related charges in Russia
Sep 23, 2020 · Russian authorities have arrested an accused cult leader who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus after a major operation to extract him from the community he runs in Siberia.
'Jesus of Siberia' arrested by Russian troops is ex-traffic cop …
Sep 23, 2020 · A cult leader claiming to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ has been arrested in Siberia, Russia’s Investigative Committee says, and charged with various crimes.
Russian Authorities Arrest Messianic Cult Leader Who Believes ... - Forbes
Sep 22, 2020 · Torop, 59, claims he experienced a mystical revelation in 1990, a year after losing his job as a traffic cop, in which he had been reborn as Vissarion, the returned Jesus Christ.
Cult Leader Who Thinks He's Jesus is Arrested - Newsweek
Sep 22, 2020 · A cult leader who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ has been arrested after armed police swooped on his Siberian compound.