Stig Ragnvald Frøyshov

Stig Ragnvald Frøyshov is Professor Emeritus at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Theology, specializing in Eastern liturgical history with a focus on Byzantine traditions and Jerusalem's Christian worship. His research examines the Late Antique Daily Office and its dissemination across Eastern Christendom.

Education:

• Master of Divinity, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (1992)
• Master of Arts in Liturgical Music, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (1993)
• PhD, Université de Paris-Sorbonne (2003)

Research: Focuses on Byzantine liturgy, early Christian practices, Orthodox spirituality, and comparative ritual studies across Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions. Recent work explores liturgical psalter evolution and Byzantine-Syriac textual relationships.

Publications: Specialize in historical liturgy reconstruction, manuscript analysis, and comparative religious practices, particularly examining Byzantine-Jerusalem liturgical connections.