Christoforos Schuff

Quick Facts

Full Name	Christoforos Schuff
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Feb 6, 1979(1979-02-06)
Age	45
Country	United States
Birth City	Sacramento
Horoscope	Aquarius

Christoforos Schuff Biography

Christoforos Schuff is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on February 6, 1979 in Sacramento, United States. Christoforos Schuff (born on February 6, 1979, in Sacramento, California as Christopher Michael Schuff) is a former Greek Orthodox musician, priest, and artist, renowned for his charitable work as well as social action. Schuff has delivered talks about religion and society as well as human rights, and has been a part of interfaith dialogue. Schuff has been featured in the media frequently particularly on the continents of Norway and Greece since the year the year 2006. He has been the focus of numerous documentaries and different programs across Europe as well as in the United States for his work with refugees.

As a singer and musician Schuff has the pseudonyms “JustX” and “Chris Padrino”. He frequently performs with his wifeunder the moniker “Simpleminded”. His music is marked by political social messages. He often makes use of profanity, as in his anti-war track “God condemn the war”(2010) and a few of his raps like “War and More” (2011). His music is frequently heard on radio airplay on NRK. Schuffs artwork has been featured in numerous exhibitions, his work conveying political and social messages. Schuff has also performed minor voiceovers for a variety of films, including for the documentary Yohan: The Child Wanderer as well as in documentary “Med rett til a kapre” which aired on NRK. Schuff was a guest on an appearance in the show Okkupert which aired through TV2 streaming on Netflix.

In January 2013 it was revealed in an interview in Fædrelandsvennen that Schuff had been diagnosed with Follicular lymphoma in the Fall of 2012, a form of cancer which, while indolent, is generally considered medically incurable after Stage I.

On April 10, 2016, Schuff was arrested for demonstrating without a permit in front of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) together with five other demonstrators. Schuff and the other demonstrators submitted peacefully to the arrest. They were released April 11, 2016, charged with holding an unlawful demonstration and for refusing to obey police officer orders. Schuff was convicted by the District Court of Oslo. For ideological reasons, Schuff has refused to pay the 11,000 Norwegian kroner (NOK) fine. According to Schuff, the peaceful demonstration was intended to cast light upon the situation of refugees and asylum seekers in Norway and Europe following a law proposal making the criteria for seeking and receiving asylum in Norway much stricter. Several weeks later Schuff spoke at a parliamentary hearing on this proposal. According to the newspaper Vårt Land, it had been almost thirty years since the last time a priest had been arrested for a political demonstration in Norway. While Schuff appealed the conviction, citing the right to freedom of speech and the freedom of assembly, as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, his appeal was rejected. Eventually Schuff will have to spend twenty-two days in jail for the conviction.

Schuff attended a variety of non-denominational churches in the Sacramento region throughout his early years and into his teens. In 2001 Schuff spent extended times each year on the Saint Ignatios Monastery (Limonos Monastery) located on the Greek Island of Lesvos in which he was baptized in the year 2006. He was ordained as a deacon by the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe in Paris in 2007 and was ordained a Priest in the year 2008 at Oslo.

Christoforos Schuff Net Worth

Christoforos Schuff is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Christoforos Schuff 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Schuff attended two private Christian institutions until his completion of middle school . He completed his studies at Rio Americano High School in 1997. He earned a master’s level qualification in the field of religious studies at the University of Agder in Norway as well as a master’s degree in music pedagogy issued by the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs of Greece and also undergraduate studies in areas like language as well as history, pedagogy, as well as organic farming. He is a licensed teacher (lektor) within Norway.

In the year 2000, Schuff was married in 2000 to Norwegian Hildegunn Marie Tonnessen. they relocated to Norway shortly after and now have three children. Schuff and his family been living for longer periods within Greece from 2001. In the fall of 2017 he filed for divorce and divorce was granted in the year 2018. Following his separation, he shared the custody of their three children. Schuff got married Helene Harstad Sicily in May of 2019. Due to ideological reasons Schuff is not the owner of his own vehicle, and is currently living in a house located in the forests that is Greipstad within Songdalen located in Southern Norway.

He is known for promoting sustainable living and for advocating for fair and equal treatment of often marginalized groups such as immigrants, refugees, indigenous peoples and the poor. In the Fall of 2010 he allowed a Serbian family from Kosovo to receive church asylum in his home, which also housed a chapel. He started the organization “Filoxenos” in 2013, focusing on work with the Romani people, beggars, immigrants and refugees. He has been noted for his role in the refugee crisis on Lesbos. He has been active in the anti-war movement through his music and art, speeches and writings and he often ends his appearances with the phrase: “Fuck injustice and God damn the war!”. In 2013, Schuff received the Focus Award (Fokusprisen) from the deacons’ association of the Norwegian Church, for his work with homeless Romani immigrants. In 2015 he was given the Bridgebuilder Award (Brobyggerprisen) by the Norwegian Church Academy (Norske kirkeakademier) for his civic engagement for the poor. On MLK Day 2017 he was awarded the MLK Non-Violence Prize (Ikkevoldsprisen), for his participation in non-violent political demonstrations, his “fearless stances” and work with the poor and refugees. He received the LGBT+ Pride Award in 2017 from the National Association for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender People of Southern Norway.

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Who is Christoforos Schuff Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Christoforos Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Christoforos Schuff celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.