Preacher: Richard Fabian

Richard Fabian

The Rev Richard "Rick" Fabian is an Episcopal priest best known as the co-founder of St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco and as a world-renowned collector of Chinese art. Along with the Rev. Donald Schell, he established St. Gregory of Nyssa in 1978, a congregation famous for its innovative worship, which includes congregational dancing and a large-scale icon of "dancing saints". He remains an influential figure in liturgical innovation and is currently associated with All Saints Company, a non-profit dedicated to sharing the creative worship practices developed at St. Gregory's. Rick amassed a premier collection of modern Chinese paintings and classical furniture. His interest began while studying Chinese language and history at Yale in the 1960s.