Optina Monastery and the Righteous Transmission of Tradition – Elder Joseph

January 28, 2014

The Elders of Optina Monastery     Elder Joseph (November 2, 1837 – May 9, 1911) Commemorated on May 9 Having been born into a pious family, the future Elder Joseph grew up in the fear of God. John Efimovich Litovkin enjoyed reading and being by himself. In his youth he had a vision of […]

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Optina Monastery and the Righteous Transmission of Tradition – Elder Isaac I

January 28, 2014

The Elders of Optina Monastery     Elder Isaac I (May 31, 1810 – August 22, 1894) Commemorated on August 22 Ivan Ivanovitch Antimonoff, the future Elder Isaac, was born to a very distinguished and well-to-do merchant family in Kursk. He was raised in a strict, pious and humble family. When his father went on […]

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Optina Monastery and the Righteous Transmission of Tradition – Elder Barsanuphius

January 28, 2014

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Optina Monastery and the Righteous Transmission of Tradition – Elder Anatole (the "Younger")

January 28, 2014

The Elders of Optina Monastery   Elder Anatole (the “Younger”) (February 15, 1855 – July 30, 1922) Commemorated on July 30 Raised in Moscow, the future Elder Anatole, stayed there until his teenage years. Born Alexander Potapov, he had a desire to go become a monk from an early age but when he approached his […]

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Optina Monastery and the Righteous Transmission of Tradition – Elder Nektary

January 28, 2014

The Elders of Optina Monastery     Elder Nektary (January 15, 1853 – April 29, 1928) Commemorated on April 29 Optina Elder Nektary was raised in a poor family. His father died when he was seven and he buried his mother later in his youth. Born Nicholas Vasiliovich Tikhonov, his mother taught him to pray […]

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Optina Monastery and the Righteous Transmission of Tradition – Elder Isaac II

January 28, 2014

The Elders of Optina Monastery   Elder Isaac II (1865 – December 26, 1937) Commemorated on December 26 Elder Isaac was born Ivan Nikolayevich Bobrikov into a pious peasant family in Ostrov in Orel province. Latter in life, his father became a schemamonk in Optina. Ivan came to Optina in 1884 and became a novice […]

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Optina Monastery and the Righteous Transmission of Tradition – Fr. Seraphim (Rose)

January 28, 2014

Fr. Seraphim (Rose)     Fr. Seraphim Rose (July 31, 1934 – August 20, 1982) These brief, hagiographical accounts of the Elders of Optina are concluded with the life of Hieromonk Seraphim Rose. He did not consider himself a hesychast or an Elder and said that he did not have any experience of such things. […]

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Optina Monastery and the Righteous Transmission of Tradition – Elder Nikon, the Confessor

January 28, 2014

The Elders of Optina Monastery     Elder Nikon, the Confessor (September 26, 1888 – June 25, 1931) Commemorated on June 25 September 26, 1888, Nicholas Balaev, the future Elder Nikon was born. It was in this first year that the family was visited by Fr. John of Kronstadt who gave his picture to Nicholas’ […]

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Optina Monastery and the Righteous Transmission of Tradition – Elder Hilarion

January 28, 2014

The Elders of Optina Monastery     Elder Hilarion of Optina (April 8, 1805 – September 18, 1873) Commemorated on September 18 April 8, 1805, Pascha night, Rodion Nikitich Ponamarov, the name given to the future Elder Hilarion at his birth, was born. Rodion was clumsy in his youth, earning the ridicule of friends. He […]

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Optina Monastery and the Righteous Transmission of Tradition – Elder Macarius

January 28, 2014

The Elders of Optina Monastery   Elder Macarius (November 20, 1788 – September 7, 1860) Commemorated on September 7      Elder Macarius, born Michael Nikolaevich Ivanov in Orlov province near Kaluga, was raised in a noble family. He spent his youth reading many books and developed a wide breadth of theological understanding. He enjoyed […]

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