Modern Orthodox Saints and Holy Fathers & Mothers: Ivan Vasilievich Kireyevsky (part 2 of 3)
“EUROPEAN, MUSCOVITE AND SON OF THE CHURCH” The religious climate which Ivan came into, beginning with his encounter with Fr. Filaret, is best understood by looking a generation earlier at the life of St. Paisius Velichkovsky. In so doing we will see the type of life that Ivan participated in and the significance of the role he played for future generations. Ivan Vasilievich Kireyevsky (1806-1856) belonged to the generation following St. Paisius Velichkovsky (1722-1794). St. Paisius’…