Optina Monastery and the Righteous Transmission of Tradition – a series
Preface Introduction Who are the Saints? The Qualities of the Saints The Value of the Lives of the Saints Optina Monastery The Influence of Optina Monastery A Description of the Monastery Optina’s History Elder’s and Eldership Endnotes The Elders of Optina Monastery Elder Moses Elder Anthony Elder Leonid Elder Macarius Elder Ambrose Elder Hilarion Elder Anatole (Zertsalov, the “Older”) Elder Joseph Elder Isaac I Elder Barsanuphius Elder Anatole (the “Younger”) Elder Nektary Elder Nikon, the Confessor Elder Isaac II…
Modern Orthodox Saints and Holy Fathers & Mothers: Ivan Vasilievich Kireyevsky (part 3 of 3)
“EUROPEAN, MUSCOVITE AND SON OF THE CHURCH” Although the editorship of The Muscovite was a short-lived career for Ivan, his relationship, assistance, financial aid and contribution to the publication of works that would spring out of his relationship with Optina Monastery began with the article on Blessed Elder Paisius. Fr. Sergius describes for us the beginnings of the work of publishing that began with Elder Makary in the Kireyevsky’s home: In the following year, 1846, while…
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’…
Modern Orthodox Saints and Holy Fathers & Mothers: Ivan Vasilievich Kireyevsky (part 1 of 3)
Sermon on the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
Delivered in Christ the Savior Church on 11/4/2012
Modern Orthodox Saints and Holy Fathers & Mothers: Ivan Mikhailovich Andreyevsky
“On December 30, 1976, reposed an outstanding churchman and statesman, doctor of psychiatry, pedagogue, lecturer, publicist and author of a series of theological textbooks,” states the introductory line in the Memoriam published in Orthodox Life, about Professor Ivan M. Andreyevsky. He is mentioned often as one of the shining lights of Orthodox theology. His name is often heard together with Archbishop Averky Taushev, Archbishop Vitaly Maximenko, the philosopher Archimandrite Constantine Zaitsev Professor I.M Kontzevitch, Nicholas Talberg, and the…
Modern Orthodox Saints and Holy Fathers & Mothers: Archbishop Andrew of Rockland
Born Adrian Rymarenko, on March 15/28, 1893, he was raised in a wealthy and pious family in the town of Romny, Poltava province, Ukraine. He recollects, “I grew up in a pious family… I was surrounded by that Orthodox way of life which for generations had been created by Holy Russia. In our family, life proceeded according to the church calendar, according to the yearly church cycle. Feast days were as it were the signposts of life. At home there…
Modern Orthodox Saints and Holy Fathers & Mothers: Helen Yurievna Kontzevitch
Helen Yurievna Kartsova was born on April 13/26, 1893 in Smolensk in the Smolensk Oblast in Russia that is 220 miles southwest of Moscow.[1] Her father, Yuri Sergeyevich Kartsov, was a graduate from the faculty of law at the local university and entered a career of assistant ambassador in Constantinople. Later he became the Russian Consul in Mesopotamia, England and Belgium. He finished his profession as a State Councilor and political correspondent for various periodicals. He was a…
Modern Orthodox Saints and Holy Fathers & Mothers : St. Hilarion, Archbishop of Verey
The Life of New Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey Commemorated on December 15 / 28 (date of his martyric repose) and on April 27 / May 10 (date of his glorification) On December 15/28, 2011 an historically significant event happened here in our God-preserved town of Wayne, West Virginia at the Hermitage of the Holy Cross. For the first time ever, the services for St. Hilarion, Archbishop of Verey were celebrated in English. Up to this time the services were…