Back سوفرونى ARZ Sophroni Sacharow German Άγιος Σωφρόνιος του Έσσεξ Greek Sophrony (Sakharov) French Sophrony (Szaharov) Hungarian Софроний (Сахаров) Russian Arkimandrit Sofrony Swedish
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Sophrony the Athonite | |
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| Born | Sergei Symeonovich Sakharov 23 September 1896 Moscow |
| Died | 11 July 1993 Tolleshunt Knights |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 27 November 2019 by Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
Sophrony (23 September 1896, in Moscow – 11 July 1993, in Tolleshunt Knights[1]), known also as Elder Sophrony or Father Sophrony was an archimandrite and one of the noted ascetic Christian monks of the twentieth century.[2] He is best known as the disciple and biographer of Silouan the Athonite and compiler of Silouan's works, and as the founder of the Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England.[citation needed]
He was canonised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on 27 November 2019.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Elder Sophrony to be considered for canonization".
- ^ Sakharov, Nicholas V. (2002). I Love, Therefore I Am: The Theological Legacy of Archimandrite Sophrony. Crestwood, NY: St Vladimir's Seminary Press. p. 11. ISBN 0881412368.
- ^ Canonization of Elder Ieronymos Simonopetritis and Elder Sophrony of Essex Orthodox Times, 27.11.2019.
- ^ ELDER SOPHRONY OFFICIALLY CANONIZED TOGETHER WITH ELDER IERONYMOS OF SIMONOPETRA Orthodox Christianity, 28.11.2019.
- ^ Canonisation of Elder Sophrony of Essex Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain (undated).
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