Schema-archimandrite Isaac I of Optina (Russian: Схиархимандрит Исаакий Антимонов), or Ivan Ivanovich Antimonov before tonsure, was the superior of Optina Hermitage from 1862 to 1894. Elder Isaac is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.[1][2]
Isaac I of Optina | |
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 Portrait of Elder Isaac from the 1880s. | |
| Ivan Ivanovich Antimonov | |
| Born | 31 May 1810 Kursk, Russia |
| Residence | Optina Hermitage, Kozelsk, Russia |
| Died | 22 August 1894 Optina Hermitage, Kozelsk, Russia |
| Honored in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 7 August 2000 by Russian Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Relics located in Kazan Church of Optina Monastery |
| Feast | 22 August |
| Attributes | Hegumen, Starets |
| Influences | Ambrose of Optina |
References
edit- ^ "Elder Isaac I of Optina". The Orthodox Word. Vol. 58. Platina, California: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood. January–April 2022. pp. 1–99. ISSN 0030-5839.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Complete Life of the Monk Isaac the Elder of Optina". Optina Pustyn (in Russian). Optina Monastery. 21 March 2023.
Further reading
edit- Belovidov, Agapitus (1995). Life of the Elder of Optina, Archimandrite Isaac Antimonov (in Russian). Optina Hermitage.