St. John of Kronstadt (1829-1908), Orthodox Saint

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ST. JOHN OF KRONSTADT (Ioann Ilyich Sergiev) (1829-1908), priest, theological writer. He studied at the Theological Academy in Archangelsk (1847-51) and at the Theological Academy in St. Petersburg (1851-55), on graduating from the latter he was appointed as a priest to St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Kronstadt , where he served to the end of his life. He became an bishop in 1898. In Kronstadt he founded the Home of Diligence, raised considerable funds for building churches, monasteries and metochions, and helped the poor. He was praised as a miracle-maker, prophet, preacher and a “Prayer for All Russia”. He had a considerable religious and moral influence on his parish and church. In 1855-1908, he lived in Kronstadt at 21 Posadskaya Street (memorial plaque). In 1990, he was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church, his holy relics rest in the Lower Church of the St. John Monastery in St. Petersburg. His memory is celebrated on 20 December (2 January).

Works: My Life with Christ, or Minutes of Spiritual Sobriety and Meditation of Devout Feelings and Repose with God: Abstracts from a Diary. Мoscow, 1999.

Reference: Добрый пастырь: Биография о. Иоанна Кронштадтского. Письма к батюшке и воспоминания о нем. СПб., 1994; Святой праведный Иоанн Кронштадтский в воспоминаниях самовидцев. М., 1997; Вениамин (Федченков И. А.). Отец Иоанн Кронштадтский. 2-е изд. М., 2001.

V. V. Antonov. Sergiyev (Kronshtadsky) Ioann Ilyich, the Saint
Posadskaya St./Kronshtadt, city, house 21
Добрый пастырь: Биогр. о. иоанна Кронштадтского. Письма к батюшке и воспоминания о нем. СПб., 1994
Вениамин (Федченков И. А.) Отец Иоанн Кронштадтский. 2-е изд. М., 2001
Святой праведный Иоанн Кронштадтский в воспоминаниях самовидцев. М., 1997
Моя жизнь во Христе, или Минуты духовного трезвения и созерцания, благоговейного чувства и покоя в Боге: Извлечения из дневника. М., 1999 Theological Academy
St. Andrew's Cathedral in Kronstadt
St. John Convent