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Ambrose of Optina

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Saint Ambrose of Optina (Амвросий Оптинский; birth name: Aleksander Mikhaylovich Grenkov, Александр Михайлович Гренков, December 5, 1812, Bolshaya Lipovitsa settlement, Tambov guberniya – October 23, 1891) was a starets and a hieroschemamonk in Optina Monastery, canonized in the 1988 convention of the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. [1]

21 relations: Ambrosius, Amvrosy, Christian contemplation, Eastern Christian monasticism, History of Eastern Orthodox theology, Jonah of Hankou, June 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Kaluga Oblast, Lev of Optina, List of Russian saints, October 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), October 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Optina Monastery, Prelest, Shamordino Convent, Starets, Thaumaturgy, Yegor Chekryakovsky, 1000th anniversary of the Christianization of Rus', 1891, 1988 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Ambrosius

Ambrosius or Ambrosios (a Latin adjective derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀμβρόσιος, ambrosios "divine, immortal") may refer to: Given name.

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Amvrosy

Amvrosy (Амвро́сий) is a Russian ChristianSuperanskaya, p. 30 male first name.

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Christian contemplation

Christian contemplation, from contemplatio (Latin; Greek θεωρία, Theoria), refers to several Christian practices which aim at "looking at", "gazing at", "being aware of" God or the Divine.

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Eastern Christian monasticism

Eastern Christian Monasticism is the life followed by monks and nuns of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Church of the East and Eastern Catholicism.

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History of Eastern Orthodox theology

The history of Eastern '''Orthodox Christian''' theology begins with the life of Jesus and the forming of the Christian Church.

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Jonah of Hankou

Bishop Jonah (secular name Vladimir Pokrovsky, Владимир Покровский; April 17, 1888 – October 20, 1925), was a bishop of Hankou of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR).

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June 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

June 26 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 28 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 10 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

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Kaluga Oblast

Kaluga Oblast (Калу́жская о́бласть, Kaluzhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).

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Lev of Optina

Hieroschemamonk Leonid (Nagolkin) of Optina, also Leo (or Lev) of Optina, was a venerable elder of Optina Monastery and a founder of Optina's eldership.

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List of Russian saints

This list of Russian saints includes the saints canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian saints canonized by other Orthodox Churches.

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October 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

October 9 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 11 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 23 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

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October 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

October 10 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 12 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 24 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

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Optina Monastery

The Optina Pustyn (Оптина пустынь, literally Opta's hermitage) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for men near Kozelsk in Russia.

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Prelest

Prelest (from прелесть, from лесть - cajolery; (charm, seduction), πλάνη - plani), also known as: spiritual delusion, spiritual deception, delusion, illusion, – according to Holy Fathers of Orthodox Church, a false spiritual state, a spiritual illness, "a wounding of human nature by falsehood" (St. Ignatius Brianchaninov).

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Shamordino Convent

The Convent of St. Ambrose and Our Lady of Kazan (Казанская Амвросиевская ставропигиальная женская пустынь) is a stauropegial Russian Orthodox convent in the village of Shamordino, Kaluga Oblast, Russia.

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Starets

A starets (p; fem. стáрица) is an elder of a Russian Orthodox monastery who functions as venerated adviser and teacher.

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Thaumaturgy

Thaumaturgy (from Greek θαῦμα thaûma, meaning "miracle" or "marvel" and ἔργον érgon, meaning "work" is the capability of a magician or a saint to work magic or miracles. Isaac Bonewits defined thaumaturgy as "the use of magic for nonreligious purposes; the art and science of 'wonder working;' using magic to actually change things in the physical world". It is sometimes translated into English as wonderworking. A practitioner of thaumaturgy is a thaumaturgus, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist or miracle worker.

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Yegor Chekryakovsky

Father Georgy Kossov (Георгий Коссов) also known as Yegor Chekryakovsky (Егор Чекряковский, literally Yegor of Chekryak, Yegor being a simplified form of Georgy; 4 April 1855 – 19 April 1928) was a Russian Orthodox priest and a starets.

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1000th anniversary of the Christianization of Rus'

The 1000th Anniversary of the Christianization of Rus' (1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus, 1000-летие крещения Руси) was an occasion marked by events held in the USSR from May – June 1988, to celebrate the introduction of Christianity to Russia by Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich in 988.

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1891

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1988 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church

The 1988 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church (Поме́стный собо́р Ру́сской правосла́вной це́ркви 1988 года) was the fourth in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_of_Optina

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