Talk:Ambrose of Optina

Hieroschemamonk

I think that the above is a Russian Orthodox title, or form of address. --Ludvikus 16:29, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

(1) See this quote:

    How to Set Up a Personal Commemoration Book
    In the 1994 Russian reprint of the Life from Optina, there is a footnote that Hieroschemamonk Amvrosy in his time suggested this prayer to those Orthodox ...
    www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/commemoration.aspx - 15k - Cached - Similar pages

Google on him

Google has these 23 items: [1]. --Ludvikus 11:32, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Amvrosy

So who was he? --Ludvikus 16:42, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

His from a History:

    This Synodal Period, which lasted until 1917, was a period of spiritual low for the Church,
    although there were a few bright spots. Missionary activity, always a strong feature of the Russian Church,
    expanded throughout Siberia and Central Asia, eventually reaching Alaska. Certain monasteries were revitalized,
    including the famous center of Valaam, and the spiritual traditions of Mt. Athos,
    especially popularized by Paisius Velichkovsky and his Philokalia, reached Russia,
    through the efforts of Metropolitan Gabriel of Moscow and his disciple, Nazarius, Abbot of Valaam.
    A special system of spiritual direction, eldership (or starchestvo) developed,
    especially popularized at the Optino Hermitage under the Elders Leonid, Macarius, Amvrosy and Joseph,
    and a few Saints shone during this time, especially St. Tikhon of Zadonsk ( 1783 commemorated August 13),
    a revitalizer of pastoral life, and St. Seraphim of Sarov ( 1833 commemorated January 2 and July 19).
         A History of the Orthodox Church [2]

Yours truly, --Ludvikus 16:49, 6 October 2007 (UTC)