Ignatius Brianchaninov
Ignatius Brianchaninov | |
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Ignatius Brianchaninov | |
| Saint, Holy hierarch | |
| Born | 15 February 1807 Pokrovskoye, Vologda Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 30 April 1867 (aged 60) Nicolo-Babaevsky Monastery, Bolshie Soli, Kostroma Governorate |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 6 June 1988, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius by 1988 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church (Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow) |
| Major shrine | Tolga Monastery, Yaroslavl |
| Feast | April 30 |
| Attributes | Vested as a bishop |
Ignatius Brianchaninov or Ignaty Brianchaninov (born Dmitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov; Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Брянчанинов, IPA: [dmʲitrʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪdʑ brʲɪnʲtɕɪˈnʲinəf]; 15 February 1807 – 30 April 1867) was a bishop and theologian of the Russian Orthodox Church. He stands out as one of the greatest Eastern Orthodox patristic writers of the nineteenth century.
He was glorified (canonized) as a saint by the 1988 meeting of the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. His relics are preserved at the ancient Tolga Monastery on the Volga River near Yaroslavl.