Ignatius Bryanchaninov

Ignatius Brianchaninov

St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
Saint, Holy hierarch
Born February 15, 1807
Pokrovskoye, Vologda Governorate, Russian Empire
Died April 30, 1867
Nicolo-Babaevsky Monastery, Bolshie Soli
Venerated in Eastern Orthodox church
Canonized June 30, 1988 by Russian Orthodox Church
Major shrine Tolga Monastery, Yaroslavl
Feast April 30
Attributes Vested as a bishop

Saint Ignatius (secular name Dmitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov, Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Брянчанинов; 1807–1867) was a bishop and theologian of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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.[1]

Life and work

Dmitry Bryanchaninov was born in the manor of Pokrovskoye to one of the wealthiest landowning families of the Governorate of Vologda. He was educated at Main Military Engineering School in St. Petersburg.

Although successful in his studies, he was deeply dissatisfied with the lay life and turned to a life of prayer. In 1827 he fell seriously ill and left the army on this ground. He began pursuing a monastic vocation and in 1831 took monastic vows and received the monastic name of Ignatius. He was ordained a priest shortly afterwards. He rose rapidly to the rank of archimandrite and at the age of 26 was appointed superior of the Maritime Monastery of St. Sergius in St. Petersburg. In 1857, Ignatius was consecrated Bishop of the Caucasus and the Black Sea, but he retired only four years later to the Nikolo-Babayevsky Monastery on the Volga to devote himself to spiritual writing.[2]

He wrote a large amount of material, mostly about the spiritual life and prayer. Only a small portion of his writing has been translated into English. Although his writing was intended primarily for monks, his works are highly recommended for lay Christians by leading Orthodox figures such as Father Thomas Hopko.[3]

Books

Available in English translation:

Quotes

References

  1. Maximovitch, St. John. The Orthodox Veneration of Mary the Birthgiver of God, St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1996. p. 20
  2. The Arena, pp. vi-vii.
  3. Hopko, Thomas. In The Spiritual Arena
  4. The Arena p. 218
  5. quoted from The Arena by Hopko
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