Sophronius Bishop of Irkutsk

Also known as Sophronius Kristalevsky · Wonderworker of Siberia

Eighteenth-century bishop of Irkutsk, born in the Chernigov region, who labored as a missionary and pastor across Siberia and is honored as a wonderworker.

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Notes

Modern Russian saint; born 1703/1704, reposed 1771, glorified 1918. Flag for clergy/canonization review.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints