Venerable (Monastic)19th century
Saint Theophanes of the Roslavl Forests
Also known as Theodore Talunin · Schemamonk Theophanes
A former Cossack soldier who entered the monastic life and withdrew to the solitude of the Roslavl forests, a place of refuge for many seekers of stillness.
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A former Cossack soldier who entered the monastic life and withdrew to the solitude of the Roslavl forests, a place of refuge for many seekers of stillness.
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By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile,
and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance.
By the radiance of miracles you illumined the whole universe!
O our holy father Theophanes, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints