Venerable
Aleksii Oskolkov
of the Russian kellia on Athos
A schema-hegumen in the Russian kellia, reposed in 1919; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Reposed
- 191920th century
- Place
- Russian kellia / hermitages, Mount Athos
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Aleksii Oskolkov was a Russian schemahegumen, born in 1834 into a noble family in St Petersburg province, a former artillery officer. He probably died at the end of 1919, in the cell of St Stephen of the monastery, during the Spanish flu epidemic. He is venerated by the faithful, without a synodal canonization.
Named Alexander Zakharovich in the world, he finished the second cadet corps in 1853 and was made an artillery officer; at eighteen he was in the Crimean War, near Sevastopol. Later he chose monasticism and became schemahegumen at St Panteleimon Monastery. From his teaching is kept the thought that sincere repentance leads to obedience to God's commandments, from which comes love for people and sincere wishing of good and joy in God for all.