Ezekiel Slivkin

Ezekiel Slivkin was a Russian hieroschemamonk of St Panteleimon Monastery, born in 1810 in the village of Likinki, Tula province, in a peasant family. He reposed on 23 June 1884. He is venerated by the faithful, without a synodal canonization.

Named Ignatius Vasilievich Slivkin in the world, he was the son of Basil, who had fled his masters to Bessarabia, to Kishinev, where he died, leaving four orphan children. His mother married again, and the harsh stepfather beat them, especially Ignatius, who found comfort in prayer. Firmly believing that good would prevail, he came to the monastery. Later, as hieroschemamonk, he had the Jesus Prayer flowing unceasingly in his heart, was very zealous in the services, was always at the midnight office and Matins and served the Liturgy almost daily. He kept with him the skull of the hieroschemamonk Sergius (Vesnin), from which a fragrance always came and myrrh flowed, and which he greatly honoured. He reposed on 23 June 1884.