Feotekn Galkin

Feotekn Galkin was a Russian hieroschemamonk of St Panteleimon Monastery, born in 1851 at Yaroslavl in a rich merchant family. He reposed on 1 November 1914, in a peaceful and truly Christian death. He is venerated by the faithful, without a synodal canonization.

Named Fyodor Alexandrovich in the world, he received a suitable education and his parents prepared him for trade, but his soul reached towards God; he could not imagine life outside the Church, yet could not oppose his parents' will. He agreed to manage his father's business on condition that he not be forced to do anything against his conscience. Later he came to Athos and received the obedience of chief sacristan of the monastery, in which he remained for four more years of Athonite life.