Flegont Lebedev

Flegont Lebedev was a Russian hieroschemamonk of St Panteleimon Monastery, born on 18 December 1875 into a devout peasant family at Michkovo-⁠Tatarkovo, Tver province. He reposed on 1 November 1955. He is venerated by the faithful, without a synodal canonization.

Named Fyodor Samuilovich in the world, he studied from 1884 to 1888 at the zemstvo school and then worked as a clerk at the volost board. He became a monk on Athos. A contemporary describes his strong, ringing voice, with an unusual vibration, but ending each exclamation on a high tone. He reposed on 1 November 1955.