Venerable
Mitrofan Shcherbakov
of St Andrew's Skete (Serai)
A Russian schema-archimandrite of St Andrew's Skete, reposed in 1949; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Reposed
- 194920th century
- Place
- St Andrew skete (Serai), Mount Athos
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Mitrofan Shcherbakov was a Russian schemaarchimandrite of the Skete of St Andrew, born in 1874 in Yaroslavl province, who died on 9 March 1949. He is venerated by the faithful, without a synodal canonization.
Named Mikhail Vasilievich in the world, he entered the Skete of St Andrew in 1897 and was tonsured into the mantle with the name Mitrofan. He was ordained hierodeacon in 1908 and hieromonk in 1910. From the first days he had obediences in the church: assistant sacristan, bell-ringer, chief sacristan. Between 1911 and 1915 he was head of the skete's metochion in St Petersburg. In hard times he understood that together with the other Russian monasteries it was easier to endure want and decline, and he corresponded constantly with the guides of Rossikon, not only about practical matters but also spiritual questions. He reposed on 9 March 1949.