Venerable
Mitrophanes of Radonezh
A monastic saint associated with Radonezh, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Feast
- July 6old style July 19
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Holy Venerable Mitrophanes of Radonezh was an igumen in Radonezh and the teacher and confessor of Saint Sergius of Radonezh. The Russian Church counts him among the venerable fathers of the land of Radonezh.
The list of the Synaxis of the Saints of Radonezh is the only source consulted about him, and it gives no years, places or events from his life. The synaxis is kept on 6 July by the old calendar (19 July by the new), the day after the finding of the relics of Saint Sergius.
Commemorated the same day July 6
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Sexburga of ElyVenerable · Abbess of ElyJul 6
Quirinus of TegernseeMartyr · Martyr of RomeJul 6
Juliana of OlshankaRight-Believing · Princess of the Olshansky familyJul 6
Romulus of FiesoleSaint · Bishop of FiesoleJul 6.jpg)
Dorotheus of RadonezhVenerable · Monk of St Sergius LavraJul 6.png)
Sisoes the SchemamonkVenerableJul 6- Euthymius LyubovichevVenerable Martyr · Hieromonk of OptinaJul 6
Vassian RyloSaint · Archbishop of RostovJul 6- Dometios the MercifulVenerable · Archimandrite of RâmețJul 6
- Ferapont of BorovenskVenerable · Hieromonk and monastery founderJul 6
Michael II of SmolenskSaint · Bishop of SmolenskJul 6