Venerable
Serafim Mosyagin
of the Russian kellia on Athos
A hieroschemamonk in the Russian kellia; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Russian kellia / hermitages, Mount Athos
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Serafim Mosyagin was a Russian hieroschemamonk, born in the village of Aksenovka, Ryazan province, elder of the cell of the Holy Trinity of Stavronikita Monastery. The year of his death is not known; in the lists of 1919 he was still elder of the cell. He is venerated by the faithful, without a synodal canonization.
Named Dionisy Dementievich in the world, he was a monk from 1873 in a monastery in Russia, where he received the mantle with the name Serafim. In 1881 he reached Athos and entered the cell of the Holy Trinity of Stavronikita, where in 1883 he was tonsured into the schema with the same name and in 1885 ordained hieromonk; later he became elder of the cell. It is said of him that he did deeds of love unceasingly, and that his soul now rejoices, beholding the God of love.