Isaac I of Optina

Isaac I of Optina
Portrait of Elder Isaac from the 1880s.
Ivan Ivanovich Antimonov
Born31 May 1810
Kursk, Russia
ResidenceOptina Hermitage, Kozelsk, Russia
Died22 August 1894
Optina Hermitage, Kozelsk, Russia
Honored inEastern Orthodox Church
Canonized7 August 2000 by Russian Orthodox Church
Major shrineRelics located in Kazan Church of Optina Monastery
Feast22 August
AttributesHegumen, Starets
InfluencesAmbrose of Optina
Not to be confused with Isaac II of Optina who was born in 1865.

Schema-archimandrite Isaac I of Optina (Russian: Схиархимандрит Исаакий Антимонов), or Ivan Ivanovich Antimonov before tonsure, was the superior of Optina Hermitage from 1862 to 1894. Elder Isaac is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Elder Isaac I of Optina". The Orthodox Word. Vol. 58. Platina, California: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood. January–April 2022. pp. 1–99. ISSN 0030-5839.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "Complete Life of the Monk Isaac the Elder of Optina". Optina Pustyn (in Russian). Optina Monastery. 21 March 2023.

Further reading

  • Belovidov, Agapitus (1995). Life of the Elder of Optina, Archimandrite Isaac Antimonov (in Russian). Optina Hermitage.