Venerable Nectaire d'Optina

Venerable Nectaire d'Optina

1853–1928 · Contemporary

Feast day: May 12

Biography

Nectarius of Optina (born Nikolai Vasilyevich Tikhonov; 1853 – May 12, 1928) was a Russian Orthodox hieromonk and starets. He has been venerated as a local saint since July 26, 1996, and was glorified for the entire Church along with other Optina elders on August 16, 2000.

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Patronages

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