Venerable (Monastic) · 19th century
Venerable Anthony of Optina
Also known as Anthony Putilov · Alexander Putilov
An elder of Optina, brother of the abbot Moses, who bore long and painful illness with thanksgiving and guided many in the spiritual life.
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Notes
Among the Optina Elders.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints