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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