St Seraphim of Sarov
- Life dates
- 1754 (or 1759) – 1833
- Region
- Sarov Hermitage (Nizhny Novgorod province)
- Canonization
- Russian Orthodox Church, canonized 1903
Short life
Monk of the Sarov Hermitage, hermit, stylite and elder. He received thousands of pilgrims with the paschal greeting “My joy, Christ is risen!” Spiritual patron of the Diveyevo convent. Canonized in 1903.
Significance for the Church
His teaching on the acquisition of the Holy Spirit as the aim of Christian life (the conversation with Motovilov, as recorded and published in 1903).
Related
- Repose of St Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker
- Finding of the relics of St Seraphim of Sarov
- Holy Trinity St Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent