RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Seraphim of Sarov

1754 - 1833

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Seraphim of Sarov (Russian: Серафим Саровский; 30 July [O.S. 19 July] 1754 or 1759 – 14 January [O.S. 2 January] 1833), born Prókhor Isídorovich Moshnín (Mashnín) [Про́хор Иси́дорович Мошни́н (Машни́н)], is one of the most renowned Russian saints and is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion. He is generally considered the greatest of the 18th-century startsy (elders). Seraphim extended the monastic teachings of contemplation, theoria and self-denial to the layperson. He taught that the purpose of the Christian life was to receive the Holy Spirit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Seraphim of Sarov is the 637th most popular religious figure (down from 605th in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 186th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Russian Religious Figure.

Seraphim of Sarov is most famous for his spiritual teachings and his ability to heal people.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Seraphim of Sarov ranks 637 out of 3,187Before him are Theophanes the Confessor, Pope Theodore I, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Clotilde, Father Damien, and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. After him are Apollos, Thomas Becket, Billy Graham, Columbanus, Hind bint Utbah, and Angela Merici.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1754, Seraphim of Sarov ranks 7Before him are Louis XVI of France, Paul I of Russia, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, Joseph Proust, and Georg Forster. After him are Madame Roland, Jacques Pierre Brissot, Frederick I of Württemberg, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, and Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. Among people deceased in 1833, Seraphim of Sarov ranks 8Before him are Kaspar Hauser, Ferdinand VII of Spain, Ram Mohan Roy, Marie-Antoine Carême, Richard Trevithick, and Adrien-Marie Legendre. After him are Pierre André Latreille, Oliver Wolcott Jr., William Wilberforce, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, and Hugh Glass.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Seraphim of Sarov ranks 193 out of 3,761Before him are Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (1928), Yakov Sverdlov (1885), Andrei Tupolev (1888), Sergei Diaghilev (1872), Marina Tsvetaeva (1892), and Öz Beg Khan (1282). After him are Vladimir Solovyov (1853), Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (1882), Felix Yusupov (1887), Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (1690), Ivan I of Moscow (1288), and Vasily II of Moscow (1415).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Seraphim of Sarov ranks 4Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899), Vladimir the Great (958), and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (1946). After him are Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), Avvakum (1620), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Eugen Sandow (1867), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), and Aleksandr Akimov (1953).