RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Theophan the Recluse

1815 - 1894

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Theophan the Recluse (Russian: Феофан Затворник, romanized: Feofan Zatvornik), also known as Theophanes the Recluse or the Enlightener Theophan the Recluse of Vysha (Russian: святитель Феофан Затворник Вышенский; January 10, 1815 – January 6, 1894), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and theologian, recognized as a saint in 1988. Born as Georgy Vasilievich Govorov, he became a monk in 1841, taking the name Theophan. He is best known through the books and letters he wrote concerning spiritual life, especially on the subjects of the Christian life and the training of youth in the faith. He also played an important role in translating the Philokalia from Church Slavonic into Russian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theophan the Recluse is the 2,041st most popular religious figure (down from 1,800th in 2019), the 1,014th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,025th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Russian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Theophan the Recluse ranks 2,041 out of 3,187. Before him are Giovanni Canestri, Dorotheus of Tyre, Onufriy, Anthimus VII of Constantinople, Sabbas the Goth, and Hâfiz Osman. After him are Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Sigitas Tamkevičius, Angelo Dundee, and Prosper Guéranger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Theophan the Recluse ranks 42. Before him are Jean-Delphin Alard, Eugène Marin Labiche, Robert Remak, Robert Volkmann, Ang Mey, and George Averoff. After him are Alexander von Keyserling, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, Eduard August von Regel, Crawford Long, Temistocle Solera, and Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen. Among people deceased in 1894, Theophan the Recluse ranks 39. Before him are Sante Geronimo Caserio, Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia, Amelia Bloomer, Philipp Spitta, Władysław Czartoryski, and Heinrich Hoffmann. After him are Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Pavel Yablochkov, Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Maria Deraismes, Walter Pater, and Auguste Vaillant.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Theophan the Recluse ranks 1,014 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Zinoviev (1922), Anatoli Boukreev (1958), Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov (1907), Arkady Rotenberg (1951), Nikolai Zverev (1832), and Nadezhda Chizhova (1945). After him are Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia (1850), Dmitry Pisarev (1840), Boris Barnet (1902), Fyodor Sergeyev (1883), Eleanor of Prussia (1583), and Anna Sophia of Prussia (1527).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Theophan the Recluse ranks 24. Before him are Tode Mongke (1282), Stephen of Perm (1340), Anna Vyrubova (1884), Hyacinth (1777), Abdurreshid Ibrahim (1857), and Patriarch Job of Moscow (1525). After him are Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov (1852), Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow (1877), Innocent of Alaska (1797), Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow (1910), Matrona Nikonova (1881), and Anna Filosofova (1837).

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