Optina Elders

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf group of Russian Orthodox Christian elders
gptkbp:activePeriod 19th century
early 20th century
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Optina_Pustyn_Monastery
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:commemorates October 10 (Julian calendar)
October 23 (Gregorian calendar)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Optina Elders
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Lev_Tolstoy
gptkb:Fyodor_Dostoevsky
gptkb:St._John_of_Kronstadt
gptkb:St._Seraphim_of_Sarov
gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_Russia
gptkb:St._Theophan_the_Recluse
gptkb:St._Silouan_the_Athonite
gptkb:St._Ignatius_Brianchaninov
gptkb:St._Tikhon_of_Zadonsk
Russian literature
Russian Orthodox spirituality
Russian monasticism
Russian laity
Russian religious thought
modern Orthodox spirituality
gptkbp:knownFor spiritual guidance
eldership (staretsdom)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Optina_Monastery
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:St._Ambrose_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Barsanuphius_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Macarius_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Anatole_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Anatole_the_Younger_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Anthony_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Hilarion_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Isaac_II_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Isaac_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Joseph_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Leonid_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Moses_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Nektary_of_Optina
gptkb:St._Nikon_of_Optina
gptkbp:spirituality gptkb:confession
obedience
spiritual direction
hesychasm
prayer of the heart
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saint_Anthony_of_Optina
gptkb:Saint_Leo_of_Optina
gptkb:Saint_Moses_of_Optina
gptkb:Optina_Monastery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5