Saint Theophan the Recluse

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saint_Theophan_the_Recluse
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bishop
gptkb:saint
Orthodox Christian theologian
gptkbp:birthDate 1815
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Georgy_Vasilievich_Govorov
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Vysha_Monastery
gptkbp:canonizedBy gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:commemoratedBy January 10
gptkbp:deathDate 1894
gptkbp:education gptkb:Kiev_Theological_Academy
gptkbp:feastDay January 10
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Theophan the Recluse
gptkbp:influenced Russian Orthodox spirituality
modern Orthodox monasticism
gptkbp:knownFor spiritual writings
translation of the Philokalia into Russian
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Church_Slavonic
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:notableFor correspondence with spiritual seekers
emphasis on inner prayer
guidance for laypeople
translation of spiritual texts
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Letters_to_Various_People
gptkb:The_Path_to_Salvation
gptkb:The_Spiritual_Life_and_How_to_Be_Attuned_to_It
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:bishop
gptkb:writer
translator
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Chernavsk,_Oryol_Governorate,_Russian_Empire
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Vysha_Monastery,_Tambov_Governorate,_Russian_Empire
gptkbp:recognizedAsSaintBy gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Orthodox_Church_in_America
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:status recluse
gptkbp:title gptkb:Bishop_of_Tambov
gptkb:Bishop_of_Vladimir
gptkb:Recluse_of_Vysha_Monastery
gptkbp:tradition hesychasm
prayer of the heart
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:saint
gptkb:Eastern_Christianity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5