John of Kronstadt
John of Kronstadt | |
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John in priestly vestments, c. 1900 | |
| Righteous | |
| Born | Ivan Ilyich Sergiyev 31 October [O.S. 19 October] 1829 Sura, Pinezhsky Uyezd, Arkhangelsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Residence | Kronstadt |
| Died | 2 January 1909 [O.S. 20 December 1908] Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1 November 1964, and 1990 by Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and Russian Orthodox Church, respectively |
| Major shrine | Ioannovsky Convent, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Patronage | sick people; children with learning difficulties; people in a desperate situation; those who struggle with alcohol and drug addiction; those who have raising children difficulties; Kronstadt and Saint Petersburg |
| Influenced | Cyril Smirnov, Seraphim Chichagov, John of Shanghai and San Francisco |
John of Kronstadt or John Iliytch Sergieff (pre-reform Russian: Іоаннъ Кронштадтскій; post-reform Russian: Иоанн Кронштадтский; 31 October [O.S. 19 October] 1829 – 2 January 1909 [O.S. 20 December 1908]) was a Russian Orthodox archpriest and a member of the Most Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was known for his mass confessions, numerous miracles, and charitable work, as well as his monarchistic and anti-communist views.
John is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and is known with the epithet "Righteous".